The Moriarty Tribunal has been hearing testimony about the nature of property deals in England linked to former government minister Michael Lowry and businessman Denis O'Brien.

AN English solicitor who had previously refused to give evidence to the Moriarty Tribunal made a surprise appearance before a hastily convened sitting of the inquiry at Dublin Castle yesterday.

BUSINESSMAN Denis O’Brien has suggested that there are several possible explanations why there was a controversial reference to an “ML” in a fax relating to his takeover of Doncaster Rovers Football Club in 1998.

Denis O'Brien has suggested a number of possible explanations for the appearance of the letters "ML" on a fax referring to his takeover of Doncaster Rovers Football Club in 1998.

Denis O'Brien is due to face further questions by lawyers at the Moriarty Tribunal at Dublin Castle this morning.

MORE than €9m has been spent by businessman Denis O’Brien on legal representation at the Moriarty Tribunal, it emerged yesterday.

Billionaire businessman Denis O'Brien has launched a blistering attack on the Moriarty Tribunal at Dublin Castle today.

MICHAEL Lowry’s accountant, Denis O’Connor, flatly denied he knew anything when the Moriarty Tribunal queried him about a British property dispute in which he played a significant role, it emerged yesterday.

AN OFFER by Michael Lowry’s accountant to mediate in a dispute over professional fees was an attempt to curry favour with telecoms mogul Denis O’Brien, it was suggested to the Moriarty Tribunal yesterday.

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by millionaire businessman Denis O'Brien against a High Court order allowing the Moriarty Tribunal to hold public hearings into the 1998 purchase of Doncaster Rovers Football Club by a company controlled by an O'Brien family trust and the purported connection of former Minister Michael Lowry to that purchase.

BUSINESSMAN Denis O’Brien has brought a High Court challenge to the Moriarty Tribunal’s decision to hold public hearings into a purchase made by a company under his control and possible connections to former minister Michael Lowry.