Judges are divided as Court of Appeal upholds contempt finding against INM

Mr Justice John Edwards. Photo: Courtpix

Shane Phelan

The Court of Appeal has by a split decision upheld a finding of contempt of court against Independent News & Media (INM).

Judges at the court clashed on the issue, with Mr Justice Gerard Hogan finding that articles published by the Irish Independent in 2014 were protected by the constitutional right to free speech.