Seánie: From bailouts to bail bonds

Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive and chairman Seán FitzPatrick could be facing further criminal prosecutions in addition to the 16 charges he was handed down before the Dublin District Court yesterday.

As some of 110 lever arch files provided to the DPP were only delivered in recent weeks, it is expected any decision on whether to press further criminal charges against Mr FitzPatrick and other senior Anglo executives, including former chief executive David Drumm, will take some time.

The 64-year-old bank- rupt has become the latest and most high-profile banker to face criminal charges arising out of the long-running investigation into financial irregularities at the zombie bank which he effectively ran for 22 years until he resigned in Dec 2008.