Westmeath Woman Settles €1m Tax Bill

Wednesday, 10 December 2025 09:31

Revenue has published its latest tax defaulters list.

A number of people in the Midlands have been cited on the latest Revenue tax defaulters list.

Marina Jane Loddick of Mount Temple in Westmeath has settled a tax bill of just over 1 million euro for the non-declaration of income tax.

Ms Loddick owed a total of €460,000 with an additional €545,000 in interest and penalties.

Richard Quirke of Toomevara received a suspended jail sentence of 12 months for a failure to lodge VAT returns.

Jack Carroll and Shane Daly Timahoe and Attanagh in Laois, along with Darren Spain from Birr in Offaly were cited for the misuse of marked mineral oil.

Robert Gongu from Portlaoise has been given a suspended 2 month prison sentence for tobacco smuggling.

Here is a list of people Midlands revealed in the latest tax defaulters list:

Settled Tax Bill

Loddick, Marina Jane
Address: Ballymurray, Mount Temple, Moate, Co. Westmeath
Occupation: PAYE employee
Amounts: €482,946 (including €22,800 surcharge), €245,270, €300,368 – total €1,028,584
Details: Revenue investigation case – non-declaration of Income Tax and VAT

Failure to lodge VAT returns

Quirke, Richard
Address: Loughisle, Toomevara, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Occupation: Bread delivery
Penalty: €0
Sentence: 12 months’ imprisonment, fully suspended
Number of charges: 1

Misuse of marked mineral oil

Carroll, Jack
Address: Cullenagh, Timahoe, Co. Laois
Occupation: PAYE employee
Penalty: €2,500
Number of charges: 1

Daly, Shane
Address: Grawn, Attanagh, Co. Laois
Occupation: PAYE employee
Penalty: €2,500
Number of charges: 1

Spain, Darren
Address: Moylena, Ballindown, Birr, Co. Offaly
Occupation: Not known
Penalty: €2,500
Number of charges: 2

Stokes, Hughie
Address: Barrybeg, Kiltoom, Co. Roscommon
Occupation: Not known
Penalty: €2,500
Number of charges: 1

Reilly, Veronica
Address: 7 Royal Canal Avenue, Townspark, Co. Longford
Occupation: Not known
Penalty: €2,500
Number of charges: 1

Tobacco smuggling

Gongu, Robert
Address: 38 Clonboyne Close, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Occupation: Self-employed
Penalty: €4,000
Sentence: Two months’ imprisonment, suspended in full for three years on entering his own bond of €100 to keep the peace
Number of charges: 1