Bookies’ manager charged with stealing almost €600k

Gardaí arrested the former manager of a Cork City bookmakers office yesterday and charged him with stealing almost €600,000 from his employer over a period of 21 months.

Detective Garda Padraig Harrington arrested Ronan Crowley, aged 33, with an address at Carrig Downs, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, and charged him with 236 counts of stealing sums totalling €590,810 from Boyles Sports, Castle St in Cork.

The charges allege that Mr Crowley stole varying sums on different dates between November 19, 2011, and September 2, 2013. No sooner had Mr Crowley appeared in court than he indicated a signed plea of guilty to all charges.