Meeting with Esat officials not recordedMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: There was nothing sinister in the fact that there were no departmental records of a number of meetings held…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Ex-head of department regrets press conference by civil servantsThe former secretary-general of the department of transport, energy and communications, Mr John Loughrey, said he now regrets…Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Official says Lowry showed no emotion about resultThe former minister for transport, energy and communications, Mr Michael Lowry, showed no particular emotion when told a result…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Department not aware of change in consortiumThe former secretary general of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications, Mr John Loughrey, has agreed that the…Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Loughrey 'annoyed' at Digifone changesMORIARTY TRIBUNAL : The former secretary general of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications has said he was "…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Accountant and broker form O'Brien firm boardTwo Dubliners form the board of the Denis O'Brien firm that owns the leaseof Doncaster grounds, writes Colm KeenaMon Feb 17 2003 - 00:00
Senior civil servant says Lowry had no influence on decisionThe secretary-general of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications at the time of the 1995 mobile phone licence …Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00
Civil servant says Esat bid may have been fast-trackedThe senior civil servant who chaired the team which selected the winner of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has said…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Official denies Lowry role in selection of winnerThe civil servant who chaired the team which selected the winner of the second mobile phone licence said he could not see how…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Dukes not aware of Desmond linkSenior civil servants in the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications did not tell the new minister, Mr Alan Dukes, …Wed Feb 12 2003 - 00:00
IIU got #2.7m for pre-licence shareMr Dermot Desmond was paid approximately £2Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Civil servant claims there was 'no conspiracy'There was no conspiracy to mislead the Dáil in relation to the ownership of Esat Digifone in April 1996, a senior civil servant…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Official sought to dispel 'innuendo'The civil servant who chaired the team which selected the winner of the 1995 mobile-phone licence competition said a press conference…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Questions loaded, says counselCounsel for Mr Michael Lowry has complained about "loaded" questions being asked by the tribunal which presumed that the former…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Manager 'surprised' at decision to announce winnerThe former programme manager to Mr Dick Spring expressed surprise in October 1995 when he heard the decision to announce that…Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Department not told make-up of consortium alteredThe first meeting held to discuss the terms of the licence for Esat Digifone was not told the make-up of the consortium had changed…Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Memo on licence bid was 'distortion' of the findingsThe civil servant who chaired the team which selected the winner of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has said he could…Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
No suggestion of impropriety by Reynolds, says chairmanThere was no suggestion of any impropriety by former Taoiseach Mr Albert Reynolds in relation to the 1995 second mobile phone…Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
Esat man 'found' in room for licence applicantsA representative of Esat Digifone was "found" in a room in which he should not have been in the Department of Transport, Energy…Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Scottish Radio hopes to build up Irish portfolioThe Irish advertising sector is still doing "very well", the chief executive of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) said yesterday …Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Lowry talks with O'Brien claim doubtedA senior civil servant has expressed doubts about the veracity of claims that Mr Michael Lowry had conversations with Mr Denis…Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
No evidence to indicate Lowry 'interfered' with licence contestThere has been no evidence produced to date to indicate Mr Michael Lowry interfered with the deliberations of the committee that…Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien said firm would remain 'Irish controlled'The fact that Esat Digifone was an Irish-controlled company and would remain so was emphasised by Mr Denis O'Brien when he was…Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Civil servant denies meeting Esat lawyerThe civil servant who chaired the committee which selected the winner of the State's second mobile-phone licence competition …Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Tribunal hears of mobile feeMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: The solution to a problem over the fee which should be charged for the State's second mobile phone licence…Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00
