Ireland Named in reporting
Philomena Doherty
Born between March 1973 and March 1974, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 5 Mar 2026 to 5 Mar 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between March 1973 and March 1974, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Failure to notify a change in circumstances (carer's allowance overpayment)
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 1 report, 5 Mar 2026 to 5 Mar 2026
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie
Cases
latest first- Donegal nurse fined €1,000 over €29,692 carer's allowance overpayment Failure to notify a change in circumstances (carer's allowance overpayment) · Co. Donegal
Philomena Doherty, a 52-year-old woman and nurse, claimed a total of €29,692 in carer's allowance between 2017 and 2024 while looking after her late mother. An investigator with the Department of Social Protection told the court she had worked 15 hours a week as a nurse, while her solicitor said she worked as an agency nurse in Northern Ireland. She was charged with failing to notify the Minister for Social Protection of a change in circumstances affecting her allowance and appeared at Letterkenny District Court, where the judge accepted the facts and the plea. The latest development, reported on 5 March 2026, is that she was fined €1,000 and given six months to pay.
Sentenced, 5 Mar 2026Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Philomena Doherty, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 5 Mar2026Donegal nurse fined in court over €29,000 carer’s allowance overpaymentconvicted, Philomena Doherty, 52, female, named, irish (judged from name)Philomena Doherty
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