7/25/2023 0 Comments Breach of confidentiality lawsuit![]() ![]() Outside court afterwards, Mr Carey read a statement saying that, in November 2015, he was subjected to “the gravest allegations”, and had “my character vilified and my good name destroyed”. The case was struck out based on the agreed terms of settlement. Independent Newspapers will make a €75,000 contribution towards the costs. ![]() The damages, plus the costs, apart from those arising from orders made in pre-trial applications against the newspaper, will be paid by the Garda Commissioner and State defendants. “The public is entitled to expect that relevant policy and procedures in place are adhered to.” “The disclosure of confidential Garda information in an unauthorised and uncontrolled manner in relation to investigations is damaging to the integrity of the investigative process and damaging to public confidence in An Garda Síochána,” the apology stated. The Commissioner, the apology stated, “accepts that this should never have happened and acknowledges that this was the cause of severe and wholly unjustified distress to Mr Carey and those close to him and damage to his reputation”. In the apology, read by Declan Doyle SC, for the Garda Commissioner and State, the Commissioner acknowledged that during the course of an investigation into allegations relating to Mr Carey, information in relation to the matter “found its way into the public domain”. Remy Farrell SC, instructed by James MacGuill solicitor for Mr Carey, who was in court, on Friday told Ms Justice Siobhán Stack that the case had settled and an apology would be read to the court. The other defendants had denied the articles were based on information from Garda sources.Īfter Mr Carey issued his statement, the media defendants published more articles on the allegations in which Mr Carey was named, including articles reporting his denial of the allegations. Among various pleas, they claimed Mr Carey was not identified or identifiable from the articles, which they pleaded were true and published in the public interest. The media defendants had admitted publication of articles by Independent News & Media plc but denied breach of privacy and confidentiality. Mr Carey sought damages over alleged breach of privacy and confidentiality and over alleged disclosure of confidential information during a criminal investigation. The High Court was told last year that the Garda investigation had concluded and the Director of Public Prosecutions had informed Mr Carey no charges were to be brought against him arising out of the allegations. Given the level of rumour and innuendo, he said he felt obliged to step down from the various positions he held and did so while the investigation was under way.
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