It’s been a bruising few years for the agency and it’s not over yet, writes Business Correspondent John Walsh.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has expressed confidence in the secretary general of his department following controversy over correspondence he had with two British billionaires.

Fianna Fáil has waded into the email exchange controversy between the secretary general of the Department of Finance, John Moran, and representatives of billionaire investors David and Frederick Barclay.

An Irish property developer has lost a High Court battle with two of Britain’s best -known businessmen.

DEVELOPER Patrick McKillen, who holds 36% of Maybourne Hotels Ltd, is suing fellow shareholders Daily Telegraph owners David and Frederick Barclay in a dispute over a deal involving the landmark London hotel operator’s debt.