The Irish Times reports: “The Supreme Court has upheld an appeal by Irish Times editor Geraldine Kennedy and public affairs correspondent Colm Keena against a court order requiring them to answer questions from the Mahon tribunal about the source of an article about former taoiseach Bertie Ahern”.

Justice Nial Fennelly pointed to the High Court giving great weight to the journalists actions of destroying documents leading to an “erroneous approach”. RTE is reports that Justice Fennelly said it was ‘very difficult to discern any sufficiently clear benefit to the Tribunal from any answers to the questions they wish to pose’

The new judgement is seen as giving greater legal protection to journalist’s right to protect their sources.