Van Morrison takes legal action against Northern Ireland health department and minister over Covid article

The musician's action comes in response to a Rolling Stone article by minister Robin Swann defending his department's response to the pandemic

Van Morrison has issued legal proceedings against Northern Ireland's Department of Health and its minister Robin Swann over an opinion piece written for Rolling Stone magazine.

In September 2020, Morrison released three anti-lockdown songs, with lyrics that accused scientists of making up crooked facts".