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.

Former Anglo Irish Bank CEO Seán FitzPatrick mentioned concerns about an account belonging to a Denis O’Brien in the context of a Revenue investigation into bogus non-resident accounts in the bank, a trial heard.

Former Anglo chairman Sean FitzPatrick told an employee not to submit his brother-in-law’s accounts to Revenue, which was investigating alleged tax evasion at the bank, a trial has heard.

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.

Three former Anglo Irish Bank officials have gone on trial accused of hiding accounts connected to former chairman Seán FitzPatrick in an alleged tax evasion scheme.

A date has been set for the trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank officials who have denied conspiring to commit tax and company law offences.