Frank O'Rourke case adjourned over alleged defamation

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Frank O'Rourke's application over alleged defamatory social media posts was adjourned in the High Court on 15 December 2020. He sought information from Facebook Ireland Ltd to identify an account holder he claims defamed him and potentially pursue a defamation action.

Facebook said it needed the post's URL and warned that the account holder had a common name, creating a risk of identifying the wrong person. The court directed Facebook to provide a sworn statement detailing its efforts to identify the account holder, with the case adjourned to January.