Woman with 151 convictions jailed after stealing from 'shy, introverted' man she met on bus

A woman with 151 previous convictions has been jailed for five months after she stole €900 from a “shy, introverted” man she had befriended on a bus.

Fionnuala Moloney, of 17 Upper Castle St in Tralee, Co Kerry, pleaded guilty to stealing money from the man in the run-up to Christmas 2016.

Sgt Brian Harte told Macroom District Court that Moloney, aged 40, was on a Bus Éireann bus from Cork to Ballyvourney on December 6, 2016 when she struck up a conversation with the injured party.