Ireland Case No. 12920Theft · Co. Carlow · 10 Apr 2025
Man sentenced to two weeks for theft spree in Carlow
Virgil Valea, of Carlow, was convicted at Kilkenny District Court of stealing wine from O'Brien's Fine Wines and items from Eurogiant on three consecutive days, and was sentenced to two weeks in prison.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced15 Aug
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Key facts
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- whatValea placed three bottles of wine in his backpack and left without paying (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe wine was valued at €43.13 (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatValea entered Eurogiant on three separate occasions, put items in his backpack, and left without paying (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatThe items stolen from Eurogiant were valued at €159 in total (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe Eurogiant thefts occurred on May 12, 13 and 14, 2025 (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationValea made admissions in interview with gardaí (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationValea was arrested on May 31 and taken to Carlow Garda Station (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtValea was convicted on all charges (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a sentence of two weeks in prison on one of the theft convictions (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherValea had three previous convictions for theft as well as other matters (kilkennypeople.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 15 Aug2025'A spree of stealing’ gets jail sentence at Kilkenny Court
Reports the conviction and sentencing for multiple theft offences committed in Carlow.
convicted, Virgil Valea, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Virgil Valea