O’Briens agree to football ground sale

The family of businessman Denis O’Brien is to sell its interest in a controversial English football ground that was central to the Moriarty Tribunal’s probe of his links to Michael Lowry.

A successful bidder has been identified and if the deal is finalised, it would see Mr O’Brien’s family trust surrender a long-term lease to the former home of Doncaster Rovers Football Club.

The tribunal spent a number of years probing the acquisition of the site by the O’Brien family.