Ireland Theft prosecution struck out over stolen breakfast roll in Tullamore
On 20 August 2021, Ricky O'Shea (30), of Clonrooske View, Portlaoise, stole a breakfast roll worth €5 from Maxol Spar Express on Church Road, Tullamore, County Offaly, and admitted the theft. A prosecution for theft was brought against him, and he spent six months in the Coolmine residential addiction treatment centre. At Tullamore District Court, Judge Michelle Finan heard that he had offered €10 in compensation and could do no more to make amends. The latest reported development, published on 15 and 16 June 2023, is that the theft prosecution was struck out, so he escaped conviction.
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- Arrested
- Charged
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- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Ricky O'Shea (30), a man, admitted stealing a breakfast roll.
- He shoved the stolen breakfast roll down his trousers.
- Where
- The theft took place at Maxol Spar Express, Church Road, Tullamore, County Offaly.
- When
- The theft took place on 20 August 2021.
- Other details
- The breakfast roll was worth €5.
- His address is given as Clonrooske View, Portlaoise.
- He offered €10 in compensation to the court.
- He spent six months in the Coolmine residential addiction treatment centre.
- Charges
- A prosecution for theft was brought against him.
- In court
- The case was heard at Tullamore District Court, and reported on 15 and 16 June 2023.
- Judge Michelle Finan said he could not do more than he had already done to make amends.
- The judge granted him legal aid and valued his contribution and approach to the court.
- The prosecution for theft was struck out, so he escaped conviction.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man admitted stealing a breakfast roll from a shop in Tullamore. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe man shoved a stolen breakfast roll down his trousers. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatA man stole a breakfast roll and shoved it down his trousers. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe theft took place at Maxol Spar Express on Church Road, Tullamore. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe breakfast roll was stolen from Maxol Spar Express, Church Road, Tullamore. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe theft took place on 20 August 2021. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe theft occurred on 20 August 2021. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtA prosecution for theft against him was struck out at Tullamore District Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe judge said he could not do more than he had already done to make amends. (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtA prosecution for theft was struck out at Tullamore District Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe breakfast roll was worth €5. (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe man offered €10 in compensation to the court. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe man spent six months in the Coolmine residential addiction treatment centre. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe judge granted him legal aid and valued his contribution and approach to the court. (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherHe offered €10 in compensation to the court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherHe was in the Coolmine residential addiction treatment centre for six months. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Jun2023Laois man who stuffed breakfast roll down trousers back in court
Court report on a prosecution for theft from a Tullamore shop that was struck out at Tullamore District Court; the incident occurred in August 2021. No existing case matches this incident.
accused, Ricky O'Shea, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ricky O'Shea - 16 Jun2023Breakfast roll man escapes conviction after Offaly theft
Court report on the struck-out prosecution. The judge said he had done all he could to make amends, and he was in residential addiction treatment for six months. No existing case matches this 2021 incident.
accused, Ricky O'Shea, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ricky O'Shea