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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Man wins record libel damages in Ireland

A man who sued a newspaper that called him a "Traveller 'drug king'" and "The Shark" has been awarded record €900,000 (£690,000) libel damages in Ireland. A Dublin high court jury decided that the Sunday World had libelled Martin McDonagh in an article published in September 1999. Though the paper maintained that its claims were true in substance and fact, the jury disagreed. An appeal by the paper, owned by Independent News & Media, is very likely. (Via breakingnews.ie)

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