Ireland Offaly woman given suspended sentence for stealing groceries from Lidl in Tullamore
Roseanne McDonagh, a woman from Kilcormac, was charged with stealing groceries worth €73.49 from Lidl on Church Road, Tullamore, on 23 December 2023. At a sitting of Tullamore District Court, reported on 15 April 2025, she pleaded guilty and was convicted. Judge Andrew Cody sentenced her to four months' imprisonment, suspended for two years. The latest development, reported on 16 April 2025, is that suspended sentence.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced14 Apr
2 reports
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Roseanne McDonagh was charged with stealing groceries worth €73.49.
- Where
- The theft took place at Lidl on Church Road, Tullamore.
- When
- The theft took place on 23 December 2023.
- Other details
- McDonagh is a woman from Kilcormac, listed as of 17 Meadowlands, Kilcormac.
- Her solicitor said her mother died in 2018, after which she lost her accommodation and was homeless for a time, living in her car.
- The reports were published on 15 and 16 April 2025 and refer to the court sitting of the previous week.
- In court
- McDonagh pleaded guilty and was convicted at Tullamore District Court.
- She had 28 previous convictions, 27 for road traffic matters and one for drugs possession.
- There had been seven bench warrants for her arrest.
- Sentence
- Judge Andrew Cody sentenced her to four months' imprisonment, suspended for two years.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whereThe theft took place at Lidl on Church Road, Tullamore. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe theft took place on 23 December 2023. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeRoseanne McDonagh was charged with stealing groceries worth €73.49. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeShe was charged with stealing groceries worth €73.49. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtMcDonagh pleaded guilty. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtMcDonagh had 28 previous convictions, including 27 for road traffic matters and one for drugs possession. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThere had been seven bench warrants for her arrest. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtShe was convicted at Tullamore District Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtShe pleaded guilty. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceJudge Andrew Cody convicted her and sentenced her to four months' imprisonment, suspended for two years. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceShe was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, suspended for two years. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherHer solicitor said her mother died in 2018, after which she lost her accommodation and was homeless for a time. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherShe had 28 previous convictions, 27 of them for road traffic matters and one for drugs possession. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherHer defence said her mother died in 2018, after which she lost her accommodation and was homeless for a time. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Apr2025Suspended sentence for Offaly woman convicted of stealing groceries from Lidl supermarket
First report of the court outcome: guilty plea, four-month sentence suspended for two years, and her previous convictions and bench warrants.
convicted, Roseanne McDonagh, female, named, irish (judged from name)Roseanne McDonagh - 14 Apr2025Offaly woman convicted of stealing groceries from Lidl supermarket
Reports the conviction and sentence at Tullamore District Court, the guilty plea, her previous convictions and bench warrants, and her solicitor's mitigation that she was homeless and living in her car after her mother died in 2018.
convicted, Roseanne McDonagh, female, named, irish (judged from name)Roseanne McDonagh