RTÉ could cause O’Brien ‘irreparable harm’

Businessman Denis O’Brien claims he will suffer irreparable harm to the confidence that national and international banks have in him if RTÉ is allowed broadcast a report about his private banking affairs.

Mr O’Brien, in an affidavit to the High Court, said there is no public interest in RTÉ broadcasting details of his confidential banking arrangements with IBRC.

If broadcast, it would be a breach of his right to privacy under the Constitution and European Convention on Human Rights, he said.