On January 11, 2022, Ardstone, the Dublin property investment and development firm, wrote to the Ballyboden Tidy Town Group (BTTG) warning it of a defamation action. Ardstone, which sources and manages a portfolio of assets on behalf of select clients and funds across Ireland, Spain, Germany, and the UK, felt it had no choice but to do so. The firm said it was frustrated at what it believes are “false, damaging and defamatory statements” being made online by the tidy town group online about it. Solicitors for BTTG have in turn counterclaimed that Ardstone is alleging defamation in an attempt…