Michael Lynn's lawyer alleges accused had 'secret deal' with ex-bank CEO Michael Fingleton

Feargal Kavanagh told the jury this was a case where a bank was “giving money out willy nilly” and then came back to “whinge about it later”

Michael Lynn is on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accused of the theft of around €27 million from seven financial institutions. Photo: Collins Courts

An auditor for Irish Nationwide has told a million euro theft trial that he had no knowledge of any alleged secret deal between the accused and former bank boss Michael Fingleton.

Former solicitor Michael Lynn (53) is on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accused of the theft of around €27 million from seven financial institutions.