Postman ‘lost everything he had’ after €130 theft from letters

A North Cork postman sentenced to three months in jail after admitting to stealing cash from envelopes has lost his unfair dismissal case against An Post.

At the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT), Michael O’Connell, aged 49, said he lost everything and had received no compassion from An Post.

In March of last year, the Charleville postman was jailed for three months at Mallow District Court after being caught in a sting operation after test letters were sent to test the accused.