I'm giving you a 'get out of jail free' card, judge tells Cork woman convicted of 21 thefts

Some of the thefts were of Yankee candles, a speaker, a large amount of alcohol and some steaks

The defendant was never in custody before but was remanded in custody on these charges during the summer and was recently given a two-month jail term for failing to turn up in court on two occasions. File picture: Larry Cummins

A woman who carried out 21 thefts totalling over €3,000 from shops in Cork City and suburbs got a Monopoly-style ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card on Friday.

38-year-old Bridget Cawley of Allinett’s Lane, Gerald Griffin Street, Blackpool, Cork, pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced by Judge Mary Dorgan at Cork District Court on September 8.