The publication of a book about the collapse of an Irish journalist’s career after he was the subject of an online allegation of sexual abuse has been put on hold following threats of defamation proceedings.
Me & #MeToo: A True Story Based on a False Story by Olaf Tyaransen was to be published in August by English publisher Eye Books. However, publication was postponed after threats of defamation proceedings were received from Hot Press and its editor, Niall Stokes, and from Wendy Lyons, a solicitor based in Dublin.
Mr Tyaransen, who was for many years a contributing editor for
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