Gambler who defrauded Cork credit union jailed for 'absolutely shocking' Covid breach

Judge Keane said of the man at Cork District Court: “The breach of regulations is just an indication of this man’s attitude – He can do what he likes."

The court heard the financial deception charges related to St. Michael’s Credit Union. File photo: Maurice O'Mahony

A gambler who carried out acts of financial deception at a credit union showed an attitude of doing what he liked by holding a social gathering at his home in breach of Covid restrictions last February.

That was how Judge Marie Keane viewed the offending by Ian O’Sullivan of 54 Cherry Lawn, Church Road, Blackrock, Cork, as she sentenced him to a total of 12 months in prison.