“What we did not realise was that the man in the key position had his own agenda,” Mr O’Flynn said. Mr O’Flynn stressed that his group would have “grabbed” Gardiner Street with both hands had Mr Cox brought the project to it. “It was the most difficult time of my life,” Mr O’Flynn said, adding that that this was when Mr Cox “arrived” with the letter. Mr O’Flynn noted that the group specifically wanted Mr Cox to work two days a week for O’Flynn Capital Partners from early 2014. “He was earning more money at that time, than anybody, including myself, in the whole structure,” Mr O’Flynn noted.

Source: The Irish Times January 15, 2020 13:30 UTC