Civil servants may be recalled over key filesThe Moriarty Tribunal: The Moriarty tribunal may recall one or more of the civil servants who have already given evidence in…Sat Mar 15 2003 - 00:00
Project team clear there would be no interferenceThe Moriarty Tribunal: A former member of the project team which selected the winning bid for the State's second mobile phone…Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Project member 'never under pressure'THE MORIARTY TRIBUNAL: A member of the project team which selected the winner of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Clients sue AIB over disclosure of informationAIB is being sued by two clients who are alleging the bank should not have disclosed information concerning their affairs.Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
New moves to name restricted directorsThe names of approximately 150 liquidated companies, the directors of which may be restricted by the High Court, will be published…Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
Civil servant never saw final report on phone licenceA civil servant who was a member of the project team which selected the winner of the competition for the State's second mobile…Sat Mar 08 2003 - 00:00
Official was told to write 'positive' briefingA briefing note created for the former minister Mr Michael Lowry, in relation to the outcome of the 1995 mobile phone licence…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
'Huge' lobbying campaign against decision initiated, says civil servantA huge lobbying campaign was initiated against the decision after it was announced that Esat Digifone had won the State's second…Thu Mar 06 2003 - 00:00
Separate inquiry may be held into Lowry roleThe tribunal is to consider having a separate public inquiry into Mr Michael Lowry's dealings with Mr Denis O'Brien and Mr Lowry…Thu Mar 06 2003 - 00:00
Esat seen as having breached terms of its licenceEsat Telecom was operating outside the law in relation to aspects of the "non-voice" landline business in which it was competing…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Probity of licence competition assertedA former assistant secretary at the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications told the tribunal he had no doubt as to…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Desmond sent letters to inquiry chairmanDirect personal communication by Mr Dermot Desmond with the tribunal chairman, Mr Justice Moriarty, was by way of letters and…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Official says Lowry asked him to 'go easy' on Esat checksMr Michael Lowry asked a senior civil servant to "go easy" on monitoring activities which were affecting Esat Telecom, the Moriarty…Sat Mar 01 2003 - 00:00
Top civil servant stands over awarding of licence to EsatThe former secretary general of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications, Mr John Loughrey, has said he is "totally…Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Coughlan statement seen as ' incredible outburst'The former secretary general of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications, Mr John Loughrey, yesterday described…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Inquiry defended following attack by barristersThe chairman, Mr Justice Michael Moriarty, has defended the tribunal's inquiry into the awarding of the State's second mobile…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Meeting with Esat officials not recordedMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: There was nothing sinister in the fact that there were no departmental records of a number of meetings held…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Ex-head of department regrets press conference by civil servantsThe former secretary-general of the department of transport, energy and communications, Mr John Loughrey, said he now regrets…Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Official says Lowry showed no emotion about resultThe former minister for transport, energy and communications, Mr Michael Lowry, showed no particular emotion when told a result…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Department not aware of change in consortiumThe former secretary general of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications, Mr John Loughrey, has agreed that the…Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Loughrey 'annoyed' at Digifone changesMORIARTY TRIBUNAL : The former secretary general of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications has said he was "…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Accountant and broker form O'Brien firm boardTwo Dubliners form the board of the Denis O'Brien firm that owns the leaseof Doncaster grounds, writes Colm KeenaMon Feb 17 2003 - 00:00
Senior civil servant says Lowry had no influence on decisionThe secretary-general of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications at the time of the 1995 mobile phone licence …Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00
Civil servant says Esat bid may have been fast-trackedThe senior civil servant who chaired the team which selected the winner of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has said…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Official denies Lowry role in selection of winnerThe civil servant who chaired the team which selected the winner of the second mobile phone licence said he could not see how…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Dukes not aware of Desmond linkSenior civil servants in the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications did not tell the new minister, Mr Alan Dukes, …Wed Feb 12 2003 - 00:00
