December date set for Anglo directors' disclosure hearing

The case of the former chairman and two former directors of Anglo Irish Bank will be mentioned again next month for a further disclosure hearing, pending the trial in January.
Sean FitzPatrick (aged 64), William McAteer (aged 62) and Pat Whelan (aged 50) have been charged with 16 counts of providing unlawful financial assistance to individuals in July 2008 to buy shares in the bank.