Aoife Maguire, 62, a former Anglo Irish Bank employee, denied to Gardaí that she was part of a conspiracy to conceal offshore bank accounts linked to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick from Revenue. She and two former senior Anglo managers—Tiarnan O'Mahoney, 56, and Bernard Daly, 67—have pleaded not guilty to seven counts at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The allegations claim they hid or omitted accounts from Anglo's Core Banking System between 2003 and 2004 and attempted to delete records from the bank's computer system. In October 2013, Gardaí interviewed Maguire, who said she began at Anglo in 1987 as a typist and later worked on the IT help desk. She admitted being asked to provide a list of accounts to Revenue in 2003 but denied any role in deleting accounts or instructing staff to do so. The case is set to continue before Judge Patrick McCartan and a jury of twelve.
During a 2015 trial, a senior Revenue official testified that he had serious concerns in 2003 about Anglo Irish Bank's disclosure of non‑resident accounts, noting that earlier statements about no DIRT‑liable accounts were inaccurate. The case involved three former bank officials—Tiarnan O'Mahoney, Bernard Daly, and Aoife Maguire—who pleaded not guilty to seven counts of hiding or omitting accounts linked to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick between 2003 and 2004. Anglo had reached a DIRT settlement with Revenue in 2004 after discovering many non‑resident accounts. The trial also heard that Revenue had offered amnesty to bogus account holders, leading to customers coming forward. Evidence from Revenue auditors highlighted discrepancies in the bank's records, including a missing account for John Peter O'Toole, a relative of FitzPatrick. The trial proceeded before Judge Patrick McCartan and a jury of twelve.
The trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank officials – Aoife Maguire, Tiarnan O'Mahoney and Bernard Daly – was adjourned until tomorrow. They are accused of hiding accounts linked to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick by deleting or omitting records from the bank's Core Banking System or from documents supplied to Revenue between 2003 and 2004. All three pleaded not guilty to seven counts. The case is before Judge Patrick McCartan and a jury of six men and six women at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with the prosecution expected to finish its case next week.
During a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, it was heard that the computer login "mc9" used to alter bank accounts linked to former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick was intended solely for use by the bank's IT department. Former IT head Michael Campbell testified that the login was employed in November 1999 to change the address on John Peter O'Toole's account, and that no non‑IT staff should have accessed it. He also stated that the login should not have been used for address changes. The trial also covered the alleged deletion or omission of accounts connected to FitzPatrick from Anglo's Core Banking System between 2003 and 2004. Accused Aoife Maguire, Tiarnan O'Mahoney and Bernard Daly, aged 62, 56 and 67 respectively, pleaded not guilty to seven counts. The case remains before Judge Patrick McCartan and a jury of twelve.
The trial of Bernard Daly, Aoife Maguire, and Tiarnan O'Mahoney continued at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where all three defendants have pleaded not guilty to seven counts. They are alleged to have deleted or omitted accounts connected to former Anglo Irish Chairman Sean FitzPatrick from the bank's Core Banking System or documentation provided to Revenue between 2003 and 2004. Witness Crohan O'Shea, a friend and business partner of FitzPatrick, testified that he was unaware of transfers from their joint trust account to an internal Anglo account called SRLADV, nor was he aware of name changes to the account that removed FitzPatrick's name. O'Shea stated he paid tax on the account and considered it above board. Deputy IT head James Shaw testified that he was asked by Maguire to remove accounts from the bank's record system. Shaw stated he archived the accounts instead of deleting them to ensure they remained retrievable, a distinction he believed Maguire did not understand. The matter was adjourned and is not concluded.
The trial of former Anglo Irish Bank officials Tiarnan O'Mahoney, Bernard Daly, and Aoife Maguire continues at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The three defendants have pleaded not guilty to seven counts alleging they deleted or omitted accounts connected to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick from the bank's Core Banking System or documentation provided to Revenue between 2003 and 2004. On day 16 of evidence, senior manager Zita Vance testified that she was asked by O'Mahoney to remove a name from documents requested by Revenue. Vance stated she was removed from the project team after refusing the instruction. She later told Anglo's fraud prevention officer that O'Mahoney was the individual who asked her to delete an account. Defence counsel for O'Mahoney noted that his client has no recollection of the conversations and denies making such requests. The court also heard from Monica Kearney, a former personal assistant to FitzPatrick, who identified an email sent to O'Mahoney in November 2003 detailing four account numbers. The matter is currently before Judge Patrick McCartan and a jury, with the trial ongoing.
