In reply, Patrick O'Brien Bl for Ms Uvbi Mku-Atu, who was not in court, said his client had"no knowledge" about the people who were involved in the incident and"did not condone" what had occurred.The Irish police force, the gardai and security staff had to spring into action when a violent fracas broke out between up to 20 people in the Four Courts when it is claimed the defendant in a defamation action was attacked and injured.
Court staff had to call on gardaí to help them restore order. A garda, supported by the Court Services' own staff, then escorted several people out of the Four Courts. In July, the plaintiff secured a temporary High Court order requiring the defendant to remove threatening and defamatory comments she had allegedly posted on social media.
The judge heard that the defendant has removed the comments complained of from social media that was under her control. She claims that since May the defendant, who she does not know and has never met, has published numerous false, malicious, harmful, threatening and untruthful comments about her.