'Prolific' shoplifter jailed for stealing three bottles of vodka in Cork

The woman already has 161 convictions for theft

Margaret Deasy admitted to stealing the alcohol at Marks and Spencer on Merchants Quay in Cork city. File picture: Denis Minihane

A prolific shoplifter was jailed for six months for her latest offence – stealing three bottles of vodka.

33-year-old Margaret Deasy of Cork Simon Community pleaded guilty to stealing the alcohol at Marks and Spencer, Merchants Quay, Cork, on the afternoon of February 16.