🇮🇪 Ireland - 8th February 2026
Tim McSweeney, from Macroom in Cork, has been paid €6.3 million by the Irish government since 2023 to house asylum seekers. He now vows to sue the Sunday World over 'defamatory' social media posts.
He is the father of Morgan McSweeney, UK Labour chief-of-staff.
The company involved in asylum seeker accommodation is ultimately owned by another company based in Cyprus via a chain of Irish-registered companies.
When asked to comment only on why he had transferred his shares to a firm controlled by one registered in Cyprus, Tim McSweeney declined to comment.
A solicitor for Mr McSweeney told the Sunday World that his client had been the subject of “grossly defamatory” and “completely untrue” social media posts. As a result, it was added that defamation proceedings are “about to be issued.”
“It would be extremely reckless of your newspaper to publish any material in relation to this matter when the issue of proceedings is imminent.”