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The legal action was originally taken by the Comcast consortium following the award of the second mobile phone licence to Denis O'Brien's Esat Digifone in 1996

Ganley to continue mobile phone licence legal action

Entrepreneur Declan Ganley has said that he is to continue legal action against the State, Denis O'Brien and Michael Lowry after US group Comcast told the High Court that it was withdrawing.

Business • 27 May

Denis O'Brien's Esat Digifone won the licence for the state's second mobile phone company in 1996

Comcast drops action against O'Brien, Lowry and State

A consortium which bid for the controversial second mobile phone licence granted by the State has dropped its legal action challenging the award of the licence in 1996.

Business • 26 May

The payment is a full and final settlement of Denis O'Brien's costs application

O'Brien receives €5.8m from State agency for legal costs

Businessman Denis O'Brien has received €5.8 million from the State Claims Agency for his legal costs in relation to the Moriarty Tribunal dating back as far as 2001, it has been confirmed.

Ireland • 24 Apr

Actavo is an international engineering group operating across Ireland, the UK, Middle East and the Caribbean region

Revenues at Denis O'Brien's Actavo surge to €214m

Revenues at businessman Denis O'Brien's international engineering group Actavo last year increased by 8.7% to €214.62m - boosted by a strong Irish performance.

Business • 15 Oct 24

The matter will return to the courts later this year

Denis O'Brien to add 370 names to case over fake ads

The High Court has allowed Denis O'Brien to add more than 370 names to defamation proceedings the businessman has brought over a series of allegedly fake, malicious and misleading advertisements featuring him that were posted on platforms operated by Meta.

Business • 14 Aug 24

The ads are appearing on Facebook and Instagram

Denis O'Brien seeks court orders over "false" Meta ads

Businessman Denis O'Brien is seeking High Court orders requiring internet giant Meta to provide him with information about those behind allegedly "false and malicious" advertisements containing his name and image that have been posted on its platforms.

Business • 11 Jul 24

New Digicel Group CEO Marcelo Cataldo will take up the role in May

Cataldo named as new Digicel Group CEO

Mobile phone operator Digicel has named Marcelo Cataldo as its new group chief executive, effective from May 1.

Business • 15 Apr 24

The hospital treated over 200,000 patients last year

Macquarie to buy Denis O'Brien controlled Beacon Hospital

The asset management wing of Australian financial services giant Macquarie Group has agreed a deal to buy the Beacon Hospital in Dublin which is controlled by businessman Denis O'Brien.

Business • 13 Feb 24

New accounts filed by Mr O'Brien's Yelsea Ltd show that the hotel firm doubled its operating profits to €572,977

Operating profits double at Ballynahinch Castle

Operating profits at the company that runs the Denis O'Brien owned four-star Ballynahinch Castle hotel in Co Galway last year more than doubled to €572,977.

Business • 25 Oct 23

O'Brien's Spanish golf resort returns to a profit

The group of companies that owns, operates and develops property at Camiral Golf & Wellness, Denis O'Brien's golf and wellness resort near the Catalan town of Girona in Spain, returned to profit last year to record pre-tax profits of £3.21m (€3.69m).

Business • 18 Oct 23

Mr O'Brien acquired the Quinta do Lago resort in 1998, and has expanded it substantially in the years since.

Profits triple at Denis O'Brien owned Algarve resort

Profits at the company that manages businessman, Denis O'Brien's Quinta do Lago golf resort in the Algarve last year almost tripled to €4.6 million.

Business • 12 Oct 23

Digicel was founded by Denis O'Brien in 2001

O'Brien set to lose control of Digicel after debt deal

Businessman Denis O'Brien is on course to lose control of Caribbean-based mobile phone business, Digicel, following an overnight deal with bondholders to reduce the group's debt pile.

Business • 01 Mar 23

Ballynahinch Castle returns to profit

The company that operates the Denis O'Brien owned four-star Ballynahinch Castle hotel in Co Galway last year returned to operating profit after revenues surged.

