Denis O'Brien gags Waterford Whispers

hatrickpatrick · 06-08-2015 08:32PM #1

Ah heyor, leave it bleedin' ouuu... He's gone too far this time. :mad:

http://www.thejournal.ie/denis-obrien-waterford-whispers-news-2257280-Aug2015/?utm_source=shortlink

The story:

LAWYERS FOR DENIS O’Brien have sent a cease and desist letter to Waterford Whispers News, asking for an article in which he features to be removed from the satirical website.
The piece, which was published yesterday and referenced a ‘parallel universe’, was taken down this evening.
Publisher Colm Williamson tweeted an image of the letter he received from solicitors acting for O’Brien this evening.
The legal team asked for all references to the article to be taken down from the site, as well as Twitter and Facebook, by 6pm today. It is understood their client gave instructions to take all necessary steps to vindicate his good name and reputation if this was not done.
Waterford Whispers News has previously made international headlines for pieces on the Charlie Hebdo massacre and for fooling people into thinking North Korea had reached the sun.

The article in question:

Mod snip

Will this man ever learn that one does not simply erase content from the internet?
Once again all he has achieved here is for the aforementioned article to make national news. I expect it to be mirrored on half the websites in the country by nightfall.

Feckin' eejit

(MODS: I couldn't find the original DOB thread, presume it got closed due to being a few months old. If this should be in that instead of a new thread, move it, and my apologies.)

jjpep · 06-08-2015 08:37PM

Shared this on Facebook earlier, wondered how long it would take for the legal stuff to start....

P_1 · 06-08-2015 08:37PM

https://twitter.com/ColmWhispers/status/629345366585016321/photo/1

The letter in question. Isn't a shame that our so called "freedom fighters" didn't turn their eye on the likes of him rather than innocents...

expectationlost · 06-08-2015 08:38PM

never a fan of waterford whispers, they'll be gone soon

Sheep Lover · 06-08-2015 08:39PM

expectationlost wrote: »

never a fan of waterford whispers they'll be gone soon

Me neither, buy anything that annoys that fat w@nker is ok in my books.

The_Valeyard · 06-08-2015 08:40PM

Well, this will only get the site more attention.

Is Denis O Brien monitoring all the media these days?

tomwaterford · 06-08-2015 08:40PM

So he's blocking made up/joke news??

Wang King · 06-08-2015 08:41PM

Surprised O'Brien let this go ahead, all he's done is throw oil on the flames

cml387 · 06-08-2015 08:42PM

WWN can be quite funny at times but that wasn't funny and was definitely skating on thin ice.

I'm no admirer of DOB but I can see his point.

Wang King · 06-08-2015 08:42PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

So he's blocking made up/joke news??

No, its not the Sindo

expectationlost · 06-08-2015 08:44PM

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Me neither, buy anything that annoys that fat w@nker is ok in my books.

the letter says take it down by this time or we will sue you, but that doesn't mean even after they've taken it down he wont sue, they suggested his charity in Haiti was not for pure reasons the Daily Mail said similar, got sued and lost because courts said it wasn't based on fact, and had to pay 150k for that http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/denis-obrien-wins-150000-in-daily-mail-defamation-case-29070377.html WW won't be around for long more, its the Haiti thing that will end them.

06-08-2015 08:45PM

What if they republished it about a fictional character called Dennis O'Briain

One More Toy · 06-08-2015 08:46PM

Fair play to Waterford whispers, think I'll follow them now

tomwaterford · 06-08-2015 08:48PM

expectationlost wrote: »

the letter says take it down by this time or we will sue you, but that doesn't mean even after they've taken it down he wont sue, they suggested his charity in Haiti was not for pure reasons the Daily Mail said similar, got sued and lost and had to pay 150k for that http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/denis-obrien-wins-150000-in-daily-mail-defamation-case-29070377.html WW won't be around for long more.

Can they not just reform under a slight varient??

