A legal challenge to a planned Apple data centre in Galway is to be fast-tracked by the big business division of the High Court.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a procedure under which the ESB served a notice to enter private lands to carry out upgrading works on electricity lines was unlawful.

The State will face a bill of at least €10m to fund the investigation into the 2012 sale of Siteserv by the IBRC to a company owned by billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien.

Proposals to prioritise an investigation into the controversial IBRC sale of the company Siteserv to billionaire Denis O’Brien will be discussed between Enda Kenny and opposition leaders today.

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.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is considering a “full-blown” Moriarty tribunal-style inquiry into the IBRC and Siteserv saga due to ongoing difficulties facing the investigation.

A man jailed for dangerous driving causing the death of a young woman yesterday withdrew a High Court action in which he claimed damages for injuries he received in the fatal crash.

A Limerick man who was jailed for dangerous driving causing the death of a 19-year-old woman claimed yesterday he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

Opposition leaders have questioned the sincerity of Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s plan to give them details of new legislation to address the IBRC scandal tomorrow, saying that the move is a “box-ticking exercise” to hide the fact the inquiry will not be completed before the election.

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.

The family of a businessman who left a suicide note telling of his desperation at being pursued over an unpaid €31m bank debt can continue to plead his case that he was not personally liable for the money, the High Court has ruled.

A High Court judge has overturned an order dissolving Siteserv, the firm whose sale by State-owned IBRC to a company of billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien is being investigated by a commission of inquiry.

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.

Pat Carey has been denied his entitlement to due process, writes Michael Clifford

Growing criticism over the botched inquiry into IBRC’s transactions has prompted calls for the Government to prioritise a probe into the controversial Siteserv sale.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

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 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.

The Government’s high-profile investigation into the sale of Siteserv to businessman Denis O’Brien and a string of other controversial deals will not be completed before the election because of a legal brick wall over what it can examine.

A farmer who faces the risk of losing his 100-acre dairy holding said yesterday it was like a sword over his head, after a High Court judge put off a decision on who will pay the costs of a six-day court challenge to a €70m Tipperary windfarm.

A farmer faces the possibility this week of losing his 100-acre dairy holding after challenging the grant of planning for the construction, against his wishes, of a road across his land by a wind power company.

A leading TD has “worries”, because the chair of the probe into IBRC once acted against the former Anglo bank. However, Catherine Murphy, joint leader of the Social Democrats, did not call for Judge Brian Cregan to step down, though the IBRC deals cost the taxpayer €10m.

A survival plan for Ladbrokes bookmakers in Ireland has been approved by the High Court.

The Government has insisted the high-profile IBRC inquiry is still on track after it had to replace the legal expert leading the probe just a month into the job.

The High Court has confirmed the appointment of joint liquidators to the company that formerly operated Clerys Department Store.

Dunnes Stores engaged in a misleading commercial practice likely to deceive customers in an advertising campaign comparing certain products with rival Aldi, the High Court has ruled.