Bank chief says O'Brien knew about Lowry loan

A senior executive with British bank Investec has told the Moriarty Tribunal that he was informed in 1999 that former ESAT chairman Denis O'Brien was linked to a £420,000 loan paid out by Woodchester Bank.

Mr O'Brien has denied all links to the bank loan, which was given to a company of which former government minister Michael Lowry was a director.