John Connolly admits cinema theft as sentencing is adjourned

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John Connolly pleaded guilty to theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with sentencing adjourned, in a report dated 19 December 2019. The thefts from IMC Cinema in Omni Park, Santry, amounted to €217,203 and occurred between April 2016 and July 2018. Connolly was remanded on continuing bail until 28 February 2020 while psychiatric and probation reports were prepared.

The court heard that Connolly had worked as the cinema’s general manager and admitted taking the money after a change in security arrangements gave him access to the safe. The report said he had no previous convictions and that no money had been recovered.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.