High Court rules that case about investigation into FAI can be heard in public for now

Image: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie Image: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie THE HIGH COURT has ruled that proceedings brought arising out of the corporate watchdog’s seizure of documents from the Football Association of Ireland last year are to remain in public for the time being.

The judge said that there was nothing before the court that would allow the court have the action held in private. To assist with this process, barristers Niall Nolan and Patrick Mair were appointed as independent persons to review materials over which claims of legal privilege are made by Delaney.Claims of legal professional privilege have been made in respect of approximately 1,000 documents by the FAI and over 3,500 documents by Delaney.

Solicitor Simon McAleese for the Sunday Times disagreed with McGarry’s submissions, saying that, in this case, the constitutional right that justice be aired in public is a relevant consideration. McAleese said that if that application had succeeded, there might not be an ODCE investigation at all. She also noted that the proceedings had been ongoing for some time before the issue of an in private hearing was raised.

Wonder if the judge would be open to a few John Delaney chants?

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