Sources: The Irish Times
Taoiseach Enda Kenny confirms that disgraced former minister Michael Lowry is to be censured by Dáil Éireann today without any discussion of the matter, following two days of debate on the tribunal's findings. 2011-03-31
Former government minister Michael Lowry refuses to resign the seat he recently claimed back in Dáil Éireann in the aftermath of the Moriarty Tribunal's findings that he assisted billionaire businessman Denis O'Brien "beyond doubt" in gaining a mobile phone license for Esat Digifone, in actions judged "disgraceful and insidious" by the tribunal. Taoiseach Enda Kenny admits Fine Gael accepted a donation worth thousands of dollars from Esat at the time. 2011-03-24
Mr Justice Moriarty judges that Michael Lowry and his associates "went to great lengths" to cover up payments of thousands and then to mislead the tribunal. 2011-03-24
Journalist Sarah Carey uses her column in "The Irish Times" to call her lies to the tribunal a "black spot on my record" amid calls for her to be immediately dismissed by the newspaper. 2011-03-24
Libertas founder and chairman Declan Ganley urges Michael Lowry to resign, calling it "embarrassing for Ireland to have someone like that in Dáil Éireann". 2011-03-24
The Moriarty Tribunal, which yesterday found former government minister Michael Lowry guilty "beyond doubt" of assisting billionaire businessman Denis O'Brien in gaining a mobile phone license for Esat Digifone, in actions judged "disgraceful and insidious" by the tribunal, is referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). 2011-03-23
Former Denis O'Brien employee and journalist Sarah Carey's "significant leaking" of tribunal information is judged by the tribunal to have been "irresponsible" and "not remotely justified". 2011-03-23
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin asks that Michael Lowry resign over his part in what he calls "the greatest corporate scandal in the history of the State". 2011-03-23
The Moriarty Tribunal, in investigating links between businessman Denis O'Brien and then government minister Michael Lowry, finds "beyond doubt" that Lowry assisted O'Brien in gaining a mobile phone license for Esat Digifone, and concludes that Lowry's actions were "disgraceful and insidious." 2011-03-22