2019-05-13
Former school principal who avoided jail for €200k theft is jailed after appeal
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Boyle, who originally faced 23 counts on the indictment, was given a wholly suspended two year sentence on condition he repay €25,000 by Judge John Aylmer at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court on March 15, 2018. He was accordingly sentenced to 15 months and immediately taken into custody.; The sentencing judge had adjourned the case for 12 months, with a view to Boyle obtaining the €25,000 figure for part restitution.