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Independent lawmaker Catherine Murphy raises fresh allegations in Ireland's Dáil against billionaire Denis O'Brien, prompting criticism over the silence of the country's media (much of it owned by O'Brien).
2015-05-28

Denis O'Brien receives €150,000 in his case against the "Irish Daily Mail", marking the first time the defence of honest opinion was used in a defamation case in Ireland after its introduction as part of the Defamation Act 2009.
2013-02-14

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

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

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

Independent News & Media sells its British titles to Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev for £1.
2010-03-25