During a 2015 trial, former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick was heard to have instructed an employee not to submit accounts belonging to his brother‑in‑law, John Peter O'Toole, to the Revenue while the bank was under investigation for alleged tax evasion. Witness Brian Gillespie, the former head of compliance, testified that FitzPatrick had asked him to withhold the O'Toole account and that FitzPatrick had also told him that a family member's account should not be returned to the Revenue. Gillespie said he reported these instructions to his superior, Director of Finance Willie McAteer, who was uninterested. The trial also heard that other Anglo officials, Bernard Daly, Tiarnan O'Mahoney and Aoife Maguire, were accused of attempting to delete references to the O'Toole account and other accounts from the bank's Core Banking System and from a list of non‑resident accounts over €100,000 that was to be supplied to the Revenue. Aoife Maguire pleaded not guilty.
Three former Anglo Irish Bank officials – Tiarnan O'Mahoney, Bernard Daly and Aoife Maguire – are on trial for alleged tax‑evasion offences in 2003 and 2004. The prosecution claims they hid offshore accounts linked to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick and deleted references to these accounts from the bank's Core Banking System. The accused deny removing names from lists supplied to Revenue and deny deleting accounts. The trial heard that O'Mahoney had set up a team to assist Revenue's audit of the bank's compliance with Deposit Interest Retention Tax. Patrick Peake, a former fraud‑prevention officer, testified that the team gathered documents and searched for emails containing key names, including those of the accused. He also described a series of changes to FitzPatrick's account records, including name and address alterations, and the removal and re‑addition of FitzPatrick's name in 2004. The case is being heard in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Patrick McCartan and a jury of twelve. Aoife Maguire pleaded not guilty.
During a 2015 trial, it was revealed that several changes were made to the name and address details on former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick's account in the bank's internal record system after the account was closed. The trial involved three Anglo officials—former company secretary Bernard Daly (65), former Chief Operations Officer Tiarnan O'Mahoney (54), and Aoife Maguire (60)—who pleaded not guilty to seven alleged offences committed in 2003 and 2004. They were accused of attempting to delete references to two accounts in the name of John Peter O'Toole, FitzPatrick's brother‑in‑law, from Anglo's Core Banking System (CBS) and of omitting O'Toole's name from a list provided to the Revenue Commissioners of people who held non‑resident accounts worth more than €100,000 in 1995. O'Mahoney and Maguire also denied trying to delete six other accounts connected to FitzPatrick from the CBS.
During a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, three former Anglo Irish Bank officials—Bernard Daly, Tiarnan O'Mahoney, and Aoife Maguire—were accused of temporarily repaying loans to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick to make the bank's year‑end accounts appear healthier. Evidence showed that in September 1998 an IR£196,000 loan from the Sean FitzPatrick/Crohan O'Shea Trust was moved into an internal Anglo staff‑loan account called SRLADV, and similar amounts were later returned to the original accounts on 6 October. The same pattern was alleged to have occurred in September 1999 and 2000. The defendants denied deleting references to accounts linked to FitzPatrick's brother‑in‑law, John Peter O'Toole, from the bank's Core Banking System and from a list of non‑resident accounts over €100,000 in 1995. The case remains before Judge Patrick McCartan and a jury of twelve. Aoife Maguire pleaded not guilty.
The trial of former Anglo Irish Bank officials Bernard Daly, Tiarnan O'Mahoney and Aoife Maguire was adjourned to allow the defence to examine newly discovered documents. Judge Patrick McCartan informed the jury that the prosecution had only just found the documents and granted the defence the rest of the day to review them. The case, originally set to resume that morning, involves the three pleading not guilty to seven alleged offences from 2003 and 2004, including attempts to delete references to accounts linked to John Peter O'Toole and others from the bank's Core Banking System.
The trial of former Anglo Irish Bank officials Tiarnan O'Mahoney, Bernard Daly, and Aoife Maguire continues before Judge Patrick McCartan and a jury. The three accused, who have all pleaded not guilty to seven alleged offences committed in 2003 and 2004, are charged with attempting to hide bank accounts from the Revenue in an alleged tax evasion scheme. Specifically, Mr. Daly and Mr. O'Mahoney deny omitting the name of John Peter O'Toole from a list provided to the Revenue Commissioners, while Mr. O'Mahoney and Ms. Maguire deny attempting to delete six other accounts connected to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick from the bank's Core Banking System. On day ten, former fraud officer Patrick Peake testified that Mr. O'Mahoney and Mr. FitzPatrick jointly received a US$1.2 million bridging loan in 1997 to fund a share deal. Mr. Peake also presented evidence that details on several closed accounts, including Lock Ltd/Susie Ltd and Carnahalla Ltd, were altered on the internal computer system years after closure. He noted that Mr. FitzPatrick's name was removed from a Triumvirate Properties Ltd account record between 2003 and 2012. The trial is ongoing, with Mr. Peake's evidence continuing before the court.
