Michael Lowry ordered to pay costs in mobile licence case

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Michael Lowry was ordered to pay his own costs in the High Court on 12 May 2016 over hearings concerning a mobile phone licence competition.

The case concerned Persona Digital Telephony’s claim that Denis O'Brien’s Esat Digifone consortium won the 1995 competition by bribing Mr Lowry, which is denied.

Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly said the State and Mr O’Brien were entitled to their costs, but Mr Lowry’s involvement as a third party had not been necessary.

The report said it was unclear whether Persona’s case would proceed to a full hearing after third-party funding was refused.