1,500 jury summonses are to be sent out ahead of the trial of three former executives at Anglo Irish Bank.
Sean FitzPatrick (64) of Whitshed Road in Greystones, William McAteer (62) of Auburn Villas, Rathgar and Pat Whelan (50) of Coast Road in Malahide have been charged with 16 counts of providing unlawful financial assistance to individuals in July 2008 to buy shares in the bank.
The trial is set to begin in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on January 13th next, and is expected to last between three and six months.
Judge Martin Nolan told a disclosure hearing today that the Courts Service intends sending out 1,500 jury summonses ahead of the trial with the intention that 500 people will attend for jury selection.
The date for jury selection is set for Friday January 10th next, and the trial is due to begin the following Monday.
Diane Stuart BL, prosecuting, previously told the court that the State intends to apply for extra jurors under the amended Juries Act.
The new legislation, which came into effect in July, allows for up to 15 jurors to be sworn in for trials lasting longer than two months, up from the usual allowance of 12 jurors.
Judge Nolan will return judgement on the issue on Wednesday.
Pictured above: Former Chairman of the now defunct Anglo Irish Bank, Sean FitzPatrick
