Scrutiny of powerful must not end with libel ruling

Denis O'Brien's victory in his action against the Irish Daily Mail will have an inevitable effect on reporting and commentary on matters concerning him.

It behoves us journalists to continue to examine those findings about a person who is now so powerful in our society.

Denis O'Brien's victory in his action against the Irish Daily Mail will have an inevitable effect on reporting and commentary on matters concerning him. This could limit the information available to the Irish public and the citizens in countries where he does business about his interests and will surely restrain comment about them.

O'Brien is now a hugely powerful person in Irish life, with vast media power and connections to political power. It ...