Irish broadcaster allowed to report speech accusing billionaire


  • World
  • Tuesday, 02 Jun 2015

File photo of Digicel Chairman Denis O'Brien poses on the rooftop of his company's headquarters in Port-au-Prince December 18, 2012. REUTERS/Swoan Parker

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's state broadcaster aired a lawmaker’s speech accusing a billionaire of obtaining sweetheart bank loans, after a court ruled on Tuesday that the right to report on parliament trumped a court order to muzzle potentially libellous allegations.

Billionaire press baron Denis O'Brien says accusations of financial wrongdoing against him contain falsehoods. He obtained a court order in May preventing state broadcaster RTE from running a report about his business affairs.

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