Cork woman with 70 theft convictions jailed on three shoplifting charges

Accused convicted of stealing from three pharmacies in Cork and also admitted trespassing at a property on South Douglas Road, where she was found with a bag containing stolen property worth €880

Court heard the accused had 132 previous convictions including 70 for theft, one for robbery, one for burglary and six for making off without payment for a service. Picture: Larry Cummins

A woman who was caught stealing on 70 previous occasions has been jailed for 10 months for three more counts of shoplifting.

Paula Canty, 30, with an address at St Eltin's Crescent, Kinsale, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to the latest offences at Cork District Court.