Ireland: Woman avoids jail after laundering money for Drogheda organised crime group

A woman has avoided jail after pleading guilty to laundering more than €34,000 for an organised crime group in Drogheda.

Amy Rooney, 31, admitted one money laundering offence linked to an investigation into the funding of the Boylan organised crime group.

The court heard the offending took place over eight months between 2020 and 2021.

Of the total involved, €17,243 was lodged into Rooney's Revolut account and €17,120 was then transferred into accounts controlled by Keith Boylan and Craig Coyle.

Detective Garda Niall McManus told the court the money was laundered at the direction of the group.

Rooney, who has an address at Newtown Meadows in Drogheda, was said to have no previous convictions and to have gained nothing personally from the offences.

The case matters because it forms part of an ongoing garda investigation into the finances of the Boylan organised crime group, which has been linked by gardaí to organised crime in the Drogheda area.

The court heard the amount involved was relatively small, but still of significant assistance to the group.

Rooney's defence said she had been in fear of a former partner, described in court as a now deceased member of the crime group.

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