Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has won his legal challenge to aspects of the Mahon Tribunal's inquiries into his financial affairs.
The ruling was handed down by the High Court this morning.
Mr Ahern had challenged three aspects of the tribunal's inquiries but only two remained for the court to decide upon.
Mr Ahern had challenged the tribunal's right to question him about statements made in the Dáil in 2006.
During the case the tribunal said it would not question the veracity, propriety or motivation of those statements but would like to refer to the fact that such statements were made.
Today the High Court ruled that the tribunal is not entitled to do so. It may refer to those statements when it makes its report and, the court said, Mr Ahern could be judged by the court of public opinion on those statements but not by the tribunal.
The court also ruled that Mr Ahern is entitled to claim legal privilege over 150 documents relating to advice given by a banking expert Paddy Stronge to which the tribunal is seeking access.
On the first day of his legal action last month the other issue was resolved when the tribunal handed over more than 100 pages of documents relating to its financial calculations to Mr Ahern's legal team.
