Gardaí investigate O’Reilly surveillance claim

A GARDA investigation is continuing into suspicions that Independent News and Media (INM) chief executive Gavin O’Reilly was being spied on.

The firm said gardaí detained a number of individuals who were following Mr O’Reilly’s car recently. A spokesman said it was not clear who was behind the surveillance but Mr O’Reilly has been advised to increase his personal security. It is understood that INM are sweeping their buildings for security breaches.

This news comes as businessmen with connections to INM last night found themselves locked in a bitter dispute concerning the influencing of reporting on the Moriarty Tribunal.