A former GAA treasurer who misappropriated almost €100,000 of club funds has been given until 27 February to sell her home and refund the club, or face jail.
Patricia Carroll, of Chapel Street in Kilfinnane in Limerick, has been in prison since last Wednesday.
She admitted stealing over €63,500 in cash, and forging cheques worth €34,773 from Blackrock GAA club in Kilfinnane between October 2005 and March 2007.
The cash was the proceeds of the weekly club lottery and the cheques were forged at the AIB in Kilmallock.
Judge Carroll Moran had remanded her in custody last Wednesday so that binding legal guarantees could be put in place to ensure that the proceeds of the sale of Ms Carroll's home, owned by her elderly mother, would be given to the club.
A legal document was presented to the court today, undertaking to put the sale proceeds in trust for the club.
The court heard that any sale would fall short of the amount due to the club and that the publicity surrounding the case would further drive the house price down.
Carroll’s counsel, Mark Nichols, said she had now lost her reputation and was regarded as a fraudster.
Judge Carroll Moran agreed to release her on bail, but said he was making no promises that she would not go back to prison.
He adjourned the case to 27 February and said if the house is sold by then, he might take a different view.
