Ireland Man with previous burglary convictions sentenced over Maynooth charity store theft
On 13 January 2022, a 36-year-old man, Simon Whelan, of an address in Ballymun, Dublin, went through the backdoor of the NCBI Charity Store on Mill Street in Maynooth, County Kildare, and took €50 from a staff member's handbag without using violence. Whelan pleaded guilty to the burglary at Naas District Court on Thursday, 7 September 2023, before Judge Desmond Zaidan, who imposed an 11-month custodial sentence. The sentence will run in with Whelan's current custodial sentence, and the court report was published on 12 September 2023, when he was remanded in custody.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced12 Sep
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Simon Whelan, aged 36, was convicted of a burglary offence at Naas District Court.
- Whelan went through the store's backdoor and stole €50 from a staff member's handbag.
- Where
- The offence took place at the NCBI Charity Store on Mill Street in Maynooth, County Kildare.
- When
- The offence took place on 13 January 2022.
- The court appearance was on Thursday, 7 September 2023.
- Cause
- The defence said Whelan had a drug addiction and stole the money to feed it.
- Other details
- No violence was used and the money was not recovered.
- Whelan has 140 previous convictions, 79 of them for burglary offences.
- Whelan's other convictions include false imprisonment, robbery, aggravated burglary and escape from lawful custody.
- Charges
- Whelan pleaded guilty to committing the burglary offence.
- In court
- The case was heard by Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court, with Whelan appearing by video-link.
- Whelan was remanded in custody at the time of the court appearance.
- Sentence
- Judge Desmond Zaidan imposed an 11-month custodial sentence.
- The sentence will run in with Whelan's current custodial sentence.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatSimon Whelan was convicted of a burglary offence at Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe man went through the store's backdoor and stole €50 from a staff member's handbag. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe offence took place at the NCBI Charity Store on Mill Street in Maynooth. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe court appearance was on Thursday, 7 September. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe offence took place on 13 January 2022. (kildarenow.com)
- causeThe defence said Whelan had a drug addiction and stole the money to feed it. (kildarenow.com)
- chargeWhelan pleaded guilty to committing the offence. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceJudge Desmond Zaidan imposed an 11-month custodial sentence. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe sentence will run in with Whelan's current custodial sentence. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe money was not recovered and no violence was used. (kildarenow.com)
- otherWhelan has 140 previous convictions, 79 of them for burglary offences. (kildarenow.com)
- otherWhelan has other convictions for false imprisonment, robbery, aggravated burglary and escape from lawful custody. (kildarenow.com)
- otherWhelan was remanded in custody at the time of the court appearance. (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Sep2023Man with 79 previous convictions for burglary offences receives additional burglary conviction at Kildare court
Court report on the conviction and sentence for a 13 January 2022 burglary in Maynooth. This is a different incident from the Edenderry impeding-a-garda case (id 18574), although the same name appears in both. The dates, places and ages differ.
convicted, Simon Whelan, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon Whelan