Cork shoplifter with 146 previous theft convictions jailed for 10 months 

Accused admits a further eight offences across seven months last year

The judge said the accused could have been serving two years in jail if consecutive sentences had been imposed.

A 38-year-old Cork woman, who had previously been convicted 146 times for carrying out thefts, has confessed to eight more incidents of shoplifting and been jailed for 10 months.

Yvonne Carroll, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to the latest offences at Cork District Court.