Efforts to set up the Oireachtas banking inquiry are expected to 'speed up' now that the Anglo trial has come to a conclusion.
Anglo's former Finance Director Willie McAteer and its head of lending in Ireland Pat Whelan were yesterday found guilty of providing 450 million euro worth of illegal loans to the Maple ten to buy Anglo shares in July 2008, while the bank's former chairman Sean FitzPatrick was acquitted on all charges against him on Wednesday.
It's understood the Government will issue a request on the investigation's mandate after Easter - but it's believed public hearings could be some time away.
Richard Chambers reports:
