A British businessman has challenged a refusal by IBRC to recognise a judgement for stg£113m (€128m) he obtained against it over the sale of a 100-room mansion in the UK.

Businessman Sean Quinn’s five adult children and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation have agreed to meet to discuss the possibility of mediating their long legal dispute, the High Court has been told.

Professional and legal fees related to the special liquidation of IBRC — the Anglo Irish Bancorp and Irish Nationwide holding group — have reached over €214.5m.

The State has received a payment of €280m from the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation.

The special liquidators of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation have secured court orders approving a process to govern their planned repayment of an estimated €100m in overcharged interest by the former Anglo Irish Bank.

A dispute between members of Seán Quinn’s family and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation over the scope of orders freezing and monitoring their accounts and assets has been adjourned at the High Court.

Denis O'Brien has today responded to claims made about him during a Dáil debate about his relationship with the former bank IBRC.

The Dáil has heard that a former senior AIB employee was placed on the boards of three of Denis O'Brien's companies after the businessman received loans from the bank, writes Elaine Loughlin, Political Reporter.

The Taoiseach has confirmed that legislation is to be drafted urgently to enhance the powers of the Commission of Investigation into the IBRC.

The State is due to receive a €275m payout from the liquidation of the IBRC by the end of the year.

Fresh legislation to empower a judge to fully investigate the sale of assets from the former Anglo Irish Bank could be ready next month, a meeting between party leaders was told.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny is to meet today with Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy to discuss the future of the Commission of Investigation into IBRC.

Acting Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said "a full blown" Moriarty Tribunal-style inquiry into the IBRC and Siteserv saga needs to be considered due to ongoing difficulties facing the current investigation, writes Irish Examiner Political Reporter Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

Enda Kenny has warned opposition leaders that an IBRC Commission of Investigation could end up becoming as long-running and expensive as a Tribunal of Inquiry.

It now looks unlikely that the Commission of Investigation into IBRC will be given the teeth it needs to complete its work before the election.

The Commission of Inquiry into the IBRC will not conclude its work until after the General Election, it has been confirmed tonight.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has ruled out establishing a €100m tribunal into IBRC deals that could last over a decade and has said a solution to the botched inquiry will not be agreed before the general election.

Enda Kenny has said a report into the sale of Siteserv by IBRC could take until the end of next year — even if the inquiry judge is granted extra powers and resources.

The Government has started work on legislation to get the inquiry into the IBRC on the right track.

Minister Brendan Howlin has suggested that the biggest cases faced by the Commission of Investigation into IBRC could be dealt with early in the inquiry, to speed up a repo

Enda Kenny has ruled out publishing legal advice given to the Coalition about setting up the inquiry into IBRC transactions, as the Opposition called for urgent legislation to be enacted.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said that Opposition parties must share the blame for the problems facing the IBRC Commission of Investigation.

The TD whose concerns led to the IBRC inquiry has called for emergency legislation to get the inquiry back on track.

Joan Burton says she would support the idea of splitting the inquiry into IBRC, and bringing forward the inquiry into the sale of SiteServ.

The TD who first raised concerns about transactions at IBRC says the inquiry needs stronger legislative powers urgently.

The judge running the Commission of Investigation into IBRC has officially asked for more judges to be appointed to help speed up his work.

The Dail has heard complaints that TDs are being stymied in trying to ask questions about the stalled IBRC inquiry.

It is expected the government will consider the interim report of the inquiry into IBRC at cabinet tomorrow.

The judge heading the IBRC inquiry has recommended that a second member be added to the investigation to help manage issues of conflict which will arise.

The Department of Finance has defended its decision to claim that important documents given to the IBRC inquiry were confidential.

The inquiry examining transactions by IBRC has said its hands are tied in deciding whether to overrule a claim of confidentiality over 200,000 documents received on debt write-offs.

IBRC's former chairman says he cannot help the stalled inquiry into the bank's affairs without getting access to all the appropriate documents.

Enda Kenny says he does not see any reason why the inquiry into transactions at IBRC should collapse.

The Government is to take no action on the problems with the Commission of Investigation into write-offs at the IBRC until an interim report is provided by the judge.

No decision has been made during a Cabinet meeting to discuss how to salvage the inquiry into IBRC.

Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin has said he does not know why it has taken so long for issues facing the Commission of Investigation into IBRC to come to light.

Emergency laws could be agreed by Cabinet this morning, to salvage the Commission of Investigation into IBRC.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has vowed to give a judge the powers he needs to investigate asset sales by the rebranded Anglo Irish Bank.