On Wednesday 12 October, slightly after 2.00 pm, Michael McDowell did something that no news organisation or publisher would be in a position to do: he questioned the role of the businessman Denis O’Brien in the Siteserv transaction. A Commission of Investigation, which probed the deal for seven years, found that the transaction was “tainted by impropriety” and heavily criticised a string of individuals including the company’s founder Niall McFadden and its former CEO Brian Harvey. However, the report did not criticise O’Brien, nor did it make any finding against him. However, having consumed the report, McDowell asked the question…

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