In all fairness it says that the stories are statirical and fictioneal....would love to see it in front of a judge :pac:

gerrybbadd · 06-08-2015 08:48PM

What a f*cking kn*bead.

expectationlost · 06-08-2015 08:49PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

Can they not just reform under a slight varient??

In all fairness it says that the stories are statirical and fictioness....would love to see it in front of a judge :pac:

where is WW going to get the money to fight this all the way?

myshirt · 06-08-2015 08:49PM

After Vincent Browne goes, who truly will be left to ask the hard questions of the most powerful in society? Who truly has the balls even?

Dr Turk Turkelton · 06-08-2015 08:49PM

I would just love to be Denis O'Briens solicitor. I mean think about it, every day you get to bill him for at least one spurious law suit. They must be having money fights in the office at this stage.

Mardy Bum · 06-08-2015 08:52PM

cml387 wrote: »

WWN can be quite funny at times but that wasn't funny and was definitely skating on thin ice.

I'm no admirer of DOB but I can see his point.

It was satire.

myshirt · 06-08-2015 08:52PM

Dr Turk Turkelton wrote: »

I would just love to be Denis O'Briens solicitor. I mean think about it, every day you get to bill him for at least one spurious law suit. They must be having money fights in the office at this stage.

He spreads the love, different solicitors dealing with different actions, and all the money goes to charity. He doesn't pocket it. Of course, lest we say, he doesn't need to,

KERSPLAT! · 06-08-2015 08:55PM

Mod

I've snipped the article in question for now, will speak to others and will re-add it if there are no issues

Zillah · 06-08-2015 08:58PM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Mod

I've snipped the article in question for now, will speak to others and will re-add it if there are no issues

It's down anyway

KERSPLAT! · 06-08-2015 09:00PM

Zillah wrote: »

It's down anyway

It was a cached version I think so probably still available, I didn't check

tomwaterford · 06-08-2015 09:00PM

expectationlost wrote: »

where is WW going to get the money to fight this all the way?

Why bother...just ignore it :pac:

In all honesty this story sounds like something that belongs on the page (I'm not a huge fan of WW...but this is ridcolus)

Johnny Jukebox · 06-08-2015 09:03PM

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Me neither, buy anything that annoys that fat w@nker is ok in my books.

He's not actually that fat, just a big lad. I saw him in his lycra at the Wexford cycle last year. Just sayin...

expectationlost · 06-08-2015 09:05PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

Why bother...just ignore it :pac:

In all honesty this story sounds like something that belongs on the page (I'm not a huge fan of WW...but this is ridcolus)

they mentinond Haiti, he's not going to drop it

Samaris · 06-08-2015 09:07PM

Hah, I read the article on a mirror. Tbh, I'm not surprised O'Brien's lawyers whacked them. Satire or not, the phrase "libel" has probably been uttered a few times.

tomwaterford · 06-08-2015 09:08PM

expectationlost wrote: »

they mentinond Haiti he's not going to drop it

The horrer of it :pac:
Do they not slightly be unsueable by saying their stories are fictional/satirical??
(They used say this anyway)

mikeym · 06-08-2015 09:08PM

Dennis Should run for the Aras

cml387 · 06-08-2015 09:08PM

Mardy Bum wrote: »

It was satire.

Had they said that DOB was serving time in jail for bribing all the record shops in England to make Joe Dolce's "Shuddupya face" a hit, thereby depriving Ultravox's Vienna a number one, that would be satire.

You can believe that Dennis is the pantomime demon king capitalist and make fun of him that way.

hatrickpatrick · 06-08-2015 09:09PM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

Mod

I've snipped the article in question for now, will speak to others and will re-add it if there are no issues

Sorry, was assuming it'd be grand considering Boards republished the IBRC allegations when almost no one else would. Apologies if this isn't the case this time.

Denis O'Brien gags Waterford Whispers

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