Former Anglo Irish Bank chairman and chief executive Sean FitzPatrick is to go on trial accused of unlawfully helping to back a group of investors – including members of Sean Quinn's family – to buy shares in the financial institution in 2008.

Two former senior executives of Anglo Irish Bank are to face criminal prosecution later this year after becoming the first individuals to be charged in the long-running investigation into financial irregularities at the zombie bank.

The “Maple 10” were the most talked about secret club in Ireland.

One of the top bankers in the former rogue lender Anglo Irish Bank has been charged in Ireland with a string of fraud offences.

The five-star Dylan Hotel in Dublin has plunged into the red, recording a pre-tax loss of €741,690 in its newly released 2010 accounts.

A FOUR-STAR hotel owned by Menolly Homes boss Seamus Ross recorded an operating loss of €1.7 million in 2009.

ANOTHER page in the remarkable history of the Mullins racing dynasty was written at Clonmel last night when Bachelor Affair provided Gerard Mullins with his first training success.

A HIGH Court dispute over the share-out of multi-million euro profits, from a residential development on part of Kildare’s K Club hotel and golf course grounds, is to proceed today after mediation efforts failed yesterday.

LITTLE went right for Jessica Harrington’s Jumbajukiba at Galway last week, but he was back on song with an impressive performance in the Listed Platinum Stakes at Cork yesterday.

THE widow of Liam Lawlor TD yesterday secured leave in the High Court to legally challenge the Planning Tribunal.

Seneschalstown attacker Joe Sheridan is winning his race to to be fit for Meath's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Laois on Saturday (Pairc Tailteann, throw-in 6pm).

ONE of the country’s biggest developers has been criticised by some members of South Dublin County Council for offering local politicians free passes to the Ryder Cup.

Meath County Board has confirmed that the Menolly Group is to sponsor the Royal County's football teams for the next three years.

FINANCIAL services firm Fexco is believed to be involved in takeover talks with the struggling online reservations group CNG Travel.

JACK HIGH, confidently handled by Garrett Cotter, proved a convincing winner of the €85,000 Stanleybet Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan yesterday.

NORTH County Dublin trainer Peter Casey enjoyed his biggest success to date when Palace Star won the McDonogh EBF Handicap at Galway last night.

JUDGE Alan Mahon staged a “walkout” on the Planning Tribunal yesterday as Liam Lawlor attempted to raise the recent revelation that the chairman had once made a £20,000 tax settlement with the Revenue.

LIAM LAWLOR could be forced to sell his Lucan mansion to pay the legal bills arising from his failure to co-operate with the Planning Tribunal.

DISGRACED former Fianna Fáil TD Liam Lawlor intends to make a bid for multi-million euro contracts in war-ravaged Iraq.