Cork woman charged with stealing €70k from well-known Kinsale restaurant remanded on bail
A Cork woman who faces more than 300 charges in relation to the alleged theft of more than €70,000 from a well-known Kinsale restaurant owned by TV chef Martin Shanahan has been remanded on bail at Kinsale District Court sitting in Bandon.
Sergeant Tom Mulcahy told the court there was a query with the book of evidence that was currently being prepared.
Solicitor Daithí Ó'Donnabhain representing Nessa Gilsenan, aged 51, of Copper Beech House, Mellifontstown, Kinsale agreed on behalf of his client who was not present in court to appear before the court again in July.
Judge Joanne Carroll remanded Ms Gilsenan on continuing bail to appear on July 28 for service of the book of evidence on all matters.
Ms Gilsenan faces a total of 131 charges relating to the alleged theft of more than €70,000 from the Fishy Fishy restaurant in Kinsale, Co Cork.
The accused faces more than 100 charges of theft relating to alleged offences on dates from 2017 to 2022, as well as further charges relating to alleged false accounting. It is alleged the former employee stole amounts varying from under €100 to over €1,000 from the restaurant.
The Director of Public Prosecutions directed that Ms Gilsenan be returned for trial on indictment at a previous hearing.
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