Ireland Named in reporting
Cian Lally
Born between May 1997 and April 1998, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 2 cases, 23 Apr 2026 to 1 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between May 1997 and April 1998, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Fraud (forging timesheets), Theft, Knowingly using a false instrument
- Where
- Co. Sligo
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 23 Apr 2026 to 1 May 2026
- Outlets
- rte.ie, irishtimes.com
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Cases
latest first- Sligo man sentenced for HSE timesheet fraud Fraud (forging timesheets) · Co. Sligo
Cian Lally, 28, a man and Sligo GAA intercounty footballer, pleaded guilty on 23 April 2026 to forging signatures on timesheets while working as an agency care worker for the HSE at Rusheen House in Doonally, Sligo, between 28 December 2021 and 28 May 2023. He submitted 226 false invoices over 18 months, causing a total loss of €84,647.71, of which he personally gained approximately €34,000. Lally said he committed the fraud while saving for a house deposit. At Sligo Circuit Criminal Court, he was sentenced to five years in prison, suspended for seven years, ordered to repay the outstanding €34,000, and deemed suitable for community service.
Sentenced, 1 May 2026Convicted · 2 reports - Sligo GAA player Cian Lally pleads guilty to €11,000 HSE theft Theft · Co. Sligo
Cian Lally (28), of Drum Road, Rathcormack, Co Sligo, a key forward for the Sligo GAA senior football team, was charged with stealing €10,909.09 from the HSE at Rusheen House, Doonally, Ballygawley, Sligo, an HSE community residence for adults with an intellectual disability, on dates between 28 December 2021 and 26 May 2023, and with 25 counts of knowingly using a false support worker timesheet in his name. He was sent forward for trial from Sligo District Court and, before Judge Keenan Johnson at Sligo Circuit Criminal Court, entered a signed guilty plea to 50 charges, with one sample charge read out. Judge Johnson remanded him on continuing bail to 1 May 2026 for sentencing, which has not yet taken place.
Convicted, 23 Apr 2026Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Cian Lally, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 1 May2026Suspended sentence for Sligo GAA star who defrauded HSEconvicted, Cian Lally, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cian Lally
- 1 May2026Suspended sentence for Sligo GAA player who defrauded HSE of €84,000convicted, Cian Lally, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cian Lally
- 23 Apr2026Senior GAA player pleads guilty to stealing almost €11,000 from HSEconvicted, Cian Lally, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Cian Lally
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