THE Supreme Court has refused, by a three to two majority, to give the Mahon Tribunal an order banning publication by the media of documents circulated in private by the tribunal in advance of its public hearings.

The Mahon Tribunal into planning corruption today lost its bid to ban the media from publishing leaked information.

The Supreme Court today found in favour of the Sunday Business Post newspaper in a case taken against it by the Mahon Tribunal concerning the confidentiality of tribunal documents.

The next general election is wide open as the latest figures show waning public support for Fianna Fáil.

The reputation of citizens could be profoundly damaged if newspapers reveal they are being investigated by a tribunal, a court heard today.

A journalist who has been threatened with jail for failing to reveal his sources had a date for his court case fixed today.

AWARD-WINNING journalist Cliff Taylor is to be the next editor of the Sunday Business Post.

Cliff Taylor was today appointed editor of Ireland’s fastest growing national newspaper, the Sunday Business Post.

GERALDINE KENNEDY has been appointed editor of The Irish Times, becoming the first female editor of a national daily newspaper.