'Greedy' former council worker unlawfully claimed almost €30,000 in dole payments

A former council worker has admitted he unlawfully claimed almost €30,000 in dole payments after he repeatedly failed to declare a €90,000 inheritance.

David Lawlor (age 55) of Achill Road, Ballybrack, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court to a charge under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act for making six false declarations relating to undisclosed finances when he was claiming the Jobseeker's Allowance from December 2009 until January 2012.