Ian Paisley jnr to make donation to Derry charity Pink Ladies over libel remarks about Martina Anderson
IAN Paisley jnr is to make a charity donation as part of a libel settlement after he was sued by Sinn Féin Derry politician Martina Anderson over comments he made on radio.
MEP Martina Anderson brought defamation proceedings against the DUP North Antrim MP over an interview he gave about the closure of Gallaghers cigarette factory.
The case was due to be heard in the High Court in Belfast, but the judge was told the dispute has been settled.
Mr Paisley will donate to the Pink Ladies cancer charity in Derry.
Ms Anderson’s defamation action began after she took part in a radio interview with him in October 2014, about the closure of Gallahers cigarette factory in Ballymena.
Hundreds of jobs losses had just been announced at the plant, which was one of the biggest employers in Mr Paisley’s North Antrim constituency,
No details of the libel dispute were disclosed in court on Monday and neither Mr Paisley nor Ms Anderson attended the hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice.
The Sinn Féin MEP’s solicitor, Padraig O Muirigh, said: “The claim was settled in Martina Anderson’s favour.
“Costs are being paid by the defendant to include a payment to the Pink Ladies cancer charity in Derry.”
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