Welfare mum put €210k through account

A mother of three, whose social welfare has been cut off by the Criminal Assets Bureau, put over €210,000 in to a credit union account over the past 13 years, a judge has been told.

Circuit court president, Mr Justice Matthew Deery, heard yesterday that Martina Dardis had also failed to disclose credits and debits worth tens of thousands in her credit union and in two other bank accounts.

Ms Dardis denied in the Circuit Civil Court that between 2001 and 2009 she had bought and traded in five cars, including two Lexus cars and a BMW, which, overall, would have cost her about €50,000. She said they had been loaned to her by relatives and friends.