Our thanks to Jeff for this good news, Mr Jackson claims Danielle Meagher has still not apologised for the false allegations. The start of the piece:

“The father of Paddy Jackson is to be awarded £100,000 in libel damages for false claims he tried to pay off the complainant at the rugby star’s rape trial, a judge ruled today.

Peter Jackson secured the payout against reality TV personality Danielle Meagher over the lies she posted on social media.

Delivering judgment at the High Court in Belfast, Master Mark Harvey insisted there must be consequences for her “vile” allegations.

“There seems to be a sense in some quarters that there is an online cloak of invisibility leading people to type things on a keyboard they may never utter in person,” he said.

“Such cowardly online bile causes real-life hurt and upset to other people and damages their reputation.

“The message needs to be out there that when someone posts baseless and libelous accusations online, the repercussions can be very serious.”