A woman who stole almost €23,000 from her former employers avoided jail after appearing at the Criminal Courts of Justice today. The evidence presented to the court signified that the accused, Natalie Brennan, was under “significant domestic financial” pressure at the time, and that she had been seeing a man who was described as an “unfortunate choice” of partner who is now in jail. When Brennan heard she would not be going to jail, she burst into tears. However, she was advised that her former employer may pursue her for damages through the civil courts.