In May 2023, a High Court jury awarded William Bird €75,000 after it found the article in the Limerick Leader, published in June 2016, was defamatory.

In May last year, a High Court jury awarded William Bird €75,000 after it found the article in the Limerick Leader, published in June 2016, was defamatory

William Bird (82) is suing Iconic Newspapers Ltd, publishers of the Limerick Leader, over an article listing tax settlements from a list published by Revenue