An accountant who carried out what a judge said was a cold, calculated, cunning fraud using his professional skills has avoided jail.

A former accountant who spent €50,000 he stole from business clients, to pay for a piano, landscape gardening, and home repairs, has avoided a jail sentence, writes David Raleigh.

One company cheque was made out for the purchase of a piano for his family by an accountant who defrauded a hospitality business.

24 Keelgrove, at Ardnacrusha in Co Clare, is just 10 minutes drive from Limerick and will attract families wishing to trade up in the area.