Mr O’Brien and Mr Morrissey deny the material defamed the solicitors or means what the solicitors allege. Mr Hogan put it to Mr Morrisey that if he hadn’t included “IRA” in the complained-of sentence, “we wouldn’t be here”. Asked if he wanted to apologise to Mr Mackin and Mr Booth, Mr Morrissey said: “I’m here as a defendant, and I stand over what I did. Mr Morrissey described as “a bit pejorative” a suggestion that he was in court doing Mr O’Brien’s bidding. The witness said he took responsibility for his actions, and said that he would not pass over his actions to Mr O’Brien.
