Accused went on shoplifting spree to place items on her father’s grave

Cork woman, struggling with grief, stole items from four retailers in Dunmanway, court told

The court was told gardaí had received a report of shoplifting from a retailer in Dunmanway. A patrol car was dispatched and a person matching the description of the accused was apprehended on Bridge Street. File picture: Denis Scannell 

A woman who went on a shoplifting spree in a West Cork town has admitted to stealing the items which she told the court were intended to be placed on her late father’s grave.

Sergeant Tom Mulcahy told Clonakilty District Court that Eve Guerin, aged 20, with an address at Kinlay House, Shandon Street, Cork, had admitted the thefts from four different retailers in Dunmanway, Co Cork, on June 9, 2025.