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Wed 12 Dec 2002Plan for Irish investors to make 20% of consortiumThe  Norwegian company Telenor became involved in discussions with Mr Denis O'Brien in late April 1995, the tribunal has been told in a statement by Mr John Callaghan, a director of Mr O'Brien's company Communicorp.Mr John Coughlan SC, for the tribunal, said Mr Callaghan has told the tribunal he joined the board of Esat Telecom in December 1994. Esat Telecom, which was owned by Communicorp, was interested in bidding for the second mobile phone licence.