Business • 24 Oct 22

Customers shop at a Digicel Pacific Limited store for mobile phones in Fiji

Digicel completes sale of Digicel Pacific to Telstra

Digicel has completed the sale of its subsidiary Digicel Pacific Limited to a subsidiary of the Australian telecommunications company Telstra Corporation Limited for $1.85 billion.

Business • 14 Jul 22

Digicel chairman Denis O'Brien said it was not sustainable for the company to continue investing in Panama

Digicel to liquidate Panama business as merger approved

Mobile phone operator Digicel said it plans to wind down operations in Panama following the government's approval of a merger between competitors Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) and Claro.

Business • 07 Apr 22

Digicel said the new tax could affect its planned $1.57 billion sale of the Pacific's biggest mobile network to Australia's Telstra

Digicel says PNG tax could hit deal with Telstra

Digicel Group said it is considering legal options after Papua New Guinea (PNG) imposed a tax of almost $100m.

Business • 04 Apr 22

The purchase from current owner and founder, Irish businessman Denis O'Brien, is expected to be completed within six months

Australia's Telstra to buy Digicel Pacific from O'Brien

Australian telecommunications firm Telstra will buy Digicel Pacific for $1.6 billion, in a government-supported move reportedly aimed at shutting out China-backed players from acquiring the regionally dominant company.

Business • 27 Oct 21

Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Group has been sold to Germany's Bauer Media Audio Holdings

Bauer Media completes Communicorp deal

The acquisition of Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Group by Germany's Bauer Media Audio Holdings is now complete.

Business • 01 Jun 21

The Communicorp media organisation owns the Newstalk, Today FM, Spin 1038, Spin Southwest and 98FM radio stations here

O'Brien's Communicorp agrees sale to Bauer Media Audio

German firm Bauer Media Audio has agreed to buy Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Group in a deal believed to be in excess of €100m.

Business • 25 Feb 21

The company's original plan had been to reduce its debt pile by $1.7bn

Digicel close to completing $1.6bn debt reduction plan

Digicel, the Caribbean, Central American and Asia Pacific based telecoms group founded by businessman Denis O'Brien, will complete its debt reduction process next week.

Business • 18 Jun 20

Iliad is to launch a mobile service in the territory

Digicel and Iliad agree French West Indies network deal

Digicel, Denis O'Brien's Caribbean based telecoms company, has signed a deal with the French company that controls eir that will see the two firms share network in the French West Indies.

Business • 02 Jun 20

Overall the Digicel debt restructuring will see its outstanding debt of around $7bn reduced to $5.4bn

Digicel ends attempt to restructure debt due in 2023

Digicel, the Caribbean-based telecom group controlled by businessman Denis O'Brien, has ended its attempt to convince holders of debt totalling just under $1bn, due to be repaid in 2023, to accept new repayment terms on their investment.

Business • 21 May 20

According to Denis O'Brien, Colm Delves had been adopted by Jamaica

Death announced of former Digicel CEO Colm Delves

The death has taken place of the director and former chief executive of the Digicel Group, Colm Delves.

Business • 24 Apr 20

Digicel is carrying significant levels of debt amounting to around $6.9bn

Digicel in talks about possible debt write-downs

Digicel, the telecoms group controlled by businessman Denis O'Brien, has said it is in talks with some debtholders about possible debt write-downs.

Business • 27 Mar 20

(From left to right) CPL Resources CEO Anne Heraty, U2's The Edge, Atlantic Bridge founder Elaine Coughlan and Mark Roden, CEO of Ding

Endeavor to provide support system for entrepreneurs

A new Irish arm of a global not-for-profit organisation that aims to support high-potential entrepreneurs in growing their business has launched in Ireland, backed by U2, businessman Denis O'Brien and developer Paddy McKillen Sr amongst others.

Business • 13 Sep 19

Denis OBrien