No jail for manager's 'mad idea' to steal €400k from Musgrave Ltd in Cork to buy house

The court was told that the house was sold and Musgrave’s have been fully reimbursed

The judge imposed a fully suspended three-year sentence and also directed that he would do 240 hours of community service. File picture: Larry Cummins

A former high-ranking manager at Musgrave Ltd in Cork stole almost €400,000 from his then employer and bought a house with it and now — after reimbursing the company in full — he has been given a fully suspended sentence.

Donagh McClafferty of Rockfield, Church Road, Blackrock, Cork, faced sentencing before Judge Catherine Staines at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.