Suspended term for theft of over €200,000

A five-year suspended jail term was imposed yesterday on the bookkeeper for a haulage firm in Macroom, Co Cork, who stole over €200,000 from her employers over a 14-year period.

Margaret McCarthy Creedon of Sallygardens, Macroom, was before the probation service for a report to include her suitability for community service.

Judge Gerard O’Brien noted that while she was suitable, a community service order would not meet the seriousness of the case.