Woman forced to shoplift up to €1,000 to clear boyfriend’s debt

A woman who was jailed today for shoplifting at eight shops in Cork City and Blarney was under threat to clear her boyfriend’s debt and was being driven from shop to shop to steal hundreds of euro worth of items.

Niamh O’Flynn, aged 24, of Sunberry, Blarney, Co Cork, pleaded guilty today to eight counts of theft from shops.