Organisation: International Investments and Underwriting

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Inquiry told of O’Brien row with Desmond

FOUR days before Esat Digifone got the licence to run the country’s second mobile phone network, businessman Denis O’Brien threatened legal action against financier Dermot Desmond, the Moriarty Tribunal heard yesterday.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

IIU backing of bid ‘not known’

FINANCIER Dermot Desmond’s backing of Esat Digifone was not known to the civil servant in charge of the evaluation process when the Irish-led consortium won the second mobile phone licence, the Moriarty Tribunal heard yesterday.

Fri, 20 Dec, 2002

Esat Telecom didn’t have money to pay share of licence fee, inquiry told

A COMPANY headed by multi-millionaire businessman Denis O’Brien, who netted over £230m following the sale of the State’s second mobile phone company, did not even have enough cash to pay its share of the licence fee, the Moriarty Tribunal was told yesterday.

Fri, 13 Dec, 2002