Denis O'Brien loses Supreme Court appeal over Dáil privacy debate

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Denis O'Brien lost his appeal at the Supreme Court on 5 March 2019 after judges ruled his privacy was not breached during a Dáil debate about the sale of Siteserv.

The court dismissed his challenge to the Dáil Committee on Procedure and Privilege, finding that it amounted to an indirect challenge to statements made by deputies in the Oireachtas. The committee was entitled to the same immunity and privilege as the Houses of the Oireachtas when considering complaints about rights breaches, the judgment found.