A struck-off solicitor has been jailed for two years for his role in deceiving a bank to lend almost €9m for land now worth €30,000.

A struck-off solicitor and an elderly businessman will be sentenced today for defrauding a bank of almost €9m to buy land now worth €30,000.

A struck-off solicitor and an elderly businessman will be sentenced shortly for defrauding a bank of almost €9m to buy land now worth €30,000.