Michael Lynn faces 21 charges of stealing €27m from seven banks

The trial is set to last between 12 and 14 weeks and will hear from 70 witnesses.

Michael Lynn pleaded not guilty to one count of stealing €2,742,000, the property of Bank of Ireland Mortgages Bank Ltd, on December 13, 2006. File photo: Collins Courts

A man has gone on trial accused of stealing €27m from a number of financial institutions.

Michael Lynn (53) is facing 21 charges relating to the alleged theft of money from seven banks between 2005 and 2007, a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury was told on Monday.