Cork woman with 225 previous convictions jailed for two latest shoplifting offences

Accused stole €154 worth of clothing from Next on Opera Lane, Cork, and €10 worth of property from EuroGiant on Oliver Plunkett St, Cork, court heard

Accused was jailed for eight months and sentence will run concurrently with a longer prison term imposed on her for similar offences late last year. File picture: Dan Linehan

A Cork woman with 225 previous convictions has been jailed for eight months for her two latest shoplifting offences.

Sergeant Gearóid Davis said at Cork District Court that Julianne O’Farrell, of Marble Hall Park, Douglas, Cork, had 225 previous convictions including 65 for theft and numerous other theft-related charges.