Cork shoplifter who was warned she was in 'last chance saloon' now jailed for further offences
On November 9, accused stole a €240 jacket from Brown Thomas in Cork. File picture
A Cork woman was warned she was in last chance saloon in relation to several shoplifting charges when she was released on bail in mid-October but she carried out several more thefts shortly after she got out.
Now at Cork District Court, Maggie Foley has been jailed for eight months for a litany of thefts committed in Cork City — many of them occurring over the last few weeks.
Foley, 37, of Grenville Court, Grenville Place, Cork, was told by a judge at Cork District Court in mid-October she would be released on bail but she was in “last chance saloon”.
At that time, she was accused of burglary at Blue Nile, French Church Street, where she stole a laptop and Nike runners from an office area on June 9.
She was also charged with thefts at Tommy Hilfiger on St Patrick’s Street on June 16, at Dunnes Stores, Merchants Quay, on October 1, and at Tesco Express, South Main Street, Cork, on October 8 stealing €50 worth of alcohol.
She stole a small amount of goods on October 12 at Centra, North Main Street. The following day, she stole three cans of Four Loco at Tesco Express on South Main Street.
And the day after that, she stole €85 worth of clothing at TK Maxx on Cornmarket Street.
Despite the warning given to her about being at risk, Maggie Foley went on to steal €315 worth of clothing from Marks & Spencer on October 23.
As recently as November 9, she stole a €240 jacket from Brown Thomas in Cork.
On the same date, she stole €138 worth of clothing from Dunnes Stores across the street.
Her solicitor, Diarmuid Kelleher, said she had had an awful lot of tragedy in her past when a number of family members died in various circumstances when young.
Mr Kelleher said unusually her difficulty with alcohol did not even commence until she was 25 years old.
“More than incarceration she needs to get into rehabilitation to deal with her alcohol problem,” Mr Kelleher said.
The judge who dealt with Ms Foley on this latest appearance at Cork District Court — Judge Treasa Kelly — imposed a total sentence of eight months on her for all of the offences to which she pleaded guilty.
