Kathleen Joyce says she cannot do placement needed to finish studies without clarification
, has brought proceedings over the disclosure which states she was convicted of theft and received an 18-week custodial sentence from a Welsh Court in November 2017.
Ms Joyce, represented by Feichin McDonagh SC, Brendan Hennessy BL instructed by Rogers Law solicitors, told gardaí that the matter before the Welsh court had nothing to do with her. Mr McDonagh said it was confirmed to his client that the Garda Pulse system shows the person convicted is somebody else.A picture attached to a record of the conviction clearly shows that his client and the person convicted are two different people, counsel said.
Counsel told the court that his client received criminal convictions between 2006 and 2014 for offences including assault, handling stolen goods and intoxication in a public place, all while she was under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
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