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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 20963Theft · Co. Longford

Longford woman jailed for two months for shoplifting cigarettes

Helen Nevin, a 37-year-old woman, stole two packets of cigarettes from The Kiosk, 57 Dublin Street, Longford, and left without paying; the date of the theft is not stated. Her two-year suspended sentence was activated at Longford Circuit Criminal Court at a recent sitting. She was then brought from Mountjoy Prison's Dochas Centre before Longford District Court, where she pleaded guilty to the theft and two public order incidents in Longford town earlier in the year and was sentenced to two months in prison, running concurrently with her Circuit Court sentence. The latest development is that two-month sentence, reported on 25 May 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced24 May
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Helen Nevin, 37, stole two packets of cigarettes from a shop and left without paying.
Where
The theft took place at The Kiosk, 57 Dublin Street, Longford.
When
The date of the theft is not stated; the public order incidents took place earlier in 2023 in Longford town, and the sentence was reported on 25 May 2023.
Charges
Nevin pleaded guilty to the theft and to two separate public order incidents in Longford town.
In court
  • Her two-year suspended sentence was activated at Longford Circuit Criminal Court at a recent sitting.
  • Nevin was brought before Longford District Court from Mountjoy Prison's Dochas Centre.
Sentence
  • Nevin was sentenced to two months in prison for the shoplifting, with the two public order matters taken into consideration.
  • The two-month term runs concurrently with the Circuit Court sentence Nevin is serving.
Other details
  • The stolen cigarettes were not recovered.
  • Nevin had 53 previous convictions, most of them for theft.
  • Existing records for Helen Nevin (cases 9437 and 10890) concern thefts in 2025 at other locations and do not match this incident.
Cause
The defence said Nevin's offending stemmed from alcoholism.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatNevin entered the shop and stole two packets of cigarettes, leaving without paying. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereThe shoplifting took place at The Kiosk, 57 Dublin Street, Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
  • chargeNevin pleaded guilty to theft and two separate public order incidents in Longford town earlier in the year. (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtNevin was brought before Longford District Court from Mountjoy Prison's Dochas Centre. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceNevin was sentenced to two months in prison for the shoplifting. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe two-month term runs concurrently with the Circuit Court sentence Nevin is serving. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe stolen items were not recovered. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherNevin's two-year suspended sentence was activated at Longford Circuit Criminal Court. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherNevin had 53 previous convictions, most of them for theft. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe defence said Nevin's offending stemmed from alcoholism. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe two public order matters were taken into consideration. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 24 May2023
    Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Longford woman jailed for two months for theft

    Reports the sentencing of Helen Nevin to two months for the shoplifting at The Kiosk, Dublin Street, with two public order incidents taken into consideration. The 2023 incident does not match existing Helen Nevin cases 9437 and 10890, which concern thefts in 2025 at other locations.

    convicted, Helen Nevin, 37, female, named, irish (judged from name)Helen Nevin