Ten-month sentence for man who stole cigarettes

After being given the cigarettes Pierce Byrne asked the shopkeeper if he could pay for them later, but this suggestion was refused.

A man stole cigarettes from a shop after failing to convince the shopkeeper that he should be allowed to pay for them on a later date, a court has heard.

Pierce Byrne, 45, of Hazelwood Crescent, Hartstown, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to theft at Spar, Hartstown Road, Hartstown, on August 19, 2019.