Lowry files complaint over leak of note

Court told manner in which letter was revealed is prejudicial

Independent TD Michael Lowry has made a formal complaint about how a note he sent to Taoiseach Enda Kenny came into the public domain, the High Court has heard.

The contents of the handwritten note, asking Mr Kenny to consider reappointing Valerie O’Reilly — a former PR adviser to Mr Lowry — to the board of the National Transport Authority was published in the Sunday Independent newspaper last month.