London financial worker and student brother stole from charity bar

Two brothers from Belturbet, County Cavan, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing over €8,000 in cash while working as charity barmen at a music festival in Marlay Park on 8 July 2016. John McGinley, aged 25, stole €5,275, while his younger brother Conal McGinley, aged 22, stole €3,370 from the Workers Beer Company charity operation. Gardaí observed the men pocketing cash instead of placing it in the charity bucket. Money was subsequently recovered from their clothing, footwear, and vehicle. The court heard that John McGinley, employed in London's financial sector, had incurred gambling debts to loan sharks. Both men made immediate admissions when interviewed. They have no previous convictions and have since made repayment. Judge Cormac Quinn remanded them on bail pending sentencing on 14 June.