Lowry denies supporting any mobile licence bid
Mr Lowry said he had no involvement in the detail of the bid. The competition, he said, was conducted by civil servants who were assisted by consultants from outside the Department of Communications.
Businessman Denis O’Brien’s Esat Digifone consortium was announced as the competition winner in late October 1995. The Persona consortium that came second in the competition is suing the State and, should it win, could seek in excess of €100 million in damages.
