Businessman Denis O’Brien’s action against a Dáil committee over speeches made in the House concerning his banking affairs has been fixed for hearing in November.

Former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins was assailed by “a pack of parliamentary vultures” when the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was investigating state funding of the organisation, her lawyer told the High Court yesterday.

Dáil technical group colleagues of under-fire TD Mick Wallace have refused to rule out voting to censure the Independent deputy.

ONCE again TDs and senators free postage is making the news — it has been for years and will in the future.