Ex-Anglo chief’s wife will not face the IBRC

The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation sought to grill Catriona FitzPatrick about her claim to have a beneficial interest in holdings solely in her husband’s name

Former Anglo Irish Bank boss Sean FitzPatrick

The High Court has exempted the wife of former Anglo Irish Bank boss Sean FitzPatrick from answering pre-trial questions about disputed assets, citing a “risk of injustice”.

The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) sought to grill Catriona FitzPatrick about her claim to have a beneficial interest in holdings solely in her husband’s name.

Her lawyers argued that answering, under oath, written questions posed by the IBRC could “constitute a snare or trap” for ...