Saira Mooneeswamy given suspended sentence for theft

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Saira Mooneeswamy received a fully suspended one-year sentence for stealing over €13,000 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 24 April 2024.

She pleaded guilty to stealing €13,360 from Hyde & Seek Childcare between 1 April 2018 and 15 July 2019.

The report said she voluntarily attended a garda station, claimed she paid an apparent Ulster Bank employee, and repaid everything.

Judge Martin Nolan said she had succumbed to temptation, but considered her unlikely to reoffend and noted her long work history.

The proceedings were reported on 24 April 2024.