Mother Suing Gemma O'Doherty For Use Of Late Son's Image In The Irish Light Publication
General News
Monday 29th, May 2023
Edel Campbell is suing Gemma O'Doherty for the use of her late son's photo in The Irish Light publication.
Edel Campbell feels that Gemma O'Doherty is trying to "sensationalise the unfortunate death of Diego Gilsenan" with "unfounded conspiracies" after Diego Gilsenan's photo was used in the newspaper The Irish Light in 2022.
In a statement from Ciarán Mulholland, principal solicitor of Mulholland Law said his client, Edel Campbell, "reluctantly" brought the proceedings as she felt she had "no alternative".
Mr. Mulhlland stated that "all pleas have been ignored" by Ms. O'Doherty and his client's constitutional rights have been breached.
Ms Campbell had reportedly previously spoken to the newspaper about the pain she and her family have felt after the image of her late son was used in the publication.
Ms Campbell's son Diego Gilsenan was one of 42 people to feature in the magazine The Irish Light claiming that they died suddenly and their deaths were related to the COVID-19 vaccine and the effects of lockdown.
Ms. Campbell said she feels her family was exploited. "If it was mental health or anything like that, I wouldn't mind. She took his picture from RIP. Who goes on RIP.ie to get pictures like that?"
Ms. Campbell says she only found out Diego's picture had been used after her friend spotted it.
Speaking in December, Ms. Campbell said, "I can't describe the pain. She doesn't know if he got the vaccine."
She said the fallout from the incident has had a massive impact on her life. “I haven’t done anything wrong here. I tried to contact her before I went public. I don’t want this drama in my life. I drove 10 miles today to get a loaf of bread because I didn’t want to go into a shop in my hometown because, if someone said it to me, I could break down in the middle of the shop. I didn’t know who this woman was until recently.”
Ms. Campbell has three other children aged 10, 11, and 13 years and said it was very upsetting for them.
The editor of the publication is journalist Gemma O’Doherty.
Edel Campbell feels that Gemma O'Doherty is trying to "sensationalise the unfortunate death of Diego Gilsenan" with "unfounded conspiracies" after Diego Gilsenan's photo was used in the newspaper The Irish Light in 2022.
In a statement from Ciarán Mulholland, principal solicitor of Mulholland Law said his client, Edel Campbell, "reluctantly" brought the proceedings as she felt she had "no alternative".
Mr. Mulhlland stated that "all pleas have been ignored" by Ms. O'Doherty and his client's constitutional rights have been breached.
Ms Campbell had reportedly previously spoken to the newspaper about the pain she and her family have felt after the image of her late son was used in the publication.
Ms Campbell's son Diego Gilsenan was one of 42 people to feature in the magazine The Irish Light claiming that they died suddenly and their deaths were related to the COVID-19 vaccine and the effects of lockdown.
Ms. Campbell said she feels her family was exploited. "If it was mental health or anything like that, I wouldn't mind. She took his picture from RIP. Who goes on RIP.ie to get pictures like that?"
Ms. Campbell says she only found out Diego's picture had been used after her friend spotted it.
"A family friend saw it by chance. She saw Diego's picture on the front of it and told me."
Speaking in December, Ms. Campbell said, "I can't describe the pain. She doesn't know if he got the vaccine."
"All I want is for my son's picture to be taken off her social media sites."
She said the fallout from the incident has had a massive impact on her life. “I haven’t done anything wrong here. I tried to contact her before I went public. I don’t want this drama in my life. I drove 10 miles today to get a loaf of bread because I didn’t want to go into a shop in my hometown because, if someone said it to me, I could break down in the middle of the shop. I didn’t know who this woman was until recently.”
Ms. Campbell has three other children aged 10, 11, and 13 years and said it was very upsetting for them.
"It hasn’t just affected me, it affected my children. My daughter came home from school and I had to tell her what was going on because I was afraid somebody might sent her a Snapchat about it or something. She wanted to listen to the radio coverage of the incident. She cried the whole way through. I had to tell my nine- and 10-year-olds because they overheard us talking about it."
The editor of the publication is journalist Gemma O’Doherty.
