Oireachtas lawyers have asked for more time to prepare their defence in a “very novel” case brought by billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien.

Tycoon Denis O’Brien’s legal action over speeches made in the Dáil in relation to his banking affairs with Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) has been adjourned to October.

The High Court has given RTÉ permission to broadcast all but two paragraphs in the script of a report on Denis O'Brien's banking arrangements with IBRC.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin yesterday suggested a strong defence should be prepared to challenge businessman Denis O’Brien’s legal action against the Houses of the Oireachtas.

The High Court has refused RTÉ’s application to fully discharge an injunction restraining publication of certain information relating to the banking relationship between Denis O’Brien and the State-owned Irish Bank Resolution Corporation.

The Oireachtas probe into the banking collapse is to consider asking tycoon Denis O’Brien to give evidence before it.

Attempts are being made to have Denis O'Brien appear before the Banking Inquiry.

A High Court judge has refused to overturn an order stopping RTÉ airing details of Denis O'Brien's banking arrangements with IBRC.

RTE has told the High Court that Denis O’Brien is hanging a 'Sword of Damocles' over the entire media by seeking to maintain a court order which prevents the broadcast of his private bank details with IBRC.

RTE has told the High Court it wants an injunction preventing the broadcast of Denis O’Brien’s private banking details, to be discharged.

RTE will ask the High Court to vary the terms of Denis O'Brien's media injunction on Wednesday.

I would often say how worrying it was that Denis O’Brien had such control over the Irish media, writes Alison O’Connor

On its election, the Coalition promised a democratic revolution but in four years in power it has offered nothing but more of the same, says Lucinda Creighton

The Government has set up an independent probe into all IBRC deals between 2009 and 2013 — with a particular focus on preferential interest rates and “unusual” share trading of companies it subsequently sold — after finally admitting the existing KPMG review is flawed.

Opposition party TDs have claimed the Government has performed a “spectacular climbdown” after finally agreeing to set up an independent commission of investigation into IBRC deals it repeatedly refused to establish.

Here we go again. After six weeks of playing ducks and drakes with a genuine matter of public interest, the Government has reached for the red button of a commission of inquiry.

Denis O’Brien and IBRC were entitled to an injunction preventing RTÉ broadcasting details of the businessman’s personal banking arrangements on grounds, including that “no evidence” of “a failure of corporate governance” at the bank had been established, the judge who granted the injunction has said.

I wish to express how sad I feel for Denis O’Brien. Despite his business acumen, success and wealth, none of his legal and PR advisers warned him of the Streisand Effect, whereby attempting to conceal something draws more attention to it.

Denis O'Brien has welcomed today's redacted judgment in the High Court.

The Government is considering a full Commission of Investigation into activities at IBRC.

The High Court has issued a redacted version of its judgment two weeks after it ordered RTE not to broadcast details of Denis O'Brien's banking arrangements with IBRC.

The High Court is due to publish details of a ruling that has prevented RTÉ from airing details of Denis O'Brien's dealings with IBRC this morning.

RTÉ welcomed the clearance from the High Court yesterday to report Dáil debates concerning billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien, saying it sent out an important message to TDs and the media.

Mary Lou McDonald has no plans to apologise for claiming that named politicians held offshore Ansbacher accounts to avoid tax.

Catherine Murphy’s claims that Denis O’Brien enjoyed unusually low interest rates on his IBRC loans came as she put forward draft legislation that would allow the Comptroller and Auditor General to investigate the bank.

A High Court Judge stated it was never his intention that an injunction preventing RTÉ from reporting on businessman Denis O’Brien’s personal finances would restrict media outlets from fairly reporting on comments made in the Dail.

YESTERDAY’S High Court clarification on the principle that the media can report Oireachtas proceedings in full and enjoy the protection Dáil privilege confers is very welcome on a number of levels. 

It is an essential public interest that the proceedings of the Oireachtas are reported, writes Gerard Howlin

Successive governements have shown themseleves indifferent, if not hostile, to the difficulties faced by the media in fulfulling its role as the fouth estate. So caution was understandable surrounding the reporting of Denis O’Brien’s banking arrangements, writes Michael Clifford.

Today's High Court clarification by Justice Donald Binchy that an injunction originally granted to Denis O’Brien did not restrict the free reporting of a speech made in the Dáil is an important victory for democracy, suggests constitutional law lecturer Dr Laura Cahillane.

Today’s High Court clarification by Justice Donald Binchy that an injunction originally granted to Mr Denis O’Brien did not restrict the free reporting of a speech made in the Dáil is an important victory for democracy, suggests constitutional law lecturer Dr Laura Cahillane.