Woman who claimed €68k from dead father's pension was 'a ticking time bomb'

Judge Aylmer agreed to give her a year to pay the money back, because of what he said were "exceptional circumstances"

Shauna Tynan appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court after she had been ordered to pay back some of the €70,000 to the Department of Social Protection. Photo: North West Newspix

A Co. Donegal woman who claimed almost €70,000 on her dead father's pension has been given a year to pay back the money.

Shauna Tynan appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court after she had been ordered to pay back some of the cash to the Department of Social Protection.