During a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Patrick Peake, a former fraud officer, testified that an Anglo Irish Bank employee had created a computer programme to delete records of Susie Ltd from the bank's Dublin Investment System. Peake described an email sent to consultant Shane Crowley about a programme intended to remove the company's records. Susie Ltd, sharing an address with Anglo's Isle of Man branch, had directors and staff linked to that operation. Peake also revealed 275 cash withdrawals totalling €173,800 from John Peter O'Toole's account, with only four transactions supported by documentation. He presented evidence of monthly €410 payments from an account in the name of Sean and Triona Fitzpatrick, signed by "Mary O'Toole," and transfers of IRL£71,000 and US$22,460 to Susie Ltd. The case involves former officials Bernard Daly, Tiarnan O'Mahoney, and Aoife Maguire, who plead not guilty to seven alleged offences related to account deletions and omissions.
During the trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank officials accused of hiding accounts linked to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick, evidence was presented showing connections between FitzPatrick's account and that of his brother‑in‑law, John Peter O'Toole. The accused—Bernard Daly, Tiarnan O'Mahoney and Aoife Maguire—were alleged to have archived and concealed offshore accounts to evade Deposit Interest Retention Tax. They faced seven offences from 2003 and 2004 and denied removing references to O'Toole's accounts from the bank's Core Banking System or omitting his name from a 1995 list of non‑resident account holders. Patrick Peake, former fraud prevention officer, testified that he began an investigation after learning of account deletions in April 2010, and that the bank was required to file a suspicious transaction report. He presented records from 1986 onward, showing address changes for O'Toole's accounts and transactions linking them to FitzPatrick and an Isle of Man entity. Aoife Maguire pleaded not guilty.
The trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank officials accused of hiding accounts connected to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick in an alleged tax evasion scheme has been adjourned. Judge Patrick McCartan excused the jury until next Monday to allow for legal argument, stating they were removed to avoid being 'infected' with material that does not constitute evidence. The accused are Bernard Daly, 65, of Whitehall, Dublin; Tiarnan O'Mahoney, 54, of Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow; and Aoife Maguire, 60, of Kilmainham, Dublin. All three pleaded not guilty to seven alleged offences committed in 2003 and 2004. They are accused of archiving and hiding off-shore accounts that may have had Deposit Interest Retention Tax owed on them. Specifically, the three are accused of trying to delete references to two accounts in the name of John Peter O'Toole, Mr FitzPatrick's brother-in-law, from Anglo's Core Banking System. Mr Daly and Mr O'Mahoney also deny omitting Mr O'Toole's name from a list provided to the Revenue Commissioners regarding non-resident accounts worth more than €100,000 in 1995. Additionally, Mr O'Mahoney and Ms Maguire deny attempting to delete six other accounts connected to Mr FitzPatrick from the system. The matter was adjourned, with evidence to continue next week.
The trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank officials—Bernard Daly, Tiarnan O'Mahoney and Aoife Maguire—has focused on alleged attempts to hide offshore accounts linked to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick. The prosecution claims the trio tried to delete references to two accounts in the name of FitzPatrick's brother‑in‑law, John Peter O'Toole, from the bank's Core Banking System, and also omitted O'Toole's name from a list of non‑resident account holders for the Revenue. O'Mahoney and Maguire deny deleting six other FitzPatrick‑related accounts. Walter Tyrell, former Head of Group Internal Audit, testified that he was asked to investigate director loans and later became aware of the archiving issue, raising it with the new chairman in 2010. He noted that the bank's fraud officer, Patrick Peak, led the investigation, raising concerns about a potential conflict of interest. The case remains in legal argument, with the judge urging the jury to focus on the facts presented. Aoife Maguire pleaded not guilty.
Three former Anglo Irish Bank officials – Bernard Daly (65), Tiarnan O'Mahoney (54) and Aoife Maguire (60) – are on trial for allegedly hiding accounts linked to former chairman Sean FitzPatrick in a tax‑evasion scheme. They pleaded not guilty to seven offences committed in 2003 and 2004. The prosecution says the case centres on non‑resident bank accounts held by Anglo that were investigated by Revenue for possible Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) liability. O'Mahoney and Daly are accused of supplying Revenue with a list of non‑resident accounts that omitted an account held by John Peter O'Toole, a brother‑in‑law of FitzPatrick. Maguire, Daly and O'Mahoney are also alleged to have asked Anglo's IT department to delete records of two O'Toole accounts from the Core Banking System and to conceal records of six other accounts connected to FitzPatrick or O'Mahoney.
The trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank officials – Aoife Maguire (60), Bernard Daly (65) and Tiarnan O'Mahoney (54) – is set to begin in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. They face charges of deceiving the Revenue and destroying or falsifying bank records related to a named account, allegedly committed in 2003 and 2004. All three plead not guilty. The trial, expected to run until the end of July, was adjourned last week after a shortage of jurors. A female juror was discharged due to a family medical condition, and another withdrew after revealing a professional connection to a firm that shares clients with Anglo Irish Bank. The court has imposed strict restrictions on jurors, excluding those with strong feelings about Anglo, connections to the bank, the Revenue, Ernst & Young or the auditing sector. The trial will open this afternoon before Judge Patrick McCartan with a jury of six women and six men.
The trial of former Anglo Irish Bank officials Aoife Maguire, Bernard Daly and Tiarnan O'Mahoney has been adjourned to Monday because the court ran out of jurors. The three, aged 60, 65 and 54 respectively, face charges of deceiving the Revenue and destroying or falsifying bank records from 2003 and 2004. They have pleaded not guilty to all charges. The allegations include conspiring to destroy, mutilate or falsify documents relating to a named account, furnishing a list of accounts that omitted the named account, and defrauding the Revenue by deleting or concealing accounts held by Anglo in the name of the named person. The trial, expected to run until the end of July, was scheduled to begin at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Patrick McCartan. Only seven jurors were sworn in before the court ran out of potential jurors, so jury swearing will resume on Monday with a fresh panel.
The trial of three former Anglo Irish Bank officials – Aoife Maguire, Bernard Daly and Tiarnan O'Mahoney – is set to start tomorrow at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. They face charges of deceiving the Revenue and hiding bank accounts, allegedly committed in 2003 and 2004. The defendants deny the allegations. A jury will be sworn in the morning, and the trial will commence at 2 pm before Judge Patrick McCartan. It is expected to last five to six weeks, with no need for an enhanced jury panel.
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, 28‑year‑old James Gallagher was sentenced to two and a half years for stealing a €26,200 Rolex from Weir's Jewellers in Dundrum and for dangerous driving on the M50. Gallagher snatched the watch from a customer, fled in a Volkswagen Golf, and was pursued by Gardaí. During the high‑speed chase he allegedly threw the watch out of a car window near Wesley College, Ballinteer, but a subsequent search failed to recover it. The judge noted Gallagher's actions endangered the public by forcing Gardaí to chase him at speeds over 120 kph on a 50 kph road, breaking red lights and driving the wrong way. Gallagher admitted the theft was to support his crack cocaine habit and is now addressing his drug addiction. The sentence was back‑dated to the date of his arrest. James Gallagher pleaded guilty.
In a High Court case, Jarlath and Lorraine Sweeney argue that National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) demands for additional security to keep their loan facilities operational would force them to commit a criminal offence under Irish company law. The couple, shareholders in several property‑related companies and owners of hotels such as the Esplanade and Wilton Hotels in Bray, secured loans of about €25 million from Anglo Irish Bank in 2009, later acquired by NAMA. They have provided assets of their companies as security but refuse to offer the unencumbered Summerhill House Hotel in Enniskerry, owned by companies where Mrs Sweeney is principal shareholder, as additional collateral. They claim NAMA's demand is unlawful, disproportionate and unreasonable, and that complying would breach company law because a statutory declaration and independent report are required, which they cannot obtain.
Bernard Daly, 65, former Anglo Irish Bank executive, appeared at Dublin District Court after arrest by the fraud squad. He was charged with four offences under the Taxes Consolidations Act 1997, alleged to have concealed a named account, conspired to obstruct a Revenue officer, and produced incorrect documentation between March and November 2003. Daly pleaded not guilty to each charge. He was remanded on bail with conditions: a €1,000 bond, residence at his current address, 48‑hour notice before traveling outside Ireland or the UK, and weekly sign‑in at Santry Garda station unless abroad. The case will proceed to trial on indictment at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with a 12‑week adjournment to prepare the book of evidence. His next hearing is scheduled for February 6, when he and a co‑accused will receive the evidence book and return for trial. The judge ordered no prejudicial reporting.
A 54‑year‑old former head of treasury at Anglo Irish Bank, Tiernan O'Mahoney, is to stand trial on indictment in Dublin District Court for four charges under the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. The offences relate to the period from 25 March 2003 to 17 November 2003 and include allegations that he knowingly concealed a bank account, conspired to obstruct a Revenue officer, concealed an account from inspection, and produced incorrect documents. O'Mahoney made no reply to the charges after being cautioned and was given a true copy of the indictment. He was arrested by the Garda Fraud Squad at Bridewell Garda station. Bail was granted on a €100 bond with conditions requiring him to remain at his home in Wicklow, sign on Fridays at Bray Garda station, and give 48‑hour notice of any address change or travel outside Ireland or the UK.