Worker stole €16k credit union cash

A woman who stole €16,000 from a children’s credit union savings account has avoided a jail sentence on condition she repays the bulk of the money she took.

Amanda Schofield, 51, a former employee of Estuary Credit Union, Glin, Co Limerick, admitted stealing €16,280 from the ‘Sammy Stamps’ children’s account — a credit union scheme to encourage children to save with the credit union.

Ms Schofield, of Dooncaha, Tarbert, Co Kerry, pleaded guilty to stealing the money from the Estuary Credit Union, which has branches in Glin and Tarbert, on dates between January 1, 2010, and June 1, 2012.