RTÉ has it all to do this morning to stop listeners twiddling their radio dials towards rival station Newstalk.

AIB has hit out at claims by bankrupt former Fine Gael minister and broadcaster Ivan Yates that it harassed his family and forced him to “flee” the country.

Bankrupt former Fine Gael minister and broadcaster Ivan Yates has accused AIB of harassing and intimidating his family in pursuit of debts, and of forcing him to flee the country following the collapse of his bookmaking firm.