No jail for bank official who stole €44k from AIB

A bank official stole over €44,000 from the AIB in Co Cork where she worked over a period of several years was yesterday given a three-year suspended sentence.

Jacqueline O’Connor, who lives at Huyton, Merseyside, Liverpool, pleaded guilty to sample counts on an 85-charge indictment at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

Detective Garda Michael Brosnan gave evidence in the case against O’Connor. He said it came to the attention of AIB in Bandon in July 2012; an internal investigation was commenced and gardaí were notified.