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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3158Money laundering, theft, breach of Social Welfare Consolidation Act · Co. Louth · 6 May 2026

Hannah O'Connor, girlfriend of Keith Boylan, to be sentenced over €520,000 money laundering

Hannah O'Connor, 26, girlfriend of Drogheda mob boss Keith Boylan, pleaded guilty at Dundalk Circuit Court to two counts of money laundering totalling €520,000, a breach of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act, and theft, with Judge Dara Hayes adjourning sentencing to 5 June 2026.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted6 May
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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16 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatShe was not entitled to €75k in social welfare due to her failure to disclose income and other means. (irishmirror.ie)
  • what€80,287 was paid into the PTTB account by the Department of Social Protection, of which €75,793 she was not entitled to claim. (irishmirror.ie)
  • what€51,406 was lodged into the PTTB account and €110,430 was transferred from the PTTB account to the Revolut account. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA total of €35,606 was lodged into the PTTB account by associates of the Boylan Organised Crime Group. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA total of €251,738.13 in laundered money was moved in the PTTB account. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe total amount laundered between the two accounts came to €520,000. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe Revolut account was used by Keith Boylan in Cancun, Istanbul, Dubai, and Belgrade between 2020 and 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenKeith Boylan fled Drogheda in January 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenO'Connor was arrested in May 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeO'Connor pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering between March 22, 2019 and November 24, 2022, and between June 15, 2020 and December 5, 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeShe admitted to breaching Section 251(1) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeShe admitted to theft contrary to Section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 of Social Welfare payments from the Minister of Social Protection. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe hearing took place at Dundalk Circuit Court. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherO'Connor told gardai she is not a member of a crime group but a partner of a man who makes demands. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherKeith Boylan used O'Connor's account to obtain pandemic unemployment payments (PUP). (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBoylan was shot at by unknown people in May and June 2019. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 May2026
    Convictedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Mob boss' girlfriend to be sentenced over money laundering next month

    Details of the two-count money laundering plea, bank account transactions totalling €520,000, O'Connor's interview statements, and the adjournment of sentencing to 5 June 2026.

    convicted, 26, female, irish (judged from name)suspect, Keith Boylan, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Keith Boylan