Digicel refinancing on hold amid uncertainty over US justice department case
Telecoms group founded by Denis O’Brien is said to be keen to refinance much of its $2.8 billion of borrowings early, following debt restructuring
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Who is Kevin Phelan?
Businessman was key figure in Moriarty tribunal’s lengthy investigation into financial links between Michael Lowry and Denis O’Brien
Key Moriarty tribunal figure Kevin Phelan being prosecuted for pension fraud in trial at Leeds court
Northern Irish businessman pleads not guilty to ‘conspiracy to cheat’ over scheme offered to UK policyholders
Kieran Cuddihy: Newstalk hung all the shows on the brand, the personality. That changed with Andrea Gilligan and myself
Presenter of the Tonight Show on Virgin Media and Hard Shoulder on Newstalk on Denis O’Brien, work-life balance and embarrassing career low-lights
‘The Portuguese are very like the Irish in many ways’: the Tipperary man in charge of Denis O’Brien’s luxury Algarve resort
Wild Geese: Sean Moriarty runs Quinta do Lago resort
Judge agrees to Denis O’Brien’s application for deletion of ‘corruption’ reference
Ms Justice Emily Egan said that she would include a detailed summary of the tribunal’s findings instead
Red Flag Global founder Karl Brophy anticipates substantial growth
Company was sold recently for a reported €45m
‘Landing Google really put us on the map’: Karl Brophy on the success and sale of Red Flag
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Digicel plans redundancies across seven markets in efficiency drive
Digicel said it had spent the ‘last number of months carefully reviewing our organisation to structure and re-design our business to be fit for growth’
Trump’s pause on foreign bribery laws places US department of justice case into Digicel in limbo
Digicel said in November that it had made a voluntary disclosure to the US department of justice of information ‘relating to possible violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act’
Denis O’Brien ordered to disclose certain documents used in Moriarty Tribunal
Losing bidder for country’s second mobile-phone licence has sought High Court order for disclosure of information
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty reveals information on Lowry deal he says was not given to Moriarty tribunal
Opposition deputy says senior figure in Regional Independents Group gave false evidence to tribunal
It’s a good time for a wealth tax on Ireland’s 11 billionaires
But what are the chances of a co-ordinated international approach now? Take a look at Trump’s inauguration images. The whole event could as easily have been rendered in the form of a gigantic crypto coin
Why do tribunals so rarely lead to criminal trials?
It is not clear why it took the gardaí 14 years to complete their file arising from the 2011 Moriarty report, but the passage of time raises the question of the fairness of now bringing charges against anyone
Simon Harris and Micheál Martin say they are happy to work with Michael Lowry
Taoiseach says he accepted findings of Moriarty tribunal but that he knows ‘the practicalities of how the Dáil works’
‘It’s not for the faint hearted’: Catherine Murphy on poor planning, emigration and political conflict
The Social Democrats co-founder, who has retired from the Dáil, says problems that got her into politics four decades ago remain to be resolved
Aviation tycoon in major merger on Shrewsbury Road after buying €6.75m house next door
Plus: Derry Girls actress Siobhán McSweeney discontinues Liss Ard case, Denis O’Brien’s house fetches €3.26m and Imma patrons get to go away with the director
If you’re self employed, the time has come to file your tax return and avoid nasty surprises from Revenue
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Denis O’Brien-owned hotel in Galway records loss of almost €300,000
Losses at Ballynahinch Castle in Co Galway more than trebled last year while turnover rose by 1 per cent to €8.5m
How a ‘global forum’ promising billionaires turned into a small Dublin hotel event with muffins
Anti-female genital mutilation advocates expected high-profile speakers at a packed Dublin conference - they found a small room in a hotel with 25 people and were left with large bills
Irish event organiser promoted FGM conference using names of Branson, O’Brien and Obama’s sister without their permission
Participants paid thousands of euro to attend female genital mutilation conference hosted by organiser Sean Collins-McCarthy on promise they would meet high-profile donors
Michael Smurfit: Succession review - A soft-spoken and thoughtful multi-millionaire with a killer instinct
Television: With a who’s-who of interviewees, this RTÉ documentary is more of a hagiography than warts-and-all portrait
O’Brien completes Algarve hotel deal
Businessman has formally bought the Conrad Algarve in Quinta do Lago
Denis O’Brien now suing 748 defendants over alleged fake ads falsely linking him to promotion of financial scams
Meta accused of ‘extraordinary’ approach to disclosure of details of ad account holders
Denis O’Brien adds over 370 names to defamation case
