Beer delivery men stole thousands from Skibbereen Eagle pub over two years

An accountant for the pub estimated the stolen amount at €34,000 whereas the defendants claimed it was around €12,000

The two men who regularly delivered kegs of beer to the pub in Tragumna each brought €4,000 to court as compensation for the owner. File photo: iStock

Two delivery men bringing kegs of beer to The Skibbereen Eagle pub in Tragumna were seen going to a locked cupboard to steal sums of cash and it was later established that this had been going on for two years.

51-year-old Paul Morey of 8 Willow Gardens, Brooklodge West, Glanmire, County Cork, and 47-year-old Paul O’Callaghan of 63 Orrery Road, Gurrananabraher, Cork, pleaded guilty to stealing cash on various dates between November 11, 2017, and October 24, 2019, at The Skibbereen Eagle, Tragumna, Skibbereen, County Cork, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.