Lidl sues IFA over milk allegations — Sligo

Lidl Ireland has commenced defamation proceedings in the High Court against the Irish Farmers Association, its President Tim Cullinan, and Vice-President Brian Rushe. The supermarket chain contests allegations published by the IFA in recent weeks claiming that its own-brand milk is not Irish and that it has engaged in misleading practices. Lidl seeks an injunction under the Defamation Act 2009 to prohibit…

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Lidl Ireland has told the High Court that allegations made by the Irish Farmers Association that the supermarket chain has misled its customers and that its own brand milk is not Irish are untrue and defamatory. The German-owned chain claims that in recent weeks the IFA has published adverts in the