Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Sister Teresa McCullagh

2 reports across 1 case, 3 Nov 2021 to 3 Nov 2021

Victim: Sister Teresa McCullagh, Irish woman (judged from name)Sister Teresa McCullagh

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Theft (stealing money from employer)
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
2 reports, 3 Nov 2021 to 3 Nov 2021
Outlets
thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com

Cases

latest first
  • Office manager sentenced for theft from playgroup in Dublin Theft (stealing money from employer) · Co. Dublin

    Avril O'Brien, a 51-year-old woman, stole €80,000 from the Loreto playgroup in Tallaght, Dublin, between October 2013 and March 2016. The playgroup director, Sister Teresa McCullagh, said the theft left the centre struggling to pay staff wages and bills. O'Brien pleaded guilty to 11 sample counts out of 220 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in June 2021. On 3 November 2021, Judge Martin Nolan sentenced her to three years' imprisonment with the final 18 months suspended on conditions including payment of €12,000 to the playgroup within a month.

    Sentenced, 3 Nov 2021Victim · 2 reports

Timeline

every report naming Sister Teresa McCullagh, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 3 Nov2021
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Office manager sentenced for theft from playgroup in Dublin
    Office manager who stole €80,000 from a charity-run playgroup is jailed
    victim, Sister Teresa McCullagh, female, irish (judged from name)Sister Teresa McCullagh
  2. 3 Nov2021
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Office manager sentenced for theft from playgroup in Dublin
    Woman who stole €80,000 from playgroup for Florida holiday is jailed
    victim, Sister Teresa McCullagh, female, irish (judged from name)Sister Teresa McCullagh

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