Shoplifting a 'considerable nuisance' to shopkeepers, judge says as she jails serial offender

Accused carried out a string of shoplifting offences in Cork City, court heard

Accused's previous convictions included 40 for theft, court told. Picture: Larry Cummins

Shoplifting must be causing a “considerable nuisance" to shopkeepers on an ongoing basis, a judge said as she jailed a repeat offender for seven months for her latest litany of crimes.

Judge Mary Dorgan jailed Noreen Foley, aged 36, of no fixed address, for the offences at Cork District Court.