A Tipperary dentist who “brought utter ruination on himself” by defrauding the HSE of €58,000 over a 17-year period has been jailed for one year and ordered to pay €100,000. Sentencing him on Monday, Judge Martin Nolan said the HSE had placed its trust in Kiely as a dentist, but this trust turned out to be “misplaced”. Judge Nolan said it was questionable as to whether Kiely would be able to practise as a dentist again. He asked Judge Nolan to put the matter back until then but Judge Nolan decided to pass down sentence on Monday. He said there is no doubt that his client had “brought utter ruination on himself” and he asked the judge not to impose consecutive sentences.

Source: Irish Examiner February 24, 2026 16:10 UTC