‘ML’ on fax not Lowry initials, says O’Brien

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.

The Moriarty Tribunal is probing whether the letters are a reference to the initials of former Fine Gael minister Michael Lowry and whether the Independent TD for Tipperary North was involved in the Doncaster deal after his name was linked to the club in a number of documents.

However, both Mr O’Brien and Mr Lowry firmly reject any suggestion that the latter had any beneficial role in the acquisition of the English club.