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Court of Appeal: (1) determines that the defendants may maintain their defences of truth and honest opinion in a defamation case concerning a report on media ownership in Ireland, and the High Court decision to strike out these defences was partially overturned, allowing the defendants to amend their pleadings to provide specific particulars; (2) affirms the High Court's decision not to direct discovery of documents related to the report's authorship, as the report already identified the plaintiffs as co-authors; and (3) varies the High Court's discovery orders, directing the defendants to disclose documents evidencing the report's commissioning and payment, as well as the scope of engagement and terms of reference.
Defamation case - Court of Appeal - media ownership report - defence of truth - defence of honest opinion - particulars - discovery - commissioning - payment - scope of engagement - terms of reference - authorship - amendment of pleadings - High Court - Sinn Féin - IRA - Independent News and Media Plc (INM) - chilling effect - public interest - professional integrity.
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