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Former cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council charged with alleged theft of €172,000 from mental health charity

Sean McKiernan (42), with an address at Virginia Road, Cavan, charged with 58 counts of theft

A former cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council appeared at Trim District Court on Tuesday charged with the alleged theft of €172,000 from a Co Meath charity. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Paul Murphy
Tue Feb 6 2024 - 20:18

A former cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council appeared at Trim District Court on Tuesday charged with the alleged theft of €172,000 from a Co Meath charity.

Sean McKiernan (42), with an address at Virginia Road, Cavan, was charged with 58 counts of theft of €172,130 at unknown locations from the Navan Mental Health Housing Association Ltd* on various dates in 2019.

Garda Sean Patterson gave evidence of the arrest of the accused, who was then remanded on conditional bail by Judge Cormac Dunne to the same court on March 21st for preparation of a book of evidence.

*This article was amended on Friday, February 9th, 2024

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