Teacher with €40k gambling debt deceived school SNAs out of €2k

Three special needs assistants transferred money electronically via the Revolut service for goods never received, court heard

Kim Murrin at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin. Picture: Paddy Cummins

A teacher who deceived three special needs assistants (SNAs) in her school out of just over €2,000 has been spared a custodial sentence and a criminal conviction.

Dublin District Court heard Kim Murrin "spiralled out of control", leading to a €40,000 gambling debt at the time.