Frank Chambers of Carnacregg, Moylough, Co Galway has pleaded not guilty to a total of 34 charges on dates between 2011 and 2017 when he was principal at Roscommon Community College.
As the years went on and numbers in the school were getting bigger, she said she was dealing with a lot more money and got a hardback deep green copybook, in which she entered the dates and amount of money and then she and Mr Chambers would sign it. When she got back, she said everything was empty and she asked the principal, who said the canteen was closed and"we are going to a different plan for next year".
Around September, she said she became aware of an investigation by Galway Roscommon ETB regarding the canteen. A number of documents relating to the school meals' programme were shown to witness, Anne Marie Bance, who was secretary at the school.
All of the money should be given to disadvantaged children at the school ALL of whom need to get FREE meals from the canteen.
National news distraction. Well done RTE.