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Friday 2 June 2023 Dublin: 14°C

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# He Speaks
'I listened to a lot of hysteria': Enda breaks his silence on Denis O'Brien and IBRC
The Taoiseach has made his first public comments since the controversy escalated a week ago.
# SiteServ
IBRC inquiry: Department of Finance reveals details of filing error
Catherine Murphy found out via Twitter, but she’s very happy nonetheless.
# redacted
Here's why RTÉ's news story about Denis O'Brien was blocked by the courts
There are ‘minimal redactions’.
# Denis O'Brien
Here is the article that Denis O'Brien's lawyers didn't want you to see last Thursday
On foot of clarification in the High Court today, TheJournal.ie republishes the article we first posted last week relaying Catherine Murphy’s Dáil comments.
# Virtual silence
Why has the Taoiseach said nothing about the Denis O'Brien controversy?
Mary Lou McDonald is the latest opposition politician to criticise Enda Kenny.
# Denis O'Brien
Enda Kenny silence on Dáil privilege controversy 'extremely worrying'
Media outlets have been warned not to report Catherine Murphy’s allegations about Denis O’Brien’s dealings with IBRC.
# Injunction
RTÉ will seek permission to broadcast Catherine Murphy Dáil comments
There are now growing calls for the Dáil to be recalled next week.
# Siteserv controversy
This former minister wants Enda to tell Denis O'Brien to butt out of politics
“I think it’s chilling that the Taoiseach has nothing to say on this, frankly.”
# Anglo Irish Bank
Alan Dukes says remarks on IBRC management were "misleading"
He said that a Department of Finance official showed a “lack of understanding” of the significance of the nationalisation of Anglo.
# siteserv review
'I'm horrified Irish taxpayers are being asked to write a blank cheque'
“Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.”
# IN COURT
Denis O'Brien begins injunction case against RTÉ - reporting restrictions imposed on media
The businessman is seeking to prevent the broadcast of a news story in which he features.
# Not happy
Murphy calls on KPMG to remove itself from Siteserv probe
A Fianna Fáil motion calling for an independent commission to be established has been defeated by the government.
# Injunction
An RTÉ story about Denis O'Brien has been blocked until at least 12 May
The High Court heard today that IBRC will also be seeking an injunction.
# Conflict of Interest
Alex White: 'Sinn Féin operates on smears ... they can't be taken seriously'
Labour and Sinn Féin clashed over the Siteserv review … again.
# Farce
We tried to find out who Siteserv's shareholders are ... it didn't go to plan
When in doubt, hit the F10 button.
# The briefcase
Here's everything you need to know about business this week
Everyone was talking about SiteServ, mobilegeddon and food-delivery wars.
# SiteServ
Alan Dukes has A LOT to say about the 'odd ideas' at the Department of Finance
The former finance minister explained why IBRC and the department didn’t always get along.
# SiteServ
Alan Dukes: There are people around who see conspiracy in their tea leaves
The former IBRC chairman has said he is “extremely angry” at suggestions of malpractice or criminality in the sale of Siteserv.
# Siterserv
Enda says a full inquiry into Siteserv would take quite a long time
More documents released under FOI show that Siteserv was not the only issue of contention between the department and IBRC.
# SiteServ
Revealed: How Michael Noonan's confidence in IBRC bosses was 'wearing quite thin'
Newly-released documents show major tensions between the former Anglo Irish Bank and the Department of Finance.
# following the money
Noonan announces review into Siteserv deal as more FOI documents emerge
The Department of Finance questioned whether shareholders should have received €5 million.
# Explainer
What exactly is Siteserv - and why is everyone talking about it?
Catherine Murphy tells us about the “extraordinary turn of events” that led to taxpayers losing millions.
# following the money
More than one whistleblower came forward with Siteserv information
The plot thickens…
# Your bleeding heart
WATCH: Enda launches into Gerry Adams and calls him the ultimate hypocrite
It got a bit feisty at Leaders’ Questions today.
# SiteServ
Spending watchdog to examine IBRC sale of Siteserv... and more FOIs to be released
Earlier, Alan Dukes denied any impropriety in the sale of Siteserv to the Denis O’Brien company.
# Water Meters
The curious case of an 'obsessive' TD, the state losing millions, and a Denis O'Brien company
Catherine Murphy wants a full inquiry into deals made by IBRC.
# sharp legal mind
It sounds like David Drumm has backed himself a winner
The ex-Anglo chief has a new defence lawyer who boasts a 90% win rate in white collar crime trials.
# drummer boy
David Drumm isn't giving up on his bid to go bankrupt in the US
The former Anglo CEO filed appeal papers last night.
# Prime Numbers
Red Rock, Eddie Hobbs, and "Al" Shatter: The week in numbers
Plus: How many extra seconds will we be getting in June?
# Keeping schtum
IBRC won't say how much former Anglo directors still owe them
The bank said the information is “commercially sensitive”.
# Mortgage Holders
10,000 Irish homeowners need protection against 'vulture funds'
Fianna Fáil’s Finance Spokesperson Michael McGrath has said the issue needs to be dealt with in 2015.
Bank of Ireland to pay €250 million for IBRC mortgages
That’s quite a chunk of change.
# fair and square
Irish Water: No rules were broken when GMC Sierra won metering contract
TD Catherine Murphy has raised the issue in the Dáil on numerous occasions.
# No way
Enda doesn't see 'any circumstances' in which Anglo junior bondholders will be paid
The government is playing down fears that Anglo junior bondholders are in line for repayment.
# Vulture funds
Fears as 10,000 mortgages now in the hands of 'vulture funds'
The selling off of IBRC assets leaves home owners vulnerable to a rise in interest rates.
# ibrc
IBRC involved in over A THOUSAND legal cases
The Irish Banking Resolution Corporation is trying to reduce legal fees, says Michael Noonan, despite all the legal spats.
# Asset hunt
Nama has clawed back €800 million from debtors putting assets 'beyond its reach'
Fianna Fail’s Michael McGrath said the news raises “fundamental questions” about debtor co-operation.
# The mighty quinn
Quinn: "Anglo are using our money to make us the most hated family in Ireland"
The one-time chief of Quinn Group launched into an attack on the former Anglo Irish Bank.
# Tell me whys
These are the questions John Bruton wants the banking inquiry to answer
Bruton wants the inquiry to focus on the reasons why the crisis wasn’t averted, not how it happened.