Trial of former Anglo executive Tiarnan O’Mahoney collapses

Judge will direct jury to acquit ex-banker on charges of fraud and conspiracy regarding bank documents

Tue, Oct 31, 2017, 18:00

Sarah-Jane Murphy

Tiarnan O’Mahoney (58), Glen Pines, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow: has pleaded not guilty to a charge that he conspired to destroy, mutilate or falsify books and documents. Photograph: Collins Courts

Tiarnan O’Mahoney (58), Glen Pines, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow: has pleaded not guilty to a charge that he conspired to destroy, mutilate or falsify books and documents. Photograph: Collins Courts

The trial of a former senior Anglo Irish Bank official charged with conspiring to destroy or falsify records of accounts allegedly connected to the bank’s former chief executive Seán FitzPatrick has collapsed.

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