Dinah Loughlin sentenced for €28k theft from barrister

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Dinah Loughlin received a two-year sentence, suspended for two years, for theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 20 July 2016. The offending took place at the Law Library in Dublin between 2009 and 2014, while she worked as a legal secretary. She pleaded guilty to 20 sample counts after stealing more than €28,000 from barrister Marguerite Bolger’s accounts, including money spent on online shopping and transcription services.

Judge Melanie Greally noted Loughlin’s previous good character and repayment of the money. Loughlin, who played camogie for Westmeath, repaid her former employer and sold her car, while the judge said she had come perilously close to imprisonment.