News Headlines | Man who deceived Co Louth widow jailed for five years

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A married father of three, 32‑year‑old Peter McDonagh of Finglas, Dublin, pleaded guilty to deceiving a young County Louth widow into transferring more than €140,000 between January and July 2024 by posing as a friend of her late husband and claiming he needed money for a car, funeral expenses, debts to dangerous people and a cancer treatment; he repeatedly promised to repay the funds but never did, was arrested at Dublin Airport in February 2025, and was sentenced by Judge Sinéad McMullan at the Drogheda Circuit Court to five years and three months in prison (with the final three months suspended) after the court heard the victim now suffers severe anxiety, feels unsafe, cannot work and faces financial strain jeopardising her young daughter’s future.

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The Fine Gael leader, Simon Harris, has said he will "continue to canvass" for his party's candidate in County Louth, Senator John McGahon, despite concerns being raised by both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin.

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