Ireland Woman sentenced over theft of ceramics and textiles from Kilkenny pottery showroom
Sonja Delaney, a woman whose age and nationality are not given in the sources, took ceramics and textiles worth €1,670.15 from the Nicholas Mosse pottery showroom in Kilkenny on October 26, 2024, without paying. Gardaí arrested and questioned her some days later, and she admitted the theft; a search warrant led to the recovery of the stolen property. She was convicted of theft at Kilkenny District Court and given a nine-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months, with Probation Service directions and a €500 payment to Carlow Kilkenny Homecare. The sentence was reported in February 2025.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced5 Feb
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Ceramics and textiles worth €1,670.15 were stolen from a Kilkenny business.
- The items taken included a ceramic jug, a ceramic lamp, a cake stand, cushion covers and table runners, along with other items.
- Sources describe the theft as taking several loads of items, or three lots of items, without payment.
- Where
- The items were taken from a table in the Nicholas Mosse pottery showroom in Kilkenny.
- When
- The theft took place on October 26, 2024.
- Investigation
- The theft was captured on CCTV.
- The woman was arrested and questioned some days after the theft and admitted it.
- A search warrant was executed and the stolen property was recovered.
- Charges
- The woman was convicted of theft.
- In court
- The judge took the mitigation evidence and the woman's previous convictions into account at Kilkenny District Court.
- Sentence
- She was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months.
- She was directed to engage fully with the Probation Service, be of good behaviour, and give the €500 she had in court to Carlow Kilkenny Homecare.
- Other details
- The woman had nine previous convictions.
- Kilkenny People published its report on the sentence on February 7, 2025, though the article's listed date is February 5, 2025.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCeramics and textiles worth more than €1,600 were stolen from a Kilkenny business. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatItems taken included a ceramic jug, a ceramic lamp, a cake stand, cushion covers and table runners, with a total value of €1,670.15. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereItems were taken from a table in the Nicholas Mosse pottery showroom in Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe theft took place on October 26, 2024. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe crime was captured on CCTV. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationThe woman was arrested and questioned some days after the theft and admitted it. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- investigationA search warrant was executed and the stolen property was recovered. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- chargeThe woman was convicted of theft. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtThe judge took the mitigation evidence and the woman's previous convictions into consideration. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceThe woman was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceShe was directed to engage fully with the Probation Service, be of good behaviour, and give the €500 she had in court to Carlow Kilkenny Homecare. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe woman had nine previous convictions. (kilkennypeople.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Feb2025‘Brazen’ theft from Kilkenny business - garda search recovered items
Reports the court outcome: conviction for theft, nine months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, directions to engage with the Probation Service, and an order to give €500 to Carlow Kilkenny Homecare.
convicted, Sonja Delaney, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sonja Delaney