Woman bailed after charge over alleged €200,000 theft

A 48-year-old woman has been remanded on bail after she was charged with the theft of over €200,000 while working as a clerk for a leading Irish haulage firm.

Margaret McCarthy Creedon was charged with a total of 48 theft and larceny offences of sums totalling €205,686 when she appeared at Macroom District Court in Co Cork today.

Ms McCarthy Creedon was charged with 43 counts of theft under the Fraud and Theft Offences Act 2001, and five counts of larceny under the Larceny Act 1916.

The State alleges Ms McCarthy Creedon, of Sally Gardens, Millstreet Road, Macroom committed the offences between 2000 and 2013 while employed by Macroom Haulage.

Trial on indictment

Supt Mick Fitzpatrick said the Director of Public Prosecutions had directed that the matter be dealt with by trial on indictment before a judge and jury at Circuit Court level.

He applied for a month's adjournment to allow service of documents on the accused, and defence solicitor Jack Purcell said his client was consenting to the adjournment.

Judge James McNulty remanded McCarthy Creedon on bail to appear again at Macroom District Court for service of the book of evidence on November 18th.

Mr Purcell said he would be applying at that stage for free legal aid for his client and Judge McNulty said he would consider the matter once she had filed a statement of means.