Ex-postmaster scammed pensioners out of €43,000

The former postmaster at Crosshaven post office, who was described as well-liked and active in his community, was given an 18-month suspended sentence yesterday for scamming pensioners and others out of €43,000 over 12 years.

Adrian O’Driscoll, aged 66, of 4 Carrigdhoun, Waterpark, Carrigaline, Co Cork, was sentenced at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after confirming a signed plea of guilty to 14 sample charges arising out of the crimes.

It was the vigilance of a woman in the post office, suspicious of the way O’Driscoll carried out a transaction, that led to the uncovering of the history of thefts.