Senior executive agrees Brendan Mullin had no option but to resign following internal investigation

Former Ireland Rugby international accused of stealing over €570,000

Brendan Mullin denies all 15 charges, which are alleged to have occurred between July 2011 and March 2013. File Picture

A retired Bank of Ireland senior executive has agreed with a suggestion that a former bank managing director accused of stealing over €570,000 had “no option” but to resign following an internal investigation.

Liam McLoughlin, who was chief executive of Bank of Ireland's Retail Ireland division, agreed with Brendan Grehan, defending, that his client “really had no option” but to resign.