‘Media baron can’t be a private person’

Denis O’Brien can never be a private person because he is a “media baron” possessing the power wealth can buy, a barrister for RTÉ has said in the High Court.

David Holland rejected arguments that Mr O’Brien is entitled to be treated the same as every other private citizen.

He was arguing RTÉ’s case against the businessman’s application for an injunction preventing the broadcast of a report detailing his personal and confidential banking affairs with Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC).