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Former principal who stole over €200k fails to turn up to Teaching Council hearing
Finbar Boyle unreservedly accepted the allegations at a preliminary hearing earlier this year. By Tadgh McNally Wednesday 5 May 2021, 3:38 PM 4 hours ago 38,385 Views 0 Comments
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A TEACHING COUNCIL hearing on fitness to teach took place this afternoon, regarding theft convictions of a registered teacher in Cavan Circuit Court in 2018.
Finbar Boyle, or Fionbar Ó Baoill, was convicted in 2018 in the Cavan Circuit Court for theft and fraud of over €200,000 from the Department of Social Protection as well as Kilnaleck National School in Co. Cavan, of which he was the principal at the time.
Man pleads guilty to assaulting two QIH directors
Updated / Thursday, 11 Mar 2021
20:17
North-East Correspondent
A medal-winning Fermanagh boxer has pleaded guilty to assaulting two senior businessmen at a local filling station two years ago.
James Bernard McGovern, 24, appeared before Judge John Aylmer at Cavan Circuit Court today.
McGovern was charged with attacking Kevin Lunney and Dara O Reilly, causing them harm, at the Apple Green Service Station café at Rakeelan near Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, on 1 February 2019.
Mr Lunney is the chief operating officer at Mannok, formely Quinn Industrial Holdings, which has manufacturing operations on both sides of the border.
Mr O Reilly is chief financial officer at the same enterprise.