Telecoms magnate Denis O’Brien has rejected claims made in a tribunal report that payments he had made to a former telecoms minister had influenced the allocation of an Irish GSM licence in the 1990s.
The Moriarty Tribunal found that O’Brien, now the…
Telecoms magnate Denis O’Brien has rejected claims made in a tribunal report that payments he had made to a former telecoms minister had influenced the allocation of an Irish GSM licence in the 1990s.
The Moriarty Tribunal found that O’Brien, now the head of the Caribbean telecoms group Digicel, had paid the ex-minister Michael Lowry, and that these payments were “demonstrably referable to the acts and conduct of Mr Lowry in regard to the GSM process”.
O’Brien rejected the claims in a personal statement.
He said: “I disagree with and utterly reject the opinions expressed in this report.” He also disputed the claim that he had ever paid Lowry.
O’Brien continued: “At no time did I make or attempt to make any payment to Michael Lowry and not a single witness gave any evidence of any payment by me to him.” z Vodafone Ireland has announced the completed acquisition of local IP network operator Interfusion for an undisclosed sum.
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