O'Brien wins €57m court tax battle

One of Ireland’s richest men, billionaire telecoms and media tycoon Denis O’Brien, has avoided a €57m tax bill over a lucrative share trade.

O'Brien wins €57m court tax battle

One of Ireland’s richest men, billionaire telecoms and media tycoon Denis O’Brien, has avoided a €57m tax bill over a lucrative share trade.

A long-runnning legal battle has ended with a judge ruling that the businessman was living in Portugal when he sold a multi-million holding in the phone company Esat Digifone in 2000.

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