Losing side in licence contest set to sue StateMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: The chairman of the consortium that came second in the 1995 mobile phone licence competition told the tribunal…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Civil servant favoured bringing in Desmond as Esat partnerMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: The former secretary general of the Department of the Taoiseach, Mr Pádraig Ó hUiginn, described financier…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
Bruton tells how coalition was pressured by O'ReillyThe former taoiseach, Mr John Bruton, has spoken for the first time in detail about pressure from Sir Anthony O'Reilly and Independent…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Irish hotel booking company plans AIM flotationA software and hotels reservation company based in Kenmare, Co Kerry, is to float on London's Alternative Investment Market in…Mon Mar 22 2004 - 00:00
ESOT chief rejects claim of excessive earningsMr Con Scanlon, the deputy chairman of Eircom, has said he does not see any unmanageable conflict of interest between his position…Mon Mar 22 2004 - 00:00
Radio deal breaks mergers lawThe Competition Authority has decided that the acquisition of a majority stake in NewsTalk 106 by Mr Denis O'Brien's Radio 2000…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Inquiry into Bula directors' meetingA meeting of Bula directors, which approved a deal in Bahrain that cost the former plc approximately €1Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
Fast prosecution sought for Parmalat unit's ex-directorsTwo Italian former directors of the Irish Parmalat subsidiary Eurofood IFSC are among 29 top executives whom Milan prosecutors…Fri Mar 19 2004 - 00:00
IEC Holdings sees losses of Eur4.7mIEC Holdings, the freight forwarding and supply chain management group, made a loss of €4Thu Mar 18 2004 - 00:00
Company secretary set to help regulator with Bula investigationThe former company secretary of Bula Resources has said he is available to assist detectives from the Office of the Director …Wed Mar 17 2004 - 00:00
EU shoppers hesitate to go online - ByrneConsumers continue to have little confidence in e-commerce, European Commissioner Mr David Byrne told a conference on the topic…Tue Mar 16 2004 - 00:00
Company produced plenty of news but little oilBula Resources, placed in liquidation by the High Court yesterday, produced a lot of headlines over the years but little gas …Tue Mar 16 2004 - 00:00
Credit union league in fresh bid to develop IT platformThe Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) is conducting pilot projects with a view to developing a new IT platform for its members…Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
Usit liquidator gets EUR744,305 for two-year stintLiquidator's fees of €744,305 were charged by Mr Ray Jackson of KPMG during a two-year period as liquidator to Usit Ltd, according…Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
Grass-roots movement struggles to come to terms with a changing financial worldBottles flying through the air at an annual general meeting is not the sort of image most associate with successful financial…Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
VHI to oppose risk equalisation decisionThe VHI has said it will strenuously argue against a preliminary finding of the Health Insurance Agency (HIA) that could lead…Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Family firms failing in succession plansA survey of family businesses has found that only 51 per cent have a formal succession plan in place.Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Irish Equitable clients unlikely to get compensationIrish holders of policies from Equitable Life are to receive letters this week from the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority…Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Barclays' two Irish subsidiaries account for 5% of group's profitProfits at two Dublin-based insurance subsidiaries of the Barclays group accounted for more than 5 per cent of the group's total…Tue Mar 09 2004 - 00:00
Bula's wind-up deferred as firm hopes to relist on exchangesThe winding up of Bula Resources has been deferred to next week amid claims that efforts are being made to have the company re…Tue Mar 09 2004 - 00:00
Desmond makes most of Esat licence winOpinion: The point is sometimes made about Denis O'Brien that he was given the State's second mobile phone licence, sold it …Mon Mar 08 2004 - 00:00
SC withdraws 'disgrace' remark over proceedingsMoriarty Tribunal: Counsel for Mr Denis O'Brien described aspects of the tribunal's proceedings as a "disgrace" but later withdrew…Sat Mar 06 2004 - 00:00
