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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 2765Defamation (civil) · Co. Donegal

High Court awards Peter Casey €140,000 in defamation case against Donegal acupuncturist Kim McMenamin

Peter Casey, a former presidential candidate and businessman, was awarded €140,000 in damages by the High Court for defamation by Kim McMenamin, a Donegal acupuncturist, who posted 'defamatory and malicious remarks' about Casey on Facebook in April 2023 regarding his accommodation for Ukrainian refugees in Buncrana.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court11 Dec
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe defamatory post claimed McMenamin told workers that moving unvetted people around like cattle and warehousing them in office cubicles for profit is akin to human trafficking (irishtimes.com)
  • whatCasey turned a bed and breakfast in Ludden, Buncrana, into accommodation for women and children fleeing the war in Ukraine (irishtimes.com)
  • whereMcMenamin is from Buncrana, Donegal (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe award was made by a High Court judge (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge viewed the continued online presence as a breach of court order and contempt of the court process (irishtimes.com)
  • courtA High Court colleague had previously entered judgment in default of appearance against McMenamin, who never engaged with the case (irishtimes.com)
  • sentencePeter Casey was awarded €140,000 in damages for defamation (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe defamatory posts remained online for nine months after a court ordered their removal in November 2023 (irishtimes.com)
  • otherCasey contested the 2020 General Election and 2019 and 2024 European elections as an independent (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Dec2024
    In courtirishtimes.com, first report
    High Court awards Peter Casey €140,000 damages for defamation in acupuncturist’s online post

    Reports the High Court judgment in which Mr Justice David Nolan awarded Casey €120,000 in general damages and €20,000 in aggravated damages, finding the words untrue and defamatory, and noting McMenamin's contempt in keeping the posts online for nine months after a court-ordered removal.

    victim, Peter Casey, male, irish (judged from name)Peter Caseysuspect, Kim McMenamin, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kim McMenamin