Cork woman told she is in 'last chance saloon' after being caught shoplifting for 15th time

Sentencing had been adjourned so that the accused could raise compensation for the store

The woman was caught shoplifting at Mahon Point shopping centre, Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane.

A woman caught shoplifting for the 15th time was given a suspended jail sentence as the judge warned her: “This is last chance saloon.” 

That was the warning Judge Mary Dorgan gave to Margarite Keenan, aged 20, of 24 Mahon Crescent, Mahon, Cork, at Cork District Court.