The two former journalists Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters were refused leave by the High Court to bring a judicial review challenging the state’s emergency Covid-19 laws. That decision was upheld as justified by the Court of Appeal last April as it found they had not raised a serious legal issue and had “singularly failed to meet the threshold of establishing an arguable case”. Their case, against the Minister for Health, Ireland and the attorney general, claimed a series of laws and regulations introduced by the government in 2020 to tackle the spread of Covid-19 violated various rights under the…

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