Businessman pursuing people behind fake and misleading advertisements on Meta social platforms
After 868 pages and €5.67 million, the reason 19 names were searched in INM data breach remains a mystery
Former chief executive of media group described outcome of lengthy inquiry that yielded a 868-page report at a cost of almost €6 million as ‘weird’
Why Donald Trump’s pitch to become a ‘crypto president’ is quite bizarre
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Digicel earnings rebound in year bondholders seized control
Denis O’Brien handed 90% of the Caribbean-based telecoms group over to bondholders under a debt-for-equity swap finalised in January
INM report finds deal with Denis O’Brien company would have required board approval
Inspectors’ report finds no breaches of Companies Acts following inquiry initiated in September 2018
Timeline - the Independent News & Media data breach and its fallout
Key events in the evolution of the media group
INM controversy: Denis O’Brien told emails being searched in bid to identify why solicitor’s contract renewed
Former majority shareholder and chairman welcome inspectors’ report which found no breach of the Companies Acts at media firm
Denis O’Brien, Leslie Buckley and others seek to be given inspectors’ report on INM governance scandal
High Court judge says his ‘preliminary’ view is in favour of publishing the report
Final report by inspectors appointed to investigate governance at former INM expected this week
Results of six-year investigation to be put before Mr Justice Peter Kelly of the High Court
Report into governance scandal at Independent News & Media to be given to High Court within days
Investigation into data breach and other matters could go before court next week
Denis O’Brien lodges proceedings against Meta over ‘fake ads’ hosted on social media site
Move comes two years after Miriam O’Callaghan settled case with same company over defamatory adverts posted on platform
Tony O’Reilly: A dazzling star who left a mark on many facets of Irish society
A star on the rugby pitch and in the boardroom, Tony O’Reilly’s bankruptcy of 2015 reinvigorated him and made him realise that it had never been about the money
Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott falls foul of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council over Stepaside treehouse
Hardly a life-size Stonehenge replica á la Spinal Tap, is it?
Paddy Cosgrave’s high-risk return: ‘He is a fascinating figure ... I think he relishes the notoriety’
Sponsors will want to hear from Cosgrave about posting of a Palestinian flag by the Ditch on October 7th, says businessman
Ireland’s billionaires see wealth grow by more than €15bn last year
Forbes annual billionaires list features a record 2,781 people after two years where numbers fell
Digicel ‘has not seen significant impact’ on Haiti business from crisis
Caribbean country is telecoms group’s largest market by mobile subscribers
Inspectors into INM governance scandal circulate draft findings to witnesses
Move signals long-running investigation into Ireland’s largest news group is drawing to a close
Denis O’Brien can reassert ‘truth and honest opinion’ defence to solicitors’ defamation claims, court rules
The billionaire and his spokesman, James Morrissey, are being sued over a 2016 press release
Electric vehicle prices are tumbling, but is it all good news for the customer?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Denis O’Brien on track to make over €100m profit in sale of Beacon Hospital
Deal marks further shrinking of businessman’s empire as Australian financial services giant Macquarie to pay €400m for facility
Denis O’Brien’s Beacon Hospital sold to Macquarie for estimated €400m
Sale of Dublin hospital, which treats more than 200,000 patients annually, could net businessman profit of €100m before tax
Digicel completes restructuring that cuts O’Brien stake to 10%
Denis O'Brien's holding may double to 20% should warrants attached to the restructuring ultimately be triggered
Tension, a pay scandal and farewells: the business world’s winners and losers of 2023
A tech sector slowdown coupled with rising interest rates gave many a year to forget
Denis O’Brien’s Digicel bash: Restructuring marks end of an era for businessman
Bondholders soon to take ownership of the embattled Caribbean telecoms empire
Digicel bondholders line up former Nokia chief as Denis O’Brien loses control
O’Brien will see his stake decline to 10% as consortium takes control of mobile business
Irish Times journalists shortlisted for UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards
Joe Brennan, Ciara O’Brien, Arthur Beesley and John Burns have been nominated for this year’s awards
Pension auto enrolment, Russian cyber attacks, and Kirsty Wark on leaving Newsnight
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State earmarks offices in docklands should it win bid to host EU Anti-Money Laundering Association
Ibec’s podcast sponsorship, Collison’s Abbeyleix charity event, new roles for Altada’s co-founders, NTMA’s land deal in the docks and Digicel’s sports channel in the Caribbean
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