A Fine Gael councillor and ally of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is suing a Sinn Féin activist over an allegedly defamatory statement posted on Facebook. Mr Donnelly, a brother of Sinn Féin Dublin West Dáil candidate Cllr Paul Donnelly, denies the claims. However, it was still his case the Leddy side had not complied with the requirement to provide a statutory declaration as also required. Strike outWillam Maher BL, for Mr Leddy, said before Christmas the Donnelly side had been advised Mr Leddy was in the process of filing the statutory declaration. She struck it out with no order as to costs and gave seven days for the statutory declaration under the Mediation Act to be provided.

Source: The Irish Times February 04, 2019 13:07 UTC