Womanstole shoesandsocks

A 29-year-old woman who was prosecuted for stealing a €10 pair of shoes and a €3 pair of socks has been given the benefit of the Probation Act after the judge heard she had no previous convictions.

Grainne Callan, 121 College Manor, Hoey’s Lane, admitted the theft charge which arose following a detection by store security at the Penneys store in the Marshes on March 23.

The items were recovered and there was no loss to the store.

Solicitor Sean T O’Reilly said his client, who has no previous convictions, has three children and was on antibiotics at the time of the offence. He said: ‘She was very confused by what happened’.

Judge Brennan dismissed the charge under the Probation Act.

Daly has 18 previous convictions, including for illegal casual trading in Dublin from February this year, and criminal damage.

Solicitor Eleanor Kelly said her client is a married man with two children and St Patrick’s Day was the first time he had been out drinking in a while. She said Daly knows his behaviour is ‘totally unacceptable’.

Judge Brennan imposed fines totalling €200 and said: ‘If he gets drunk he can pay for it’. They found the controllers there and a small amount of cannabis on the defendant when he was searched.

Solicitor Barry Callan said his client, who has no previous convictions, ‘had been led by his friend in this foolhardy scheme’. He added that Kilijonas, who is from Lithuania, works part time in a local car wash.

Judge Brennan found the facts proven and dismissed the case.