Louis Walsh Vs. News Group Newspapers
Walsh sought access to documents which allegedly show The Sun tabloid paid €700 to a man who made a false sexual assault accusation against Walsh. The man was later sentenced to imprisonment for the false accusation. The senior counsel for Walsh told the High Court on 14 May 2012: "The Sun directed the operation to take out Louis Walsh as a public person." On 10 August 2012, the High Court ordered The Sun to give all documents and information to Walsh relating to the preparation of an article in The Sun: "Louis Probed Over 'Sex Attack' on Man in Loo". The article was published both in The Sun and their website on 23 June 2011. Walsh sued for defamation of character resulting from the false and malicious allegations and the case was settled out of court.
Walsh also took legal action against The Sun in the courts of Ireland, where it is also published, and on 28 November 2012 was awarded damages of €500,000 and €180,000 costs.
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