Anglo Trial: Ex-directors set to be sentenced on April 28

The sentence hearing of former Anglo Irish Bank directors Pat Whelan and William McAteer will take place on April 28 following their conviction on charges of providing illegal lending to the Maple Ten for a share support scheme.

The jury found Mr McAteer, former director of finance, and Mr Whelan, the former head of Irish lending, guilty of providing illegal loans to 10 individuals to buy shares in the bank. The jury acquitted them of six charges each of lending money to the Quinn family

The jury returned the verdicts after 16 hours and 53 minutes of deliberation over five days. Their co-accused, former Anglo chairman Seán FitzPatrick, was acquitted on all 10 charges against him on Wednesday.