Siteserv

‘Undisclosed’ engagements led to co-founders Niall McFadden and Brian Harvey negotiating 15% shareholding in Denis O’Brien company that bought business without anyone in Siteserv or main creditor IBRC knowing

Attorney General to be asked to provide advice on whether Dáil and Seanad should be required to vote on motion close down commission

Judge finds Denis O’Brien’s adviser signed document backdating contract which included ‘complete contrivance’

Inside Business podcast: Arthur Beesley on intense discussion at Arthur Cox as it came to act for both Siteserv parties

Denis O’Brien’s offer won out despite the prospect of a higher price from a rival bidder

Key witnesses given two months to respond to commission of inquiry’s conclusions

Bill since July 2021 includes €1.5m in legal fees and €46,000 for PR

Sean Corkery jumped at the chance to lead the aviation software firm out of trouble

Court of Appeal rules that High Court erred in saying application was overly broad

Micheál Martin appeared before commission to discuss 2015 private meeting with then senior Department of Finance official

Former minister for finance asked about department’s relationship with State bank

Martin to be questioned next month on meeting with Department of Finance official

Inquiry approaches sixth anniversary as final report into Siteserv deal delayed again

Seen & Heard: plans for deepwater port in Meath and ESRI warn on unemployment

Many borrowers have left Ireland since collapse of bank in financial crash

Businessman granted access to certain documents for defamation case against Red Flag

Companies linked to businessman received almost $134m in 3½ years

Claims include alleged attempt to access details of O’Brien’s banking affairs

State body set up in June 2015 to examine transactions at former Anglo Irish Bank

Action follows launch of legal case by former chief of firm’s industrial solutions division

Awards, elections, trials, boycotts, summits and festivals over the coming year

Seen & heard: Maximum Media numbers; Investors caught short; Actavo quits US; and Biomarin mulls expansion

Lawyers express concern as hundreds of cases potentially face lengthy delays

Social Democrats TD fears being forced to reveal source of information about O’Brien

Judge leading investigation into controversial sale issues warning in latest report

Cregan commission inquiring into sale of construction services group to Denis O’Brien

Politician to resist efforts to reveal source of details behind Dáil statements on O’Brien

Cregan inquiry expected to cost in excess of €30 million

Agenda: State is still entangled in financial sector via Nama, IBRC and Quinn Insurance

Four days were set aside in February for Social Democrats TD to appear before inquiry

Denis O’Brien-controlled Island Capital claims breach of law and rights on retention and use of documents

Secretary general previously refused to discuss controversial cost overrun on project

Allegations about the sale made by Murphy in Dáil led to establishment of commission

Commission looking at Nama’s sale in 2014 of Northern portfolio

Journalists from the newspaper won in three out of six categories at ceremony in Dublin

Seen & heard: IAG on the hunt for Flybe, Sheen Falls sold and losses at Actavo

Telco entrepreneur with a home in Co Clare sold his first phone company for $14bn

Business Week: also in the news – Budget 2019; a Denis O’Brien bid; and Ryanair’s agm

Should Government be dealing with O’Brien via Actavo with investigations taking place?

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