Killer who used proceeds of crime for 'grandiose' renovations of his Limerick home is jailed

Richard Treacy, who had no history of employment and was in receipt of social welfare, had spent €100,000 renovating his 'modest' home

The Special Criminal Court heard that Richard Treacy (pictured) has 10 previous convictions, including for manslaughter, dangerous driving causing serious harm and violent disorder. Photo: IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A convicted killer who has never had a job has been jailed for two years and eight months after he spent €100,000 in crime proceeds carrying out “grandiose” renovations on his family home in Limerick.

At the Special Criminal Court on Monday, Ms Justice Karen O’Connor said offending of this nature allows criminality to function, as she jailed Richard Treacy, aged 37, and ordered that money seized by gardaí from the defendant’s house be forfeited to the State.