A county councillor who appeared in an RTÉ Prime Time Investigates programme has been ordered to pay a compensation order after a court heard how he dined in expensive Dublin restaurants and spent lavishly on clothing.

A county councillor has told a court he is facing bankruptcy as a result of failed business dealings.

A judge has warned a politician who featured in an RTÉ Investigates programme to appear in court next month or face arrest over a long-running failure to pay compensation to a woman injured on a building site.