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Ian Drennan<\/figcaption><\/figure>The head of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) has defended the groups role in the Anglo-Irish bank trials.<\/p>\n

Ian Drennan is appearing before an Oireachtas committee this evening to discuss the collapse of the trial involving the bank’s former CEO Sean FitzPatrick.<\/p>\n

The judge was highly critical of the investigation by the ODCE, saying fundamental errors were made.<\/p>\n

However, Ian Drennan told the Oireachtas committee this was never suggested in any of its other Anglo-related investigations.<\/p>\n

“It is important to place on record that the ODCE’s Anglo-related investigation which actually comprised of five separate investigations resulted in four trials all of which resulted in persons being convicted on indictment of criminal offences,” said Mr Drennan.<\/p>\n

“In the narrative that has followed DPP versus Fitzpatrick sight is sometimes lost of that fact.<\/p>\n

“It is also important to note that it has never been suggested in any court that any of these investigations were in any way deficient or below the requisite standard.”<\/p>\n

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