O'Brien hung up during tense talks with Telenor about shareholdingsMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Denis O'Brien hung up during a telephone conversation with a senior Telenor colleague during tense negotiations…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Chairman in stout defence of tribunal lawyerThe chairman of the tribunal, Mr Justice Moriarty, said that he had no hesitancy about accepting the "utter bona fides" and integrity…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Witness says no massive conspiracy over Esat dealA person would have to believe a "massive conspiracy" took place within a number of levels of the public service to believe Esat…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Failed bidder was 'eaten up with envy'Mr Desmond told the tribunal he had never said to anyone that he knew who Mr O'Brien would use to "get at" Mr Michael Lowry.Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Financier says he took 'considerable risk'The tribunal heard that Mr Dermot Desmond's involvement in the Esat Digifone consortium went back to a favour done by Mr Denis…Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Tribunal has lost plot and needs to get back on track - DesmondMoriarty Tribunal: The tribunal has "lost the plot and needs to be brought back on track", the financier Mr Dermot Desmond said…Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Celtic Helicopters accounts show a loss of €170,000Celtic Helicopters, the helicopter hire business part-owned by Mr Ciaran Haughey, lost approximately €170,000 in the year to …Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Parmalat case up in High CourtA significant move in the recovery plan for the crisis-hit Italian food group, Parmalat, takes place in the High Court in Dublin…Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Revenue gets 4,000 web hits on offshore dealThe Revenue website has received 4,000 hits in recent weeks from people interested in its voluntary disclosure deal on money …Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Agency to target one cartel a yearThe Competition Authority expects to complete one cartel investigation leading to criminal proceedings each year, the chairman…Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Desmond had low exposure in bidMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Dermot Desmond's real exposure to losing money from becoming involved in Esat Digifone was limited to …Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Witness tells of glee at IIU 'putting one over' on stockbrokersMoriarty Tribunal: An associate of Mr Dermot Desmond has said he took pleasure in Mr Desmond's company, IIU Ltd, replacing Davy…Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Heffernan son given €30m stake in DunnesThe son of Dunnes Stores executive Ms Margaret Heffernan has been given a stake worth approximately €30 million in the retail…Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
Fitzpatrick group logs losses of $3.5mFitzpatrick Enterprises, the firm behind the Fitzpatrick hotels group in the US, recorded a loss of $3.5 million (€2Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
Tribunal not to inquire into O'Brien's fixed-line businessMoriarty Tribunal: The Moriarty tribunal is not inquiring in any detail into Mr Denis O'Brien's dealings with the Department…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Bula link man made Iraqi oil profitsThe former Taoiseach, Mr Albert Reynolds, has said he knew nothing about any oil earnings from Iraq received by a man who helped…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Solicitor advised firm of 'breach of good faith'MORIARTY TRIBUNAL: Esat Digifone's dealings with Mr Dermot Desmond's IIU Ltd involved a "clear breach of good faith" with the…Sat Feb 14 2004 - 00:00
Telenor feared O'Brien majority in DigifoneMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Denis O'Brien's Norwegian partner in Esat Digifone feared that the Irish businessman would gain a majority…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Desmond set #2.75m price for his Esat Digifone sharesMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Dermot Desmond set a "non-negotiable" price of £2Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Vodafone, O2 will have to allow accessMobile phone network operators Vodafone and O2 are to be compelled to allow competitor companies access to their systems under…Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Revenue not taxing itself over prosecutionsResponsibility for prosecuting tax offenders should no longer rest with Revenue, given its lamentable performance, writes Colm…Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Telenor was told of Desmond company's 'political contacts'Moriarty Tribunal: Norwegian company Telenor was told during the 1995 mobile phone licence competition that Mr Dermot Desmond…Sat Feb 07 2004 - 00:00
Lowry suggested Desmond role in Esat consortium, inquiry toldMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Michael Lowry suggested in September 1995 that Mr Dermot Desmond become part of the Esat Digifone consortium…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
Man questioned on Lowry, O'Brien meeting in pubMoriarty Tribunal: A Norwegian businessman said he had no memory of being told about a controversial meeting between Mr Michael…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Chorus owes EUR385m to banks and investorsChorus, the cable TV operation placed in examinership yesterday, is understood to owe approximately €220 million to 20 different…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Examiner appointed to Chorus cable TV companyChorus, the cable TV company that supplies a service to about 200,000 homes around the State, has said there will be no interruption…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Desmond, Smyth head for courtA dispute over fees between solicitor Mr Noel Smyth and businessman Mr Dermot Desmond is heading towards the High Court.Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Esat surprised when Department announced winnerMoriarty Tribunal: Public relations adviser Ms Eileen Gleeson told the tribunal that the Esat Digifone team was surprised when…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
