Woman with 110 previous convictions sentenced for shoplifting in Dundalk
Sharon McDonagh with an address at Harbour View, Coulter Place, Dundalk pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of just over €28 worth of alcohol from Maxol, Castletown Road
A 26-year-old woman with 110 previous convictions has been sentenced to six months, with the final two months suspended at Dundalk District Court for a shoplifting offence.
Sharon McDonagh with an address at Harbour View, Coulter Place, Dundalk pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of just over €28 worth of alcohol from Maxol, Castletown Road on June 1st last year.
The court heard the defendant was identified from CCTV footage and the property was not recovered.
Twenty of her previous convictions were for theft, although the defence stressed that a lot of them dated back to when her client was a juvenile.
Judge Nicola Andrews who noted the contents of a letter which was handed into the court, said "it's simply too little too late".
The solicitor pointed out her client has not picked up any new charges and is now abstaining from alcohol.
Judge Andrews in imposing the part-suspended sentence, said "She got every chance and decided not to take them".