The Moriarty Tribunal found that Denis O’Brien made two payments to Michael Lowry of around IR£500,000, while he was communications minister in charge of the state’s mobile phone licence competition. Picture: Fergal Phillips
Three tribunals and commissions of investigation have cost the state more than €80 million to date, newly released figures show. The investigation into the sale of Siteserv, the utilities firm, and other former Anglo Irish Bank sales, the investigation into Nama’s €5.8 billion Project Eagle loan book sale, along with the Moriarty Tribunal, which 25 years since its inception is still incurring bills, have cost €80.36 million so far, according to an update on costs...