Former rugby international Brendan Mullin appeared “completely shocked” when quizzed by Bank of Ireland about invoice payments to the law firm McCann Fizgerald, his trial has heard. The 60-year-old former bank executive is said to have sat for a while in silence when challenged about certain invoice payments discharged by the bank, before explaining that their authorisation had been due to carelessness on his part.  Mullin, of Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, has pleaded not guilty to 15 charges, including a charge that he stole circa €500,000 from Bank of Ireland Private Bank, Mespil Road, Dublin 4 on December 16,…

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