An action seeking summary judgment against Northern Ireland developer and one of the ’Maple 10’, Patrick Kearney for over €16m has been admitted to the fast track Commercial Court.

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm could face 33 criminal charges here in Ireland if the authorities succeed in extraditing him from the US.

The jury in the fraud trial of three Anglo Irish Bank directors over a multimillion loans-for-shares scheme have begun a third full day of deliberation.