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The Most Expensive Shoes in Ireland

The Most Expensive Shoes in Ireland

Ireland's defamation laws scandalous

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Mar 23, 2025
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The tale of Sarah Anne McGinley, aka Sally Ann McGinley of social media fame, and her ill-fated pair of Christian Louboutin shoes—a legal story so absurd it could only be true. Picture this: a young couple, Kane Joyce and Sarah Anne, celebrated their anniversary with a gift from Kane of a pair of €675 red-soled stilettos, the kind of footwear that screams, “I’m fabulous, but I’ll probably regret this in three hours.” Alas, the shoes were the wrong size because nothing says “romance” like a gift that doesn’t fit.

Enter Sarah Anne and her mother, Sarah Anne McGinley Sr, marching into the Louboutin Boutique like they were storming the Bastille, demanding a refund for said shoes. But here’s where the plot thickens: during this retail skirmish, a staff member allegedly questioned the authenticity of the shoes. Cue gasps, clutching of pearls, and a defamation lawsuit that has ballooned into a €150,000 legal circus for both sides.

Judge James O’Donohoe, a man who clearly has the patience of a …

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