Murphy attempted to raise the issue in the Dáil on 27 May 2015. Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett ruled her contributions "out of order". Murphy attempted to raise the matter again the following day, this time with more success. Lawyers acting for O'Brien immediately forced the country's media to censor its own coverage, with some media outlets confirming they had received warnings from O'Brien's lawyers. RTÉ reporter Philip Boucher-Hayes tweeted that "Drivetime" would play Murphy’s speech; in the event, Murphy's speech was not broadcast and his tweet was later deleted. "Tonight with Vincent Browne" (with Browne absent and instead moderated by Ger Colleran, editor of INM's "Irish Daily Star") featured Colleran reading a statement from TV3 management asserting that no discussion about Murphy's comments would be allowed following letters from O'Brien's lawyers. Foreign commentators covering these events for the international media suggested Irish democracy had been "wiped away at a stroke".