Sean Fitzpatrick, the former Anglo Irish Bank chairman, will stand trial in October of next year.
He faces 12 charges of failing to tell the bank's auditors the true value of loans - worth €139 million - given to him, or people connected to him, by Irish Nationwide between 2002 and 2007.
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today, Judge Martin Nolan fixed October 7th 2014 as the trial date - and was told the trial will take about 2 months. He also listed the case for the earlier date of July 25, 2014 for an update on the trial preparations.
Mr Fitzpatrick, (65) of Camaderry, Whitshed Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, was not present at today’s short hearing, having been excused from attendance on a previous date. He is charged under Section 197 of the Companies Act 1990.
He faces 12 counts of failing to disclose to auditors Ernst & Young the true value of the loans, while he was an officer of the bank.
The hearing has been scheduled for late 2014 to allow a period of ‘fade’ regarding expected media coverage of the accused’s trial in early 2014 on separate matters.
