Court Case Settled Over Defamation Claim | Dublin News

Former Irish Planning Institute exec Orla Purcell took the Irish Examiner to court over two articles reporting on an EY investigation into allegations against her — but the case has now been quietly settled. The newspaper denied defamation, saying it only reported the report’s existence, not its conclusions. After a deadlocked jury trial, both sides agreed to drop the case, with Purcell set to recover legal costs from the first trial. Case closed. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1f320b0c29958572