Irish Billionaire O’Brien Says Government Water Climbdown Wrong

Irish billionaire Denis O’Brien criticized the government’s decision to suspend water charges, saying a plan to set up a commission to examine the issue meant it had been “kicked in the air and down the field.”

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny relented to pressure to halt water levies, which triggered widespread opposition in the rain-sodden nation, as he sought a deal to form a new minority administration.