Rupert Murdoch’s bid for Sky gets Irish green light

Rupert Murdoch’s £11.7bn (€13.2bn) bid to take full control of Sky has been given the green light by regulators in Ireland, leaving the UK’s decision the last remaining hurdle for the deal.

The Irish government has followed the likes of Austria, Germany and Italy in giving the takeover the thumbs up ahead of this week’s initial decision by UK culture secretary Karen Bradley.

Mr Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox needs the approval in all the territories in which it operates for its plans to buy the 61% of Sky it does not already own.