Ruairi O Ceallaigh pleads guilty to €2.8m fraud

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Ruairi O Ceallaigh faced seven Theft and Fraud Act charges at Dublin District Court and was sent forward for sentencing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

He pleaded guilty. The proceedings were reported on 16 January 2014. He was remanded on continuing bail, with his father acting as surety; no other bail conditions were sought.

The charges concerned alleged dishonest appropriations from client accounts, including €1,551,366 and six further sums. Judge Patricia McNamara dealt with the plea proceedings, while Judge Ryan ordered the sentencing referral.