Further to the ‘matter‘.
Media analyst Roy Greensalde writes:
Given that IBRC is state-owned, [Catherine] Murphy was suggesting that the Irish people have been subsidising O’Brien’s interest payments on massive loans for no clear reason.
Although I have no idea whether or not her claims are correct, they are protected by parliamentary privilege (as in Britain).
…the extension of the terms of the injunction to cover a parliamentary speech has shocked the Irish media community, not to mention the public.
It had extraordinary effects. For example, RTÉ reporter Philip Boucher Hayes tweeted yesterday afternoon that the Drivetime show was about to play Murphy’s speech, but the piece was not broadcast and his tweet was later deleted.
RTÉ news bulletins mentioned that Murphy had spoken but didn’t quote what she had said or play clips. Online reports quoting Murphy were removed, stating only that Murphy had spoken about O’Brien. Similarly, the Irish Times’s report was silent on what Murphy said but it did provide a link to her speech on the Oireachtas site.
The report on the matter by Ireland’s best-selling daily newspaper, the Irish Independent, said: “Mr O’Brien successfully stopped RTÉ from broadcasting the details which Ms Murphy raised in the Dáil”.
Ireland’s media silenced over MP’s speech about Denis O’Brien (Roy Greenslade, Guardian)
Pic: New Europeans
UPDATE:
Meanwhile…
Dáil should be recalled next week to reassert a basic principle. Dáil speech and the reporting of it protected by absolute privilege
— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) May 28, 2015
Under Standing Orders- at request of Taoiseach, Ceann Comhairle may
summon Dáil for an earlier date than that fixed on an adjournment.
— Oireachtas News (@OireachtasNews) May 29, 2015
JeSuisDenis
Snort!!
Denis O’Poutine
Kudos to BS to standing up to him, I think the man is acting tyranically against free speech
+ 1 super injunction!
The man has clearly lots to hide and is terrified of being found out
You are joking right? This is Ireland. He is only afraid that the gravy train will grind to a halt. He will never be held accountable for anything.
Denis, Denis, with your eyes so blue.
Denis, Denis I’ve got a crush on you.
Denis, Denis I’m in love with you.
O’Brien eyes…burning like fire.
Pity the Guardian shut down the comments though, they were interesting.
was it for this … snarky first para ? Removing the comments does undercut the point of the article.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfMwWLnpgGw
9783 views so far
Fair play to you!
I must admit though, I’m not that big a fan to watch it that much :)
Clampers, getting the wittiness going before I’ve had my morning coffee is not playing fair!
:)
DO’B and Sepp Blatter are two peas in a pod. I would like to see them in front of the beak.
Thing are bad when we can’t even summon a troll to defend him.
We have always been a nation of begrudgers and naysayers. To reject the idea that a strong and patriotic business leader, can’t help the nation in its recovery from our current economic doldrums is absurd.
Well played.
LOL! Nice try Odis.
Seriously, the nation needs to pull together. Unless you believe that left wing whining and windbagery, or some sort of cure for the nation’s ills.
Damnit Odis, you sold it then you bought it back. Schoolboy error
Things were fine when we didn’t know any better.
lol, sounds so familiar… Is it translated from some Cyrillic lang family by any chance? :-)
Awwwwww sweet…
http://m.independent.ie/irish-news/so-whos-afraid-of-denis-obrien-enda-kenny-is-26782500.html
The article does make the point about him being a patriot though, amongst other things, in fairness.
I’ll bite.
RTE and the Irish Times stand to lose a whole lot more than broadsheet by publishing.
That’s not defending [redacted] now is it?
Didn’t you read my post etc.?
Hahahaha
Fair point though.
How so?
Dennis the menace.
Scary stuff
In the words of the many greats
“Ya couldn’t make this s*** up”
P’s n’ Q’s time lads
P’s n’ Q’s
It’s only 11.40am Frilly, bit early for pints n’ quarts!
Polities n’ Quiets Clamp
So no cursing
Or you’ll see *****
:)
if broadsheet dont get some sort of hoohaa , backslap ,Web media Org of the year Ill assume the whole thing is rigged…
aaaand this is what happens when we have a monopolistic media.
Ah lads, remember Denis O’Briens Golden Rule.
He who has all the Gold, Makes all the Rules.
when you steal from one they call you a thief
when you steal from everyone they call you the king
Hope the Clintons are looking on.
Have Dennis or IBRC trotted down to the Four Courts yet, incidently who
is running the IBRC skeleton right now, where is the Gov in all of this given
that they took over IBRC, the irony is that Dennis has skidded on the Banana.
Apparently the NUJ has issued a statement as follows: ‘Media failure to defend Dail privilege may shatter public trust’. I can’t find a link to it. What’s the point of issuing a statement if they don’t even bother putting it on the home page of their website. Clueless.
Was the UK NUJ. https://www.nuj.org.uk/news/media-failure-to-defend-dil-privilege-may-shatter-public-trust/
Jesus wept… could our own guys / journos not get the bloody finger out….
So the penny is beginning to drop with the newspapers and RTE that they are becoming more irrelevant by the day. And all because of their own cowardice.
Buzz – RTE reported that irish nuj issued statement
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0529/704632-denis-obrien-rte/
Denis O’Redact
“In a Democracy everyone is entitled to their good name and reputation”
No free speech
No truth
No facts
No transparency
Edf’it
Had enough of No as it is
“No” balanced debate. Hard to feel sorry for the RTE and Irish Times #stasi given how they skew everything to the @labour agenda anyway. Sauce for goose, etc.
Go Denis!
https://twitter.com/chrismoranuk/status/604278195152625665
“64% of the people who have read this piece on Denis O’Brien have come from Ireland”
Where are the great YES EQUALITY freedom fighters of the Irish Times and RTE now?