Ireland Case No. 10281Money laundering · Co. Laois · 8 Jan 2021
Portlaoise man convicted of money laundering as €1.2 million cash forfeited
On 8 January 2021 a van was stopped between Junction 14 and Junction 15 at Ballybrittas, Laois, and a search found €1,203,555 in cash in 24 vacuum-packed packages; the driver was arrested. Eugene Doyle, a 51-year-old man from Portlaoise, was tried on a money laundering charge, and in March 2026 a jury at Portlaoise Circuit Court found him guilty. Doyle was remanded in custody and the court ordered the cash forfeited to the State. The latest development is that sentencing is to be finalised at Mullingar Circuit Court on 15 May.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted27 Mar
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Eugene Doyle, a 51-year-old man from Portlaoise, was found guilty of money laundering by a jury.
- The cash totalled €1,203,555 in 24 vacuum-packed packages.
- Where
- The van was stopped between Junction 14 and Junction 15 at Ballybrittas, Laois.
- When
- The van was stopped on 8 January 2021.
- Investigation
- The cash was found in a search of the van and the driver was arrested.
- Charges
- Doyle was tried on a money laundering charge at Portlaoise Circuit Court and found guilty by a jury.
- In court
- Doyle was remanded in custody at Portlaoise Circuit Court.
- Sentence
- The van driver pleaded guilty and received a three-year suspended sentence backdated to his arrest.
- The judge said the conviction carries an automatic custodial sentence.
- Sentencing is to be finalised at Mullingar Circuit Court on 15 May.
- Other details
- The court ordered the forfeiture of the cash to the State.
- The van driver worked for Glenbrook Logistics, a company owned by Doyle.
- Gardaí described the operation as a high level money laundering cell of an organised crime gang.
- Doyle told gardaí he had no idea why the driver was at the filling station in Togher.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA jury found Eugene Doyle guilty of money laundering after a trial at Portlaoise Circuit Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe cash was in 24 vacuum-packed packages totalling €1,203,555. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe van was stopped between Junction 14 and Junction 15 at Ballybrittas. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe van was stopped on January 8, 2021. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe cash was discovered in a search of the van and the driver was arrested. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtDoyle was remanded in custody at Portlaoise Circuit Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe driver pleaded guilty and received a three-year suspended sentence backdated to his arrest. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge said the conviction carries an automatic custodial sentence. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceSentencing is to be finalised at Mullingar Circuit Court on May 15. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe court ordered the forfeiture of the cash. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe van driver worked for Glenbrook Logistics, a company owned by Doyle. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherGardaí described the operation as a high level money laundering cell of an organised crime gang. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherDoyle told gardaí he had no idea why the driver was at the filling station in Togher. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 27 Mar2026Portlaoise man remanded in custody as €1.2 million in cash forfeited to the State
First report of this case in the reporting provided. It covers the jury conviction of Eugene Doyle, his remand in custody, the forfeiture of the cash, the conviction of the van driver, and the sentencing date.
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