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

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 10490Theft · Co. Kildare

Woman sentenced over 17 theft offences in Kildare court

A 21-year-old woman, who was 17 when some of the offences were committed, faced 17 mainly theft offences in Newbridge, Kildare town and Maynooth between early 2022 and early 2023. The offences began on February 21, 2022, when she left the Judge Roy Beans restaurant in Newbridge without paying a €109 bill, and they included thefts from Aldi, Lidl and Penneys, with total property valued at €1,500. The court heard she had been released five days earlier from Dochas prison and had contacted the Probation Service. On March 13, 2026, Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court imposed two consecutive ten-month custody terms.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced13 Mar
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A woman appeared before court on 17 mainly theft offences.
  • She walked out of the Judge Roy Beans restaurant in Newbridge without paying a €109 bill on February 21, 2022.
  • She was involved in the theft of groceries from Aldi in Newbridge on April 11, 2022.
  • Groceries worth €100 were taken from Lidl in Kildare town on June 9, 2022.
  • Some €150 worth of items were taken from Aldi in Newbridge on September 28, 2022, and some were recovered.
  • Items worth €208 were stolen from Penneys in Newbridge with another person.
Where
  • An off licence in Kildare town, a Lidl store in Maynooth and a Centra outlet in Maynooth were targeted between May 31, 2022 and June 29, 2022.
  • The woman had addresses in Kildare town and Portlaoise.
When
The offences took place between early 2022 and early 2023.
In court
The woman appeared at Naas District Court.
Sentence
Judge Desmond Zaidan imposed two consecutive ten-month custody terms, reported on March 13, 2026.
Other details
  • The woman is now 21 and was 17 when she committed some of the offences.
  • The total value of the property was €1,500.
  • The woman had been released five days earlier from Dochas prison and had contacted the Probation Service.
  • The court heard she was bullied into committing the offences.
  • The woman is pregnant and has three children.
19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA woman appeared before court on 17 mainly theft offences. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatShe walked out of the Judge Roy Beans restaurant in Newbridge without paying a €109 bill on February 21, 2022. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatShe was involved in the theft of groceries from Aldi in Newbridge on April 11, 2022. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatGroceries worth €100 were taken from Lidl in Kildare town on June 9, 2022. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatSome €150 worth of items were taken from Aldi in Newbridge on September 28, 2022, and some were recovered. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatItems worth €208 were stolen from Penneys in Newbridge with another person. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe woman had addresses in Kildare town and Portlaoise. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereAn off licence in Kildare town, a Lidl store in Maynooth and a Centra outlet in Maynooth were targeted between May 31, 2022 and June 29, 2022. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe offences took place between early 2022 and early 2023. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe woman appeared at Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceJudge Desmond Zaidan imposed two consecutive ten-month custody terms. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe woman is now 21 and was 17 when she committed some of the offences. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe total value of the property was €1,500. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe defendant had post-conviction offences that occurred after these offences. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe woman had been released five days earlier from Dochas prison and had contacted the Probation Service. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe court heard she was bullied into committing the offences. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe woman is pregnant and has three children. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe judge said customers pay for these crimes because the cost of security is passed on to consumers. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe judge described her as every shopkeeper's nightmare. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 13 Mar2026
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    'She is every shopkeeper's nightmare' - Kildare judge's description of woman in court

    Reports the sentencing of one woman on 17 mainly theft offences in Newbridge, Kildare town and Maynooth, with two consecutive ten-month custody terms imposed by Judge Desmond Zaidan.

    convicted, 21, female