Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

Between March 1973 and February 1974, from the ages reported

Offences

Theft, Submitting false documents

Where

Co. Cork

Reporting

4 reports, 20 Mar 2025 to 10 Feb 2026

Outlets

rte.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com

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• Guilty plea in Kinsale theft and false documents case, sentencing adjourned Theft · Co. Cork

  Nessa Gilsenan, a 52-year-old woman, pleaded guilty to nine charges of theft and submitting false documents relating to the staff payroll system at Fishy Fishy restaurant in Kinsale, Co Cork. The charges, contrary to the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, cover a five-year period between 2017 and 2022, with individual sums ranging from €82 to €1,650 totalling more than €300,000. Gilsenan, an employee of the restaurant owned by TV chef Martin Shanahan and his wife Marie, first appeared at Bandon District Court in March 2025 facing 132 charges and was remanded on bail. At the Circuit Criminal Court in Cork in February 2026, she pleaded guilty to nine of those charges and handed over a €15,000 bank draft towards compensation. The court adjourned sentencing to 4 November to allow Gilsenan to sell a property to raise further compensation.

  Convicted, 10 Feb 2026Convicted, accused · 4 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 10 Feb2026
   Convictedrte.ie, in Guilty plea in Kinsale theft and false documents case, sentencing adjourned

   Woman to sell property to raise compensation, court hears

   convicted, Nessa Gilsenan, 52, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nessa Gilsenan♀52IE
2. 1 Feb2026
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Guilty plea in Kinsale theft and false documents case, sentencing adjourned

   Woman who stole €303,000 from TV chef Martin Shanahan's restaurant to sell home to repay funds

   convicted, Nessa Gilsenan, 52, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nessa Gilsenan♀52IE
3. 20 Mar2025
   Chargedirishtimes.com, in Guilty plea in Kinsale theft and false documents case, sentencing adjourned

   Woman charged with stealing €70,000 from TV chef Martin Shanahan’s restaurant

   accused, Nessa Gilsenan, 51, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nessa Gilsenan♀51IE
4. 20 Mar2025
   Chargedrte.ie, in Guilty plea in Kinsale theft and false documents case, sentencing adjourned

   Woman charged over €70,000 theft from Cork restaurant

   accused, Nessa Gilsenan, 51, female, named, irish (judged from name)Nessa Gilsenan♀51IE

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