'She needs to put this offending behind her', judge says of Cork woman with 79 theft convictions

Accused pleaded guilty to latest offences of shoplifting in Dunnes Stores, Boots and a charity shop

Accused pleaded guilty to the shoplifting in Dunnes Stores, Ballincollig, Co Cork, on June 16. File picture: Denis Scannell

A 32-year-old Cork woman with a large number of shoplifting convictions has been jailed again for her most recent crimes as the sentencing judge declared: “She needs to put this offending behind her — it has to stop.” 

Julianne O’Farrell came before Cork District Court with 239 previous convictions — 79 of which were for theft — was jailed for three months for further thefts.

Ms O’Farrell of Marble Hall Park, Ballinlough, Cork, was sentenced by Judge Mary Dorgan at Cork District Court.

She pleaded guilty to the shoplifting at Dunnes Stores, Ballincollig, Co Cork, on June 16. She also appeared at another sitting of the court where she pleaded guilty to a number of other thefts committed in December 2023 and January this year.

Shane Collins-Daly, solicitor, said Ms Farrell was pleading guilty at the earliest opportunity.

Judge Dorgan imposed concurrent sentences of three months on each of the charges.

On December 20, 2023, she stole €160 worth of cosmetics from B-Perfect Cosmetics on Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork.

On January 13, at Self-Help Africa on North Main Street, Cork, she took clothing from a mannequin at the premises.

And on January 23, she stole cosmetics from Boots on Half Moon Street.