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Does Denis O'Brien have shares in Boards

  • 23-06-2015 10:35pm
    #1
    paska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭


    He is involved in lots of the media services in Ireland and given that boards is so popular. Does he have an influence here?


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  • #2
    Gooners
    Closed Accounts Posts: 388 ✭✭Gooners


    paska wrote: »
    He is involved in lots of the media services in Ireland and given that boards is so popular. Does he have an influence here?

    Not on me he doesn't.


  • #3
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Everyone knows Dev is Denis O'Brien.


    Don't they?


  • #4
    CountingCrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭CountingCrows


    Shares? Since when is boards listed?


  • #5
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    Well, I've heard rumours that ████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████

    Edit: Hey, who did that?


  • #6
    4zn76tysfajdxp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    Great username, OP.


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  • #7
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    I found him lurking behind the toilet the other morning.

    "Oh Denny" I said "you're quite the boy".
    Heard noises in the Wardrobe earlier,must check.You never know where he'll turn up.


  • #8
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,971 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    Given that boards and broadsheet are owned by the same people and both carried links to transcripts of Catherine Murphys evidence revealing all that Dennis O'Brien wanted kept mum, I think we can safely say no,he has no part in it. Broadsheet was the only journalistic publication in Ireland to carry those links infact before the injunction was clarified.


  • #9
    paska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭paska


    CountingCrows wrote: »
    Shares? Since when is boards listed?

    When does that matter?


  • #10
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    Given that boards and broadsheet are owned by the same people and both carried links to transcripts of Catherine Murphys evidence revealing all that Dennis O'Brien wanted kept mum, I think we can safely say no,he has no part in it. Broadsheet was the only journalistic publication in Ireland to carry those links infact before the injunction was clarified.
    Boards.ie and Broadsheet are both part of Distilled Media?

    Never knew that. Broadsheet doesn't have any mention of DM on their website that I can see.


  • #11
    NachoBusiness
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,389 ✭✭✭NachoBusiness


    The amount of money Boards makes in a year I'd say wouldn't even cover his annual dry cleaning bill.


    *This is not a dig at the man's weight. I resent the accusation tbh.


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  • #12
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 54,424 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    byte wrote: »
    Boards.ie and Broadsheet are both part of Distilled Media?

    Never knew that. Broadsheet doesn't have any mention of DM on their website that I can see.

    Broadsheet is owned by Sweatshop Media, which also runs Waterford Whispers News.

    Whether Sweatshop has the same shareholders / directors as Distilled I am not sure.


  • #13
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,769 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    Wasn't he Face Kicker?


  • #14
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,751 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    Given that boards and broadsheet are owned by the same people and both carried links to transcripts of Catherine Murphys evidence revealing all that Dennis O'Brien wanted kept mum, I think we can safely say no,he has no part in it. Broadsheet was the only journalistic publication in Ireland to carry those links infact before the injunction was clarified.

    Boards and the Journal are owned by Distilled Media. Broadsheet is a different operation.


  • #15
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,352 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    NachoBusiness wrote: »
    The amount of money Boards makes in a year I'd say wouldn't even cover his annual dry cleaning bill.


    *This is not a dig at the man's weight. I resent the accusation tbh.

    Don't tell anyone, but Boards doesn't actually make any money. :pac:


  • #16
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,421 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    What is the obsession with Denis O'Brien? He's rich, your not. Get over it already.


  • #17
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    ...[REDACTED]


  • #18
    BoJack Horseman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,248 ✭✭✭✭BoJack Horseman


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    What is the obsession with Denis O'Brien? He's rich, your not. Get over it already.

    Pantomime villain.


  • #19
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    awec wrote: »
    Broadsheet is owned by Sweatshop Media, which also runs Waterford Whispers News.

    Whether Sweatshop has the same shareholders / directors as Distilled I am not sure.
    Not sure if it's owned by Sweatshop, or if they are just the advertisers for it?

    http://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/waterford-whispers-news-joins-sweatshop-1.1803977


  • #20
    Junkyard Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,117 ✭✭✭✭Junkyard Tom


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    What is the obsession with Denis O'Brien? He's rich, your not. Get over it already.

    I may not be cash-rich but I've been collecting unused apostrophes for years and have many thousands of them.


  • #21
    Mightydrumming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 746 ✭✭✭Mightydrumming


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  • #22
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    Look , I dont buy petrol in Topaz , Don't read newspapers , don't watch TV3 , and next thing is that I will have to boycott Boards ................where is all this going to end .


  • #23
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    allthedoyles wrote: »
    Look , I dont buy petrol in Topaz , Don't read newspapers , don't watch TV3 , and next thing is that I will have to boycott Boards ................where is all this going to end .


    Clonmel mate.


  • #24
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    I am Denis O'Brien!


  • #25
    newmug
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    For Forks Sake wrote: »
    Boards and the Journal are owned by Distilled Media. Broadsheet is a different operation.

    Boards and The Journal are owned by the same people? Now why doesnt that surprise me....


  • #26
    Adyx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Adyx


    newmug wrote: »
    Boards and The Journal are owned by the same people? Now why doesnt that surprise me....
    Because it's been common knowledge for years?


  • #27
    Simon2015
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Simon2015


    Denis O'Brien allegedly owns Ireland.


  • #28
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    Guy:Incognito wrote: »
    I am Denis O'Brien!

    Imposter!

    I Am the real Denis O'Brien and have the jumbo breakfast wallet roll to prove it!


  • #29
    A Primal Nut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭A Primal Nut


    CountingCrows wrote: »
    Shares? Since when is boards listed?

    Non-publicly listed companies still have shareholders. The main shareholders of Distilled Media (which includes boards.ie) are Eamonn and Brian Fallon, the original founders of daft.ie.


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