Former Irish Nationwide Building Society chief executive Michael Fingleton has attacked as an absolute “slander” claims he ran the Society as a “personal bank”.

Speaking after being called as a witness in a case being taken by former Nationwide branch manager Brendan Beggan at the Employment Appeals Tribunal, Mr Fingleton replied “absolutely not” when it was put to him that a number of witnesses at the hearing had made this claim.

He told the hearing: “I wish to refute in the strongest possible terms claims I ran it as a personal bank, that is an absolute slander and totally untrue.

He said: “I ran the society in the best possible manner”.

Michael Fingleton Attacks Bank Claims As ‘Slander’ (RTE)

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