NOIRÍN O'SULLIVAN loses defamation time-limit application

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NOIRÍN O'SULLIVAN lost her application to extend the time for defamation proceedings at the High Court on 7 November 2018. The case concerned articles published by the Irish Examiner on 4 October 2016.

Ms Justice Pilkington refused the relief sought, finding that the reasons given were insufficient to disapply the one-year statutory time limit. The court also held that the prejudice to Ms O'Sullivan from being unable to bring the proceedings did not significantly outweigh the prejudice to the newspaper from losing its limitation defence.