A bad review of a restaurant review has led to the Irish Times being forced to pay £25,000 as a jury in West Belfast found that the remarks were derogatory.
According to the Press Gazette:
Belfast food writer and restaurant critic Caroline Workman criticised the quality of the food and drink and staff at Goodfellas Restaurant & Pizzeria at Kennedy Way, west Belfast in a review in 2000.
Owner Ciaran Convery claimed the article was a hatched job and sued.
The paper is planning to appeal claiming that:
"We firmly believe that newspapers must have the right to publish fair and honestly written reviews, contributed by experts in their particular field and engaging in either praise or criticism when it is justified."
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