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Irish Times
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Clare Daly given permission to serve defamation proceedings on Sunday Times publishers
Former TD and MEP Clare Daly has claimed in the High Court that two newspaper articles published last year amounted to a 'disgraceful attempt' to damage her reputation 'in the teeth' of her bid to be re-elected to the European Parliament. Ms Daly is suing the publishers of the Sunday Times over two related stories published on May 26th, 2024, regarding her alleged links to a Lithuanian diplomat, Algirdas Paleckis, who was prosecuted by the Lithuanian security services for passing information to Russia. On Monday, Mr Justice Barry O'Donnell gave permission to Chris Oonan, appearing for Ms Daly and instructed by Dore & Company solicitors, to serve plenary summons on Times Newspapers Ltd, Times Media Ltd and News UK & Ireland Ltd. The judge gave permission to serve a notice of the summons outside of the jurisdiction at the publishers' registered address of London Bridge Street, London, England. The judge made the orders with only Ms Daly's side represented in court. READ MORE The defendants have 42 days to enter an appearance and indicate whether they will defend the proceedings. The articles alleged Ms Daly had, in November 2021, provided Mr Paleckis, then under house arrest pending an appeal, with the email address of dissident republican Liam Campbell. It alleged that the two men were later in contact. In 2021, Mr Campbell, from Dundalk, Co Louth, was fighting an attempt to extradite him to Lithuania on foot of terrorism charges which were later dropped. In 2009, he was one of four men found civilly liable in a case taken by families of victims of the 1998 Omagh bombing. He was never prosecuted in connection with the bombing, in which 29 people died. In a sworn statement to the court, Ms Daly's solicitor Robert Dore claims the two articles that give rise to the proceedings contain 'false and defamatory statements' about his client. Mr Dore claims that the meaning of the articles is that Ms Daly was working with and providing assistance to the Russian state and its intelligence services, that she was working against Irish interests in her role as an MEP and that she was engaged in espionage. Ms Daly categorically denies the allegations. Mr Dore says Ms Daly has advocated for prisoner's rights throughout her political career – firstly as part of an ad hoc Oireachtas prisoner group, and then through the European Parliament's civil liberties committee. 'Any engagements that [Ms Daly] has had with and/or on the part of prisoners has always been conducted through this prism,' Mr Dore says. Ms Daly, under the Independents 4 Changes banner, contested the European Parliament elections last June, but failed to hold the seat she had won five years earlier. Having regard for the timing of publication, Mr Dore claims the articles amounted to a 'disgraceful attempt' to damage Ms Daly's reputation 'in the teeth of her re-election campaign'. Mr Dore says that following the publication of the articles, he wrote to Kieran McDaid, editor of the Irish edition of the Sunday Times, seeking various reliefs, including a full retraction of the articles and apology. Mr Dore says that, in response, Mr McDaid said the newspaper would not be retracting the articles or providing an apology. Mr Dore says the articles were published in this jurisdiction, and remain accessible on the newspaper's website.
BreakingNews.ie
12-05-2025
- Politics
- BreakingNews.ie
Clare Daly cleared to serve defamation proceedings over articles in Sunday Times
Former TD and MEP Clare Daly has claimed in the High Court that two newspaper articles published last year amounted to a 'disgraceful attempt' to damage her reputation 'in the teeth' of her bid to be re-elected to the European Parliament. Ms Daly is suing the publishers of The Sunday Times over two related stories published on May 26th, 2024, regarding her alleged links to a Lithuanian diplomat, Algirdas Paleckis, who was prosecuted by the Lithuanian security services for passing information to Russia. Advertisement On Monday, Mr Justice Barry O'Donnell gave permission to Chris Oonan BL, appearing for Ms Daly and instructed by Dore & Company solicitors, to serve plenary summons on Times Newspapers Ltd, Times Media Ltd and News UK & Ireland Ltd. The judge gave permission to serve a notice of the summons outside of the jurisdiction at the publishers' registered address of London Bridge St, London, England. The judge made the orders with only Ms Daly's side represented in court. The defendants have 42 days to enter an appearance and indicate whether they will defend the proceedings. The articles alleged Ms Daly had, in November 2021, provided Mr Paleckis, then under house arrest pending an appeal, with the email address of dissident republican Liam Campbell. It alleged that the two men were later in contact. Advertisement In 2021, Mr Campbell, from Dundalk, Co Louth, was fighting an attempt to extradite him to Lithuania on foot of terrorism charges which were later dropped. In 2009, he was one of four men found civilly liable in a case taken by families of victims of the 1998 Omagh bombing. He was never prosecuted in connection with the bombing, in which 29 people died. In a sworn statement to the court, Ms Daly's solicitor Robert Dore claims the two articles that give rise to the proceedings contain 'false and defamatory statements' about his client. Mr Dore claims that the meaning of the articles is that Ms Daly was working with and providing assistance to the Russian state and its intelligence services, that she was working against Irish interest in her role as an MEP, and that she was engaged in espionage. Advertisement Ms Daly categorically denies the allegations. Mr Dore says that Ms Daly has advocated for prisoner's rights throughout her political career – firstly as part of an ad hoc Oireachtas prisoner group, and then through the European Parliament's Civil Liberties committee. 'Any engagements that [Ms Daly] has had with and/or on the part of prisoners has always been conducted through this prism,' Mr Dore says. Ms Daly, under the Independents 4 Changes banner, contested the European Parliament elections last June, but failed to hold the seat she had won five years earlier. Having regard for the timing of publication, Mr Dore claims that the articles amounted to a 'disgraceful attempt' to damage Ms Daly's reputation 'in the teeth of her re-election campaign'. Mr Dore says that following the publication of the articles, he wrote to Kieran McDaid, editor of the Irish edition of The Sunday Times, seeking various reliefs, including a full retraction of the articles and apology. Mr Dore says that in response, Mr McDaid said the newspaper would not be retracting the articles or providing an apology. Mr Dore says the articles were published in this jurisdiction, and remain accessible on the newspaper's website.
