Woman jailed for stealing handbags during Cork Jazz Festival

Two women enjoying the Cork Jazz Festival on MacCurtain St had the upset of having their handbags containing mobile phones and cash stolen from them.

Judge Marie Keane described the crimes committed by Fionnuala Moloney, aged 40, of no fixed address, as particularly mean and sentenced her to three months in jail yesterday.

Moloney had 151 previous convictions, 55 of them for theft, Insp Gary McPolin said at Cork District Court.