Ruari O Ceallaigh pleads guilty to €2.8m theft and fraud

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Ruari O Ceallaigh pleaded guilty to theft and fraud involving almost €3 million from his family-run law firm. The proceedings were reported on 16 January 2014.

He appeared at Dublin District Court, where Judge Patricia McNamara was told the case would proceed on a signed plea. He faced seven offences under the Theft and Fraud Act, involving alleged dishonest appropriations from client accounts totalling approximately €2.8 million between 2006 and 2010.

Judge Ryan ordered that the case proceed for sentencing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with the next hearing set for 7 February. He was remanded on continuing bail, with his father continuing as surety for €5,000; no other bail conditions were sought.