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1.������ This is an application for an interlocutory injunction pursuant to s. 33 of the Defamation Act, 2009 prohibiting the publication or further publication of two identified advertisements published by the defendants in March, 2021, or any statement to like effect.
2.������ The plaintiff�s case is that the advertisements were clearly and unquestionably defamatory and that the court should enjoin any re-publication.� The defendants stand over the advertisements.� They deny that the advertisements were defamatory and claim that they have a good defence to the action.
4.������ The first defendant is an unincorporated association whose objects are inter alia to promote, foster and develop agriculture; to secure an adequate living for the maximum number of families living on the land in Ireland; and to represent, advance and protect the particular interests of its members.�� The second and third defendants are, respectively, the president and deputy president of the first defendant.
5.������ On 14th March, 2021 the first defendant published in the Sunday Independent and Irish Farmers Journal newspapers, and then and since on its website, the following advertisement:-�
6.������ On 18th March, 2021 the first defendant published in the Irish Farmers Journal newspaper, and then and since on its website, the following advertisement:-
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