DPP thought of action against book

THE Director of Public Prosecutions actively considered taking out a High Court injunction last weekend to prevent publication of a book detailing the recollections of disgraced banker Seán FitzPatrick about events which led to the collapse of Anglo Irish Bank.

The Irish Examiner understands that the DPP, James Hamilton, sought the legal advice of senior counsel last Friday after he became aware of the imminent publication of The FitzPatrick Tapes.

The book, which is based on 18 taped interviews conducted over a two-year period with Mr FitzPatrick by journalists Tom Lyons and Brian Carey, was published on Sunday.