Anglo trial set to be longest in Irish history

ONE of the biggest trials in Irish legal history gets under way today, when three former bankers face charges of trying to inflate the share price of the now-defunct Anglo Irish Bank.

Seán FitzPatrick, the former chairman and one-time chief executive, former finance director Willie McAteer, and former chief financial officer Pat Whelan face a total of 16 charges.

The three are due before court 19 of the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin for a trial that is expected to last six months.