Irish Times
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Former MEP Clare Daly alleges defamation in article published weeks before 2024 European elections
Former MEP and TD Clare Daly has initiated legal proceedings alleging she was defamed in a newspaper article published in the weeks before last year's European Parliament elections. Ms Daly is suing over a Sunday Times story regarding her alleged links to a Lithuanian diplomat, Algirdas Paleckis, who was prosecuted by the Lithuanian security services for passing information to Russia. The article, published on May 28th, 2024, alleged Ms Daly had, in November 2021, provided Mr Paleckis, then under house arrest pending an appeal, with the email address of dissident republican Liam Campbell. It alleged that the two men were later in contact. In 2021, Mr Campbell, from Dundalk, Co Louth, was fighting an attempt to extradite him to Lithuania on foot of terrorism charges which were later dropped. READ MORE In 2009, he was one of four men found civilly liable in a case taken by families of victims of the 1998 Omagh bombing. He was never prosecuted in connection with the bombing, in which 29 people died. Ms Daly, under the Independents 4 Change banner, contested the European Parliament elections last June, but failed to hold the seat she had won five years earlier. She claims the Sunday Times article had defamatory meanings. In a statement issued to RTÉ News when the article was originally published, she said she was taking the matter 'very seriously' on the eve of the election and was seeking legal advice. 'Any dealings I have had with any political prisoners has always been anchored in the work of the cross-party Oireachtas group on prisoner conditions and reinforcing the peace process, ' her statement said. 'I've known Liam Campbell through that work since 2012 and attended the trial of his brother Michael in Lithuania along with TDs Éamon Ó Cuív, Martin Ferris and Maureen O'Sullivan.' Ms Daly said: 'I am taking this very seriously in the context of foreign interference in the elections.' Her solicitors, Dore & Company, had asked the newspaper to remove the article from its website and filed High Court proceedings this week after the newspaper refused to do so. The intended action is against Times Newspapers Limited, Times Media Limited and News UK and Ireland Limited. The matter will come before the High Court next week via a pre-trial application on behalf of Ms Daly for permission to serve notice of the proceedings outside the jurisdiction on London-headquartered Times Newspapers Ltd, the publisher of the Sunday Times.
Irish Independent
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Former MEP Clare Daly sues over article about links with Russian spy and Real IRA man
Former MEP Clare Daly has issued legal proceedings against a newspaper publisher over an article linking her to two men – a man found civilly liable for the Omagh bombing and a Lithuanian diplomat found guilty of spying for Russia. The outspoken politician, who lost her seat in the Dublin constituency in last year's European parliament elections, is suing over a piece in the Sunday Times which alleged she provided Algirdas Paleckis with the email address of dissident republican Liam Campbell.
Memri
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Irish Politician and Fmr. European Parliament Member Clare Daly at Houthi Quds Day Rally in Sanaa: Thank You, Yemen, for Your Leadership; We Will Try and Emulate Your Actions in Our Countries
Former EU Parliament member and Irish politician Clare Daly attended the International Quds Day rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 28, 2025. In an interview with Al-Masirah TV (Houthis-Yemen), she stated: "This is the future." She added: "Thank you, Yemen, for everything you have sacrificed, and for the leadership you have shown all over the world. We will try to emulate your actions in our countries"
