Patrick Kavanagh & The Leader: The Poet, the Politician and the Libel Trial by Pat Walsh Details
In October 1952, The Leader, a political and cultural journal, published an unpublished "profile" of the poet, Patrick Cavanagh, whom he considered insulting. To file a lawsuit against the commander…
In October 1952, The Leader, a political and cultural journal, published an unpublished "profile" of the poet, Patrick Cavanagh, whom he considered insulting. To file a lawsuit against the commander (and his printer) for damages.
The case was brought to court in February 1954. Kostela is the chief defense lawyer.
The defamation case became a public sensation, and I received extensive press coverage at the time, with long queues of spectators off the pitch every day. Costello's detailed and in-depth questioning of Kavanagh, which lasted for several days, violently undermined the Kavanagh case.
The jury found that Kavanagh had not been insulted. Kavanagh was personally humiliated and financially devastated.
On appeal, the decision was later overturned, but the damage to Kavanagh was done ... Persevering with the strange truth of Maya Librarian's timely reminder of "Irish Shear Revealed" Walsh is a jewel of the story of "Western people".
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