Ennis woman with 'horrendous record' jailed for stealing trolley full of goods from Penneys

The mother of small children had stolen goods from Penneys, a pharmacy and a Lifestyle shop on the same day

Judge Keane imposed a combined 13-month jail term on the woman — a six-month jail term for the Penneys theft, a three-month jail term for the Duffy’s pharmacy theft to run consecutively and four months for handling stolen goods to also run consecutive to the other jail terms. File picture

A judge has jailed a mother of small children for 13 months for a 90-minute thieving spree in Ennis that included her walking out of Penneys in Ennis with a trolley containing a €873 load of items.

At a sitting of Ennis District Court, Judge Marie Keane commented that Michelle Maughan (38) of Stonecourt, Drumbiggle, Ennis, has “a horrendous record” after being told that the Ennis woman has 189 previous convictions that include 120 previous convictions for theft.