N Irish leader wins Twitter libel case World May 28, 2021 Dublin: Northern Ireland’s leader won defamation damages on Thursday, in a rare court ruling for a political figure, after a celebrity doctor made unfounded claims on Twitter she was having an extra-marital affair. The £125,000 ($177,000, 145,000 euros) award to Arlene Foster underlined strict defamation laws and continued conservative religious attitudes in the British province.