Jury told accused handled money in ‘unorthodox’ ways

Circumstantial evidence in the money-laundering trial will include ‘unorthodox’ ways in which the accused, Timothy Cunningham allegedly handled money, including his arrival at the home of a jewellers with over £200,000 (€244,000) in Northern Irish sterling in Tesco bags, which the jeweller hid under his parents’ bed.

This allegation was not put in evidence but the prosecution said the jury would hear witnesses allege it to them in the course of the trial.

Tom O’Connell, prosecuting, described as unorthodox the way in which Timothy Cunningham, 65, of Woodbine Lodge, Farran, Co Cork, allegedly carried large sums of money in plastic shopping bags.