Former principal who stole over €200k fails to turn up to Teaching Council hearing Finbar Boyle unreservedly accepted the allegations at a preliminary hearing earlier this year. By Tadgh McNally Wednesday 5 May 2021, 3:38 PM 4 hours ago 38,385 Views 0 Comments The Teaching Council Image: Google Street View A TEACHING COUNCIL hearing on fitness to teach took place this afternoon, regarding theft convictions of a registered teacher in Cavan Circuit Court in 2018. Finbar Boyle, or Fionbar Ó Baoill, was convicted in 2018 in the Cavan Circuit Court for theft and fraud of over €200,000 from the Department of Social Protection as well as Kilnaleck National School in Co. Cavan, of which he was the principal at the time.