Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

1981, from the ages reported

Offences

Theft

Where

Co. Meath

Reporting

10 reports, 6 Feb 2024 to 15 Dec 2025

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thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, irishmirror.ie

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• Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity Theft · Co. Meath

  Seán McKiernan, 44, a former Fine Gael councillor and cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council, was charged with 58 counts of theft totalling €172,120 from Navan Mental Health Housing Association in Co Meath between March 2019 and April 2020. The court heard the money was used to pay South male escorts and procure drugs including crystal meth and GHB. He was arrested in March 2022, pleaded guilty to sample charges at Trim Circuit Court in July 2025, and was sentenced on 15 December 2025 to three years and nine months with the final 12 months suspended. A victim impact statement from trustee Michael Finnegan stated that no money had been repaid.

  Sentenced, 15 Dec 2025Convicted, accused · 10 reports

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1. 15 Dec2025
   Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity

   Ex-Fine Gael councillor jailed for stealing €172,000 from charity for drugs and escorts

   convicted, Seán McKiernan, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Seán McKiernan♂44IE
2. 15 Dec2025
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity

   Former Fine Gael councillor jailed for stealing €172,000 from housing charity

   convicted, Seán McKiernan, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Seán McKiernan♂44IE
3. 15 Dec2025
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity

   Ex-FG cllr jailed for theft of €172,000 from charity

   convicted, Seán McKiernan, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Seán McKiernan♂44IE
4. 7 Nov2025
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity

   Judge’s link to regulator leads to adjournment of ex-councillor’s charity theft case

   accused, Sean McKiernan, 40s, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean McKiernan♂40sIE
5. 3 Jul2025
   Convictedirishtimes.com, in Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity

   Former Cavan County Council cathaoirleach admits theft from mental health charity

   accused, Seán McKiernan, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Seán McKiernan♂43IE
6. 3 Jul2025
   Convictedirishmirror.ie, in Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity

   Ex-county council chairman pleads guilty to theft of over €170,000 from charity

   accused, Sean McKiernan, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean McKiernan♂43IE
7. 3 Jul2025
   Convictedrte.ie, in Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity

   Ex-cathaoirleach pleads guilty to theft of charity money

   convicted, Seán McKiernan, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Seán McKiernan♂43IE
8. 18 Jun2025
   In courtrte.ie, in Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity

   Ex-Cavan council chair remanded over theft from charity

   accused, Seán McKiernan, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Seán McKiernan♂43IE
9. 21 Mar2024
   In courtrte.ie, in Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity

   Former Cavan councillor sent forward for trial for theft

   accused, Seán McKiernan, 42, named, irish (judged from name)Seán McKiernan42IE
10. 6 Feb2024
    In courtirishtimes.com, in Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity

    Former cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council charged with alleged theft of €172,000 from mental health charity

    accused, Sean McKiernan, 42, named, irish (judged from name)Sean McKiernan42IE

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