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Cardinal Keith O'Brien's accusers deny claims that they were part of a revenge-seeking "gay cabal" (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:56:40 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The four men whose accusations led to the resignation of Britain's leading Catholic cleric are rejecting suggestions that they were part of a "gay cabal" seeking "revenge" for the cardinal's publicly anti-gay stance.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien resigned last month after claims of inappropriate behavior towards several priests came to light. His four accusers are dismissing reports that quote church sources saying O'Brien was forced to quit by gay priests angry at his hypocrisy about same-sex marriages, the UK Guardian reports.

Irish America stands up for Denis O’Brien and applauds loudly -- Ireland’s top businessman and philanthropist wows New York crowd (IrishCentral)

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:16:29 PST

Irish media mogul and philanthropist Denis O'Brien (Photo: Forbes)Denis O’Brien is Ireland’s equivalent of Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish emigrant who made billions and gave it all away in the final decades of his lifeThough he roamed and prospered far and wide, Carnegie never forgot the millions in need in his own country or anywhere else he operatedO’Brien has made his billions through his telephone company Digicel which has provided cell phone service to millions of the world's poorHe has also given back in the countless millions to those countries where he has prospered READ MORE

U2’s Bono, Denis O’Brien and others to plan massive testimonial bash for Irish rugby hero Brian O’Driscoll (IrishCentral)

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:31:01 PST

Brian O'DriscollThe fact that U2’s frontman, Bono and a group of businessmen are planning two testimonial dinners for Irish rugby hero Brian O’Driscoll suggests that he’s planning on retiring soonThe Irish rugby team captain is currently on hiatus due to a busted ankle but during his time off business head honchos Denis O’Brien, Dermot Desmond and Michael Smurfit Jr, along with Bono are planning events to honor the top player Actress Amy Huberman, O’Driscoll’s wife, who recently announced she was pregnant, dodged the retirement question earlier this week when the Irish Independent cornered herWhen asked about O’Driscoll she said “Brian had surgery during the week so he's at home with his feet up READ MORE

Irish businessman Denis O’Brien cited by Bill Clinton in Time magazine cover story for “changing the world” (IrishCentral)

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:08:21 PDT

By: JAMES O'SHEA

Former president Bill Clinton has written in a Time Magazine cover story that Irish businessman Denis O’Brien’s move to make cash transactions available for the poorest in the world via cell phones was the number one idea in changing the world.

Denis O’Brien extends his media empire - my media mogul story (IrishCentral)

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:45:39 PDT

Denis O'Brien (Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)Back in the early 1990s when I was editing a new weekly section for the Irish Independent called Dubliners I started an annual competition called Dubliner of the Year Because of limited budgets in the paper (some things never change) and also to give the competition a wider reach, I got one of the new commercial radio stations involved as a media partner Which is how, a year later, I ended up at a lunch hosted by the lord mayor, the Independent and the radio station, at which the monthly winners of the competition and their families were wined and dined and the Dubliner of the Year was announced I don't remember too much about the lunch, except that the monthly winners of the competition, who had been nominated by the readers and listeners, were all true Dubs READ MORE

New row breaks out in battle for control of Ireland’s Independent Newspapers group (IrishCentral)

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:54:42 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

A new row has broken out between tycoon Denis O’Brien and the O’Reilly family in the battle for control of Ireland’s Independent Newspapers group.

Denis O’Brien, a billionaire with a mission not just to make money-- Irish businessman praised by Clinton, NY Times, seeks to make a difference (IrishCentral)

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:45:10 PDT

Denis O'Brien (Credit: Forbes)The O’Reilly family’s stranglehold on most of Irish journalism is over and that can only be goodI’m delighted that businessman Denis O’Brien, much admired here in America, is taking over effectively as the chief shareholder of Ireland’s largest newspaper group, Independent News and MediaI know O’Brien and consider him as one of the great business talents to emerge from Ireland in the past half centuryHe is a straight talker, and is one of the few who avoided the calamity of believing their own propaganda, that they walked on water, based on nothing more than a property bubble and a backslapping media READ MORE

Newstalk bosses bite back at Dunphy’s ‘outrageous’ claims about their station (IrishCentral)

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:28:43 PDT

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Eamon Dunphy’s claims that media mogul Denis O’Brien hates journalism and intimidates staff at the Newstalk radio station has been branded as ‘outrageous’.

Billionaire Denis O'Brien says worst is over for Irish economy (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:12:24 PDT

By: AMY FERAN

Ireland's richest man, Denis O'Brien, is confident that the Irish economy is on the way up, but feels Irish people need to gain more confidence to help it rise again.

Haiti needs 100 Bernard McNamaras says Denis O'Brien (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:45:18 PST

"Haiti needs 100 Bernard McNamaras" So said Digicel CEO Denis O'Brien from Haiti this morningHe's not wrongMcNamara (above) was a serious high-flier during Ireland's rocket-charged property boom READ MORE

Denis O'Brien lends Digicel plane to Concern to fly relief supplies to Haiti (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:09:00 PST

By: KELLY FINCHAM

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