Serial shoplifter who stole alcohol and meat from several Cork supermarkets jailed for a month

The defendant pleaded guilty to multiple shoplifting convictions — where he mainly targeted meat products — in thefts which ranged from September 2024 to May of this year

Accused left Tesco Express on South Main Street without paying for nine steaks and alcohol valued at over €100, court told. File picture

A 25-year-old man was given a one-month prison for multiple shoplifting crimes in Cork city centre.

Judge William Aylmer imposed a three-month prison sentence, with the last two months suspended, and backdated the one month of imprisonment by one month in recognition of the period of time already served by Jimmy Leahy, of no fixed address.