Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 10936Theft and public order offences · Co. Kilkenny

Patrick Carthy jailed for thefts and public order offences in Kilkenny City

Patrick Carthy, a man with 91 previous convictions, was charged with a series of thefts and public order offences in Kilkenny City between July 2025 and January 2026. The offences included thefts from Dunnes Stores, Centra and the Pembroke Hotel bar, and public order incidents in Ardboy, Bonnettstown and Green Street. He pleaded guilty to five public order charges and three theft charges at Kilkenny District Court, where Judge Geraldine Carthy convicted him and imposed a prison sentence on the theft charges. The case was reported on 20 February 2026, and the length of the new sentence is not given in the sources.

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  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced18 Feb
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Patrick Carthy, of Good Shepherd Hostel, Kilkenny, pleaded guilty to five public order charges and three theft charges.
  • Carthy was also charged with taking three lamps from tables in the Pembroke Hotel bar, valued at €150.
Where
The case was heard at Kilkenny District Court.
When
  • On January 26 at 2.30pm, Carthy was charged with theft over goods valued at over €17 at Dunnes Stores, Kieran Street.
  • On October 27, 2025, Carthy was charged with stealing 18 cans of Guinness from Centra, John's Green.
  • On October 23, 2025, Carthy was charged after ordering two pints of Guinness at the Pembroke Hotel bar and leaving without paying.
  • On August 15, 2025, gardaí were called to Ardboy, Bonnettstown, found Carthy highly intoxicated and arrested him.
  • On July 13, 2025, gardaí saw Carthy drinking from cans, and he became abusive and aggressive when told to leave.
Other details
  • Sources differ on the Dunnes Stores incident: one says Carthy left without paying for items, while the article says he paid for some items.
  • Carthy's solicitor said he returned to the Pembroke Hotel within a week to pay for drinks and return the lamps.
Charges
  • Carthy was charged with being intoxicated in public after the Ardboy incident.
  • Carthy was charged with being drunk in public and using threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour over the July 13 incident.
  • Carthy was charged with a public order offence over an incident on January 9, 2026 in Bonnettstown, and with theft and being drunk in public after gardaí found him intoxicated on Green Street.
In court
The court heard that Carthy has 91 previous convictions and is serving a six-month prison sentence for theft.
Sentence
Judge Geraldine Carthy convicted Carthy and imposed a prison sentence on the theft charges, and called him a menace who should be ashamed of himself.
18 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCarthy also took three lamps from tables in the Pembroke Hotel bar, valued at €150. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe case was heard at Kilkenny District Court. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenOn January 26 at 2.30pm, Carthy left Dunnes Stores on Kieran Street without paying for items. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenOn October 27, 2025, Carthy stole 18 cans of Guinness from Centra, John's Green. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenOn August 15, 2025, gardaí were called to Ardboy, Bonnettstown, where they found Carthy highly intoxicated and arrested him. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenOn October 23, 2025, Carthy ordered two pints of Guinness at the Pembroke Hotel bar and left without paying. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenOn July 13, 2025, gardaí saw Carthy drinking from cans, and he became abusive and aggressive when told to leave. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenCarthy was charged with a public order offence over an incident on January 9, 2026 in Bonnettstown. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeCarthy pleaded guilty to five public order charges and three theft charges. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeCarthy was charged with theft over goods valued at over €17 at Dunnes Stores. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeCarthy was charged with theft and being drunk in public after gardaí found him intoxicated on Green Street. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeCarthy was charged with being intoxicated in public after the Ardboy incident. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeCarthy was charged with being drunk in public and using threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour over the July 13 incident. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtThe court heard Carthy has 91 previous convictions and is serving a six-month prison sentence for theft. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Geraldine Carthy convicted Carthy and imposed a prison sentence on the theft charges. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherCarthy's solicitor said he has a significant difficulty with alcohol and that his offending is related to it. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherCarthy returned to the Pembroke Hotel within a week to pay for drinks and return the lamps, according to his solicitor. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe judge called Carthy a menace and said he should be ashamed of himself. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Feb2026
    Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    ‘Menace’ jailed for series of thefts across Kilkenny City

    First report of this case. It covers a sentencing at Kilkenny District Court for several thefts and public order offences committed on different dates, and includes the defendant's previous convictions, his solicitor's submissions and the judge's remarks.

    convicted, Patrick Carthy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Carthy