Cork supermarket worker stole €19k from employer and bought a car with cash

Accused did not initially cooperate with investigation into theft and suspicion fell on colleagues, which caused them great distress, court heard

Accused pleaded guilty to stealing €19,000 from Tesco in Ballincollig on June 6, 2021.

A 37-year-old woman working in a position of trust with Tesco stole €19,000 from their cash office in Ballincollig and used most of it to buy a car with cash.

“She went to a garage and bought the car in cash in 20s and 50s. This was not the most intelligent crime in the universe. It was clear who was to blame. It was not well-planned. It might have seemed that way to her, but it was not and it was easily detected that it was her,” defence barrister Donal O’Sullivan said on behalf of Debbie O’Riordan of Knocknagoun Place, Rylane, Co Cork.