Media company in contempt of court in publishing material relevant to impending trial of banking officials

Contempt of court – whether or not the publication amounted to a contempt – publication of Anglo tapes – sub judice principle – O. 44 of the Rules of the Superior Courts – whether the published material had a tendency to “create hatred towards bankers generally” – real risk of interfering with pending trials against former officials of Anglo Irish Bank – relevance of earlier correspondence – relationship between the content of the publication and the criminal charges – lapse of time between publication and trial date – intent of publishers – relevance of the source material – relevance of commentary published by others – whether or not the publications complained of are calculated to interfere with the course of justice by creating a real risk of an unfair trial – publication, which was made after the accused had been charged and returned for trial, gratuitously identified and associated the accused person with particular types of behaviour relevant to the charges to be considered by the jury – the respondents have committed the contempt charged.