Cork postal worker who stole coloured envelopes given suspended sentence

Gardaí said it was not possible to quantify the total loss to An Post customers

Garda Eoin O’Callaghan confirmed at Cork Circuit Criminal Court that the former An Post worker cooperated in full with the investigation.

A former An Post employee who spent the past ten days remanded in custody was given a suspended sentence of two years and three months and will be required to do community service for crimes, including the theft of post.

Judge Helen Boyle said coloured envelopes which were the main target of the thefts represented thoughts — and that these thoughts were often from older people sending well wishes and gifts to young relatives.