Flynn ‘elephant in room’ during trial

THE former chairman of Bank of Scotland (Ireland) was described as the elephant in the room during the trial of Ted Cunningham.

The defence said the prosecution referred to him so frequently during the trial that it was as if they were saying that Mr Flynn was in some way notorious and that therefore Cunningham was guilty of money-laundering.

Cunningham said he asked Mr Flynn to become a director of Chesterton because he had national prominence and would lend weight to the company.