BREAKING | Denis O Brien leaving the High Court after a defamation case was taken against him by Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth, solicitors with Belfast human rights firm Phoenix Law. Photo Collins Courts

Denis O Brien leaving the High Court after a defamation case was taken against him by Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth, solicitors with Belfast human rights firm Phoenix Law.
Photo Collins Courts

Businessman Denis O’Brien defamed two lawyers in a 2016 press release that implied they acted for the IRA, a High Court jury has found.

Mr O’Brien and his spokesman James Morrissey must pay solicitors Darragh Mackin and Gavin Booth €411,750 each to compensate the damage done to their reputations arising from the defamation.