Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Born

Between October 1979 and July 1980, from the ages reported

Offences

Possession of proceeds of criminal conduct

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

2 reports, 9 Jul 2025 to 2 Oct 2025

Outlets

thejournal.ie, rte.ie

• Man jailed for possessing proceeds of criminal conduct in Dublin Possession of proceeds of criminal conduct · Co. Dublin

  A scheme involving electronic payments from Trinity College Dublin's Student Hardship Fund to bank accounts of people who had never attended the college resulted in a total loss of €527,000 between January 2020 and September 2021. Helen Richardson, 46, a woman and former student support officer at the college, faces over 100 theft and money laundering charges; Luke Taaffe, 34, a man from Artane, Dublin, and Daniel Dwyer, 45, a man from Dublin 5, face charges of possessing proceeds of criminal conduct. The three appeared in court in July 2025, Richardson made no reply to her charges, and in October 2025 she and Dwyer were sent forward for trial. Taaffe pleaded guilty to 11 counts of possessing proceeds of criminal conduct and was sentenced in April 2026 to three years and six months, with the final two years suspended on strict conditions.

  Sentenced, 1 Apr 2026Accused · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 2 Oct2025
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Man jailed for possessing proceeds of criminal conduct in Dublin

   Former Trinity College worker accused of stealing from university's hardship fund

   accused, Daniel Dwyer, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daniel Dwyer♂45IE
2. 9 Jul2025
   In courtrte.ie, in Man jailed for possessing proceeds of criminal conduct in Dublin

   Three in court over defrauding Trinity of nearly €500,000

   accused, Daniel Dwyer, 45, named, irish (judged from name)Daniel Dwyer45IE

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