Man pleads guilty to theft of debs money

An events organiser facing 77 charges arising out of the theft of more than €180,000 in cash paid by students for debs and graduation balls pleaded guilty to 37 sample counts this afternoon.

The charges relate to a Garda investigation into complaints by Leaving Certificate students at 26 schools in Cork city and county that they paid deposits and ticket money for events, which were never passed on to the venues concerned.