A young Cork woman who has been convicted of shoplifting more than 100 times was back before the court for sentencing on another spree of thefts.

Only a stupid person would try to go shoplifting at Debenham’s, Brown Thomas or any of the big department stores in Cork City, a District Court judge said yesterday.

At this time every year I wheel out a particular gift idea — that of filling a bag with little bits and pieces for the home.