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Wed 12 Dec 2002FG man arranged O'Brien's meetings with ministersThe businessman Mr Denis O'Brien met two former Fine Gael ministers at Government Buildings in May 1995 as part of a campaign to "raise his profile" within the party, the Moriarty tribunal heard.Mr John Coughlan SC, for the tribunal, said that Mr O'Brien's diary referred to two separate meetings on the evening of May 17th 1995 with Mr Enda Kenny, former minister for tourism and trade and current Fine Gael leader, and Mr Richard Bruton, former minister for enterprise and employment and current deputy leader of the party.