A receiver appointed over certain assets of convicted fraudster Breifne O’Brien, whose creditors are owed some €12.8m, is hoping to secure over $400,000 from O’Brien’s interest in a US company, the Commercial Court has heard.

Aer Lingus’s share price jumped nearly 5% yesterday after more than 20m of its shares changed hands — including, it is believed, the bulk of media mogul Denis O’Brien’s remaining holding in the company.