Longford father and son appear in court on fraud charges
Patrick Donohue of 42 Templemichael Terrace appeared before a recent sitting of Longford District Court alongside his son Martin Donohue
65 year old Patrick Donohue of 42 Templemichael Terrace appeared before a recent sitting of Longford District Court alongside his son Martin Donohue.
Both men currently stand accused of multiple counts of fraud.
Martin’s father, Mr Patrick Donohue, who has 118 charges against him, appeared before the court in relation to an application by the Gardaí to amend typographical errors on four of his charge sheets.
On March 31, 2023, at the Department of Social Protection, Mr Donohue was originally alleged to have stolen €253. Garda Fahy said the correct figure was €3,036.
Garda Fahy also amended the date on another charge pertaining to the alleged theft of €924 from the department.
Further amendments were made to a charge arising from October 27, 2017 on which date Mr Donohue is alleged to have stolen cash from the department.
The final amendment was made to a charge from October 30 2015 which was corrected to reflect the charge of a theft of €1,020.
The solicitor acting for both men was Mr John Anderson.