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Pre-trial hearing over Declan Ganley's defamation action against RTE
Summary
In a High Court pre‑trial hearing, businessman Declan Ganley has filed a defamation action against RTE, alleging that a 2008 Prime Time programme defamed him by implying links to organised crime, a paid advisory role to the Latvian government, involvement in a man's death, financial loss to Albanian pensioners, and covert work for the US Central Intelligence Agency or a group called 'Neocons'. RTE denies the allegations and claims truth or justification, arguing that the words were part of a broader pattern of Ganley's alleged tendency to make false or exaggerated claims. Ganley, represented by Paul Burns SC and Declan Doyle SC, seeks to strike out RTE's defence of this alleged tendency and to compel RTE to comply with discovery orders.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pre-trial hearing over Declan Ganley's defamation action against RTE. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- November 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-12-13 Publication
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Places mentioned
- High Court
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