David RaleighA motorsport fan who purchased a BMW X5 SUV by fraudulently using a Limerick property developer’s bank card details was jailed for two and half years at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. Gareth Delaney, (25), Hyde Court, Golf Links Road, Roscommon, pleaded guilty to theft using bank account details belonging to Jerry O’Sullivan, Appletree Developments, Ballysimon, Limerick. Gardaí examined Mr O’Sullivan’s bank account and established that €30,214.29 had been fraudulently withdrawn by Delaney. Bank account detailsDelaney told gardaí he discovered Mr O’Sullivan’s bank account details on a business card. The court heard Delaney had no previous convictions for theft, and he had reimbursed Mr O’Sullivan with all of the monies he had thieved from the developer’s business bank account.

Source: The Herald February 04, 2026 16:30 UTC