Cork woman avoids jail for four-year €43k welfare fraud

A Cork woman living in London who flew home for one day every month to sign on for jobseeker’s allowance was given a three-year suspended jail sentence yesterday.

Sibyl Montague, of Cois Coillte, Tivoli, Cork, yesterday said: “I want to apologise for taking the money.

“I realise it was a really bad decision, and given the difficult circumstances.