Denis O’Brien’s media departure: ‘No politician will shed any tears’

Around this time, O’Brien was building out his media portfolio, buying up shares in& Media , previously controlled by Tony O’Reilly. The face-off between O’Reilly and O’Brien over led to his peak years of influence in Irish media.

Over the years, politicians who dealt with him, or his media interests, have a range of verdicts – from his being “perfectly pleasant and helpful”, to those working for him engaging in lobbying that left one senior politician feeling that “there was a gun being put to my head” on some issues. Several political sources who spoke privately also registered the view that O’Brien’s involvement in an issue increased the chances of it garnering negative attention in the media – from water charges to the National Broadband Plan (where

Michael Lowry might!!

No citizens will shed any tears either

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