Former pupil of Limerick private school bet €500k due to 'chronic gambling addiction'

The court heard that the defendant 'was gambling large sums. He estimates he turned over €500,000 in bets. At one stage, he was up €20,000, then down €20,000'

The court heard that Mr Ryan’s "smartphone was turning over those figures. He was gambling on everything”. File photo

An ex-pupil of a Limerick fee-paying secondary school has turned over an estimated €500,000 in bets from his smartphone arising from his "chronic gambling addiction", a court has heard.

At Killaloe District Court sitting in Ennis, solicitor, Daragh Hassett for Marcus Ryan (22) told the court that the background to his client’s ‘money-mule’ offence was his client getting into debt arising from his “severe gambling addiction".