Apollo House work ‘only just begun’

An Irish-American telecoms millionaire reached out to the Home Sweet Home campaign, the group behind the recent occupation of Apollo House.

Apollo House work ‘only just begun’
Tue, 17 Jan, 2017 - 00:00
Joyce Fegan

Ken Peterson Junior, owner of Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC) made an offer to buy Apollo House from its receivers, to be converted into a homeless shelter, on the weekend of January 7.

His company CVC also includes Hibernia Atlantic, which owns the transatlantic fibre optic cable directly connecting the Republic of Ireland to North America.

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CourtsPlace: Republic of IrelandPlace: North AmericaPlace: DublinPlace: Apollo HousePlace: IrelandPlace: Merrion SquarePlace: 15 Merrion SquarePlace: 15 Merrion Square NorthPerson: Ken Peterson JuniorPerson: PetersonPerson: Brian ReillyPerson: Rosi LeonardPerson: Brendan OglePerson: Jim KellyEvent: Home Sweet HomeOrganisation: Apollo HouseOrganisation: Columbia Ventures CorporationOrganisation: CVCOrganisation: Hibernia AtlanticOrganisation: Magnet NetworksOrganisation: UniteOrganisation: Home Sweet HomeOrganisation: Unite the Union Trustee Company
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