No jail for young gambling addict who stole €42k meant for homeless in Cork

The judge took into consideration mitigating factors including actual homelessness before these offences were committed

Nora Cremin claimed she was staying at the Metropole Hotel in Cork, when in fact she was not. She had handed in invoices totalling €31,000 for the Metropole.

A young woman with a gambling addiction made false claims for €42,500 in payments to relieve homelessness and now she has been given a two–year suspended sentence.

Judge Helen Boyle said: “This was a deliberate theft which took money from the coffers of the State which should have provided accommodation for people who are homeless. You have not paid anything back so the State is still at a loss.”