Three years for ex-garda who robbed pensioner

A former garda who stole thousands of euro from colleagues and an elderly woman has been sentenced to three years in jail.

David Foran, aged 30, responded to a burglary at an elderly woman’s home and found she had hidden nearly €2,000 in her bedroom. He later returned to steal the cash. He also collected about €3,000 from his Garda colleagues to organise events which he then used to pay his own debts.

“A meaner crime is difficult to find,” said Judge Mary Ellen Ring as she sentenced Foran.