Ciara Kelleher’s investor fraud charge dismissed after trials

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Ciara Kelleher’s charge of conspiring to defraud investors was dismissed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 13 March 2025. The offence was alleged to have occurred in the State between October 2008 and July 2011.

The Director of Public Prosecutions decided not to pursue a third trial after two juries failed to reach verdicts. When the case was called, the prosecutor told Judge Martin Nolan that a nolle prosequi could be entered, dismissing the charge against Kelleher.