The trial of Anglo Irish BankÂ’s former CEO Sean Fitzpatrick has got underway.
The 69-year-old is accused of making misleading, false or deceptive statements to auditors Ernst & Young between 2002 and 2007.
In that period, Mr. Fitzpatrick had loan portfolios of between €€10m and €€100m.
The prosecution told the court these loans were artificially reduced in order to improve the bank's end-of-year position.
TheyÂ’ jury has been urged to give Mr. Fitzpatrick the presumption of innocence.
Our Courts Correspondent Frank Greaney reports:
