Michael Noonan pleaded guilty to theft and false accounting

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Michael Noonan pleaded guilty to theft and false accounting in proceedings before the Circuit Criminal Court, and was due to be sentenced the following week, according to a report published on 27 January 2023.

Separately, the High Court granted Hyde Court Property Company Owners Management Company Ltd a temporary injunction on 27 January 2023, preventing dealings with money in a bank account allegedly controlled by Noonan. The company sought to secure the return of more than €115,000 it claimed had been misappropriated.

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