ONE MORE THING: LATEST ACCOUNTS for the Iris O'Brien Foundation, the human rights charity set up in 2000 by Denis O'Brien and named after his mother, show the businessman donated €2.395 million to it in 2011.

This was a step up from the €1.65 million O’Brien donated in 2010.

“The directors are reviewing new and current projects in Ireland and overseas with a view to future funding,” according to the directors report.