The former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank has appeared in court charged with facilitating unlawful loans to buy Anglo shares.

Sean Fitzpatrick of Whitshed Road, Greystones was arrested at Dublin airport early this morning.

The 64 year old was arrested by arrangement at Dublin airport at 5.37 this morning having stepped off a flight from Atlanta.

He was charged just after 8am with 16 offences under company law.

It’s alleged that in 2008 he provided unlawful financial assistance to members of the Quinn family and the so called Maple Ten of Irish investors to enable them to buy shares in Anglo.

Sean Fitzpatrick has been granted bail on condition he stays at his address, signs on weekly at Irishtown Garda Station and gives gardai 48 hours notice if he plans to leave the jurisdiction.

He’s to appear in court again on October 8th.

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WWE Monday Night Raw’s 1,000th episode opened with Vince McMahon. He thanked the fans and introduced D-Generation X. Shawn Michaels and Triple H did a bit of comedy before bringing out the New Age Outlaws and X-Pac for a full reunion!

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Fans heading to watch Madonna tonight will be wondering just how much of the Queen of Pop they’ll see.

She brings here MDNA tour to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin later, leaving a string of racy performances in various cities in her wake.

Madonna has come in for criticism from sections of the media for nudity at some of her shows, with some accusations of desperation.

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