Ciara Kelleher charge dismissed after DPP drops third trial

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Ciara Kelleher’s conspiracy to defraud investors charge was dismissed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after the DPP decided not to pursue a third trial; the outcome was reported on 13 March 2025.

Two juries had failed to reach a verdict on the charge. It concerned allegations that, between October 2008 and July 2011, Kelleher conspired to mislead Custom House Capital clients about where or how their assets had been placed. She denied wrongdoing.