Journalist denies articles suggested Denis O'Brien was among those responsible for financial crisis

Journalist Tom Lyons has denied that a number of articles published in the Sunday Business Post in 2015, including one headlined 'The Gang of 22' and another headlined 'People of Influence, people of blame', meant Denis O’Brien was among those responsible for the financial crisis here in 2008.

Paul O'Higgins SC, for Mr O'Brien, suggested the articles unfairly meant Mr O'Brien was among 22 people who had a land and development exposure of some €8.8 billion when Mr Lyons knew Mr O'Brien had no development loans.