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FG Councillor gets "unreserved apology" from Sinn Fein activist

Summary

A Fine Gael councillor, Ted Leddy, 32, who holds the Castleknock seat once held by Leo Varadkar, settled a defamation action against Sinn Féin activist Alan Donnelly. The dispute arose from Donnelly's Facebook post on 12 July 2018, which Leddy said was false, untrue, and caused him death threats and other negative comments. At the High Court, Donnelly read a statement in which he unreservedly apologized to Leddy, acknowledged the post was entirely untrue, unwarranted and without foundation, and apologized for any distress caused to Leddy, his partner and family. He also confirmed payment of €19,750, covering Leddy's legal costs, and agreed to post an apology and clarification on his social media pages. Donnelly undertook to remove all defamatory posts within 24 hours, post a statement on his Facebook newsfeed for 30 days, and cease further defamatory remarks. The court accepted the settlement terms and allowed Leddy to re‑enter the case if necessary.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: FG Councillor gets "unreserved apology" from Sinn Fein activist. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• July 12th, 2018 Other
• July 12th 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
• July 12, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2019-05-16 Publication

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