Civil servant disappointed that Danish consultant is unlikely to give evidenceMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: The Danish consultant who played a key role in the 1995 competition for the State's second mobile phone licence…Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
EU documents easy to find, official saysMORIARTY TRIBUNAL : People who knew their way around Brussels could get access to almost any document produced by the European…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Ansbacher Cayman could face €100 million tax billThe Revenue Commissioners has initiated contact with Ansbacher Cayman in pursuit of tax arrearsWed Jan 15 2003 - 00:00
Lowry linked to #4m deal by letterNew evidence has emerged linking Mr Michael Lowry to a £4 million sterling property deal involving Mr Denis O'Brien in Britain…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Solicitor says he was incorrect in linking Lowry to Doncaster dealAn English solicitor has confirmed that he wrote a 1998 letter which links Mr Michael Lowry to a £4 million sterling property…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Jackson Way struck off UK register of companiesJackson Way, the UK company demanding €47 million in compensation for the routeing of the south eastern motorway across its land…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
Ansbacher client's firm made profit of #383,347 for 2001Finnegan Menton, the auctioneering firm owned by Mr John Finnegan, a former client of Ansbacher Cayman, made a profit for the…Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
Group appeals Irish Nationwide rejection of agm proposalsA group campaigning for the reform of Irish Nationwide Building Society has appealed to the Central Bank and the Irish Financial…Mon Jan 06 2003 - 00:00
Chinese practitioner is fined for sale of skin cream with steroidsA Chinese herbal medicines practitioner yesterday pleaded guilty to the unauthorised selling of a cream containing a steroid …Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00
Exporters expect zero growth in 2003Irish exporters lost market share in five of their top 10 markets in 2002, the Irish Exporters Association has said.Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00
Jurys to build new hotel in central DublinThe Jurys Doyle hotel group is expected to announce on Tuesday that it is to open a new hotel just off O'Connell Street in Dublin…Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00
Ex-O'Brien accountant says letters were forgedAn accountant has told the Moriarty tribunal he believes two letters in the possession of the tribunal are forgeries created …Sat Dec 21 2002 - 00:00
Desmond's role in Esat's bid not known to officialThe civil servant who chaired the group which selected Esat Digifone as the winner of the second mobile phone licence competition…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
No deliberate failure to tell of meetings, tribunal toldThe Department of Marine, Communications and Natural Resources did not deliberately fail to inform the tribunal of two meetings…Fri Dec 20 2002 - 00:00
Some civil servants felt Esat Telecom 'pushed law to limit'Some civil servants in the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications believed Mr Denis O'Brien's Esat Telecom "pushed…Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Chairman discussed progress of bidding three times with LowryThe civil servant who chaired the group which selected the winner of the second mobile phone licence competition discussed the…Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:00
Civil servant says phone licence went to best bidThe chairman of the group which selected the winning bid for the State's second mobile phone licence, Mr Martin Brennan, told…Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
'O'Brien won fairly' - counselMr Denis O'Brien "wiped the floor" with a number of major international corporations when he successfully competed for the State…Wed Dec 18 2002 - 00:00
Building firm pays almost €7m in tax settlementA Dublin building firm that built developments in Castleknock and Templeogue has made a €6Sat Dec 14 2002 - 00:00
No note found of meeting between top officials and Esat consortiumThere is no note on the files of the former Department of Transport, Energy and Communications of a meeting held on May 3rd, …Fri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
Esat 'borrowed from Desmond' to pay licence feeMr Denis O'Brien's company, Esat Telecom Holdings, had to borrow money from Mr Dermot Desmond to pay its part of the licence …Fri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
O'Brien integrity queried at talksMr Arve Johannsen of Telenor questioned the integrity of Mr Denis O'Brien, Mr Dermot Desmond and Mr Desmond's company, IIU Ltd…Fri Dec 13 2002 - 00:00
Enterprise Ireland cancels €100,000 trip to New YorkA €100,000 Enterprise Ireland trip to New York by 24 employees of the State agency was cancelled six days after receipt of a …Thu Dec 12 2002 - 00:00
Tribunal to investigate solicitor's letterThe tribunal is going to investigate a letter sent to the Department by Mr Owen O'Connell, a senior solicitor with William Fry…Thu Dec 12 2002 - 00:00
Consultant praises Esat Digifone submission in memoThe Danish management consultant who acted as adviser for the 1995 second mobile phone licence competition, told the tribunal…Thu Dec 12 2002 - 00:00
