The Court of Appeal has quashed the convictions of two former Anglo Irish Bank executives jailed for furnishing false information to the Revenue Commissioners and conspiring to delete bank accounts.

Two former Anglo Irish Bank executives convicted of conspiring to conceal or alter bank accounts being sought by Revenue did not receive a fair trial, the Court of Appeal was told yesterday.

A friend and business partner of former Anglo Irish Chairman Sean FitzPatrick has told a trial that he was not aware of several transfers made from a bank account they held jointly.

Three former Anglo Irish Bank officials accused of hiding bogus off-shore accounts in an alleged tax evasion scheme were involved in helping Revenue investigate tax compliance in the bank in 2003.

A computer programme was created by an Anglo Irish Bank employee to remove records of a company connected to the bank from its IT system, a trial has been told.