Cork shoplifter jailed as judge warns of threat to retail jobs

Edward Daly of 8 Inchera Lawn, Mahon, Cork, was convicted for numerous thefts, including stealing  €825 worth of products from JD Sports.

Shopkeepers who are keeping people in employment need the protection of the courts from persistent shoplifters, a judge said as he imposed a 16-month jail term on one repeat offender.

Judge Olann Kelleher imposed sentences, including periods of ten months and six months to run consecutively, in the case against Edward Daly of 8 Inchera Lawn, Mahon, Cork, at Cork District Court.