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Mon 12 Dec 2008Moriarty tribunal injunction threat stops 'Irish Times' press
THE MORIARTY tribunal threatened two newspapers with immediate injunctions over the weekend to prevent them publishing stories about the provisional findings in their final report.
The Irish Timeswas contacted by Stuart Brady, solicitor for the Moriarty Tribunal at 11.30pm on Friday night stating that the contents of the provisional findings were confidential and publication of them would be unlawful. He would be duty-bound to prevent The Irish Timespublishing the information, he said, threatening to seek an injunction if he did not receive a response within 20 minutes.
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