Waterford woman triggers suspended sentence
The accused appeared at Waterford Circuit Court.
A Waterford woman has triggered a three-year suspended sentence after failing to attend multiple appointments with the Probation Service.
Kathleen Flynn, of 56 Ard Cluain, Gracedieu, was given a three year sentence in early 2022 for two counts of money laundering.
The 28-year-old was ordered to be of sober habits, to engage with the TREO project, to regularly attend meetings with the Probation Services and to follow their directions per the conditions of the suspension.
However, in May 2025 the Probation Services made a Section 99 re-entry application after she missed numerous appointments.
On Tuesday, October 14, the defendant appeared at Waterford Circuit Court, represented by Tom Giles Kelly BL. The court heard that she attended seven out of twelve scheduled appointments throughout 2025.
During the hearing, Flynn said, "I want to go, I want to go the bathroom", several times from the dock. Judge Eugene O'Kelly said to her: "You're not helping your counsel." Flynn responded: "I'm on my period."
Mr Giles Kelly informed the Court that his client had previously consented to a referral for treatment at Aiseiri and that the Probation Services were willing to engage with her.
Prosecutor for the State, Niall Storan BL, told the Court that Flynn had a separate matter pending in Waterford District Court.
Judge O'Kelly activated two years of the suspended sentence, remarking that he was "not satisfied that" with Flynn's engagement with Probation Services.
He added: "This was a very significant money laundering charge, money was taken by numerous identities, something in the excess of €60,000 was stolen.
"Probation Services are not obliged to give her chance after chance when she won't engage."