IIU got #2.7m for pre-licence shareMr Dermot Desmond was paid approximately £2Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Civil servant claims there was 'no conspiracy'There was no conspiracy to mislead the Dáil in relation to the ownership of Esat Digifone in April 1996, a senior civil servant…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Questions loaded, says counselCounsel for Mr Michael Lowry has complained about "loaded" questions being asked by the tribunal which presumed that the former…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Official sought to dispel 'innuendo'The civil servant who chaired the team which selected the winner of the 1995 mobile-phone licence competition said a press conference…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Department not told make-up of consortium alteredThe first meeting held to discuss the terms of the licence for Esat Digifone was not told the make-up of the consortium had changed…Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Manager 'surprised' at decision to announce winnerThe former programme manager to Mr Dick Spring expressed surprise in October 1995 when he heard the decision to announce that…Fri Jan 31 2003 - 00:00
Memo on licence bid was 'distortion' of the findingsThe civil servant who chaired the team which selected the winner of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has said he could…Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
No suggestion of impropriety by Reynolds, says chairmanThere was no suggestion of any impropriety by former Taoiseach Mr Albert Reynolds in relation to the 1995 second mobile phone…Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
Esat man 'found' in room for licence applicantsA representative of Esat Digifone was "found" in a room in which he should not have been in the Department of Transport, Energy…Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Scottish Radio hopes to build up Irish portfolioThe Irish advertising sector is still doing "very well", the chief executive of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) said yesterday …Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Lowry talks with O'Brien claim doubtedA senior civil servant has expressed doubts about the veracity of claims that Mr Michael Lowry had conversations with Mr Denis…Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
No evidence to indicate Lowry 'interfered' with licence contestThere has been no evidence produced to date to indicate Mr Michael Lowry interfered with the deliberations of the committee that…Fri Jan 24 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien said firm would remain 'Irish controlled'The fact that Esat Digifone was an Irish-controlled company and would remain so was emphasised by Mr Denis O'Brien when he was…Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Civil servant denies meeting Esat lawyerThe civil servant who chaired the committee which selected the winner of the State's second mobile-phone licence competition …Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Tribunal hears of mobile feeMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: The solution to a problem over the fee which should be charged for the State's second mobile phone licence…Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00
Civil servant disappointed that Danish consultant is unlikely to give evidenceMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: The Danish consultant who played a key role in the 1995 competition for the State's second mobile phone licence…Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
EU documents easy to find, official saysMORIARTY TRIBUNAL : People who knew their way around Brussels could get access to almost any document produced by the European…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Ansbacher Cayman could face €100 million tax billThe Revenue Commissioners has initiated contact with Ansbacher Cayman in pursuit of tax arrearsWed Jan 15 2003 - 00:00
Solicitor says he was incorrect in linking Lowry to Doncaster dealAn English solicitor has confirmed that he wrote a 1998 letter which links Mr Michael Lowry to a £4 million sterling property…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Lowry linked to #4m deal by letterNew evidence has emerged linking Mr Michael Lowry to a £4 million sterling property deal involving Mr Denis O'Brien in Britain…Sat Jan 11 2003 - 00:00
Jackson Way struck off UK register of companiesJackson Way, the UK company demanding €47 million in compensation for the routeing of the south eastern motorway across its land…Fri Jan 10 2003 - 00:00
Ansbacher client's firm made profit of #383,347 for 2001Finnegan Menton, the auctioneering firm owned by Mr John Finnegan, a former client of Ansbacher Cayman, made a profit for the…Tue Jan 07 2003 - 00:00
Group appeals Irish Nationwide rejection of agm proposalsA group campaigning for the reform of Irish Nationwide Building Society has appealed to the Central Bank and the Irish Financial…Mon Jan 06 2003 - 00:00
Chinese practitioner is fined for sale of skin cream with steroidsA Chinese herbal medicines practitioner yesterday pleaded guilty to the unauthorised selling of a cream containing a steroid …Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00
