Ireland—RDJ partner analyses implications of Adams v BBC defamation ruling
Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ) partner Darryl Broderick has analysed the recent High Court defamation case where Gerry Adams was awarded €100,000 in damages against the BBC. The analysis highlights how the case demonstrates continuing uncertainty in Irish defamation law, particularly regarding jury awards and the unused public interest defence under the Defamation Act 2009. Broderick notes the proposed abolition of juries in the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 and expresses concern about the bill's failure to simplify the public interest defence.