Ireland Woman sentenced to three months for Woodies sunlounger theft in Kilkenny
Tracey Carthy, a 27-year-old woman from St Rioch Street, Kilkenny, was charged over two thefts in Kilkenny. On August 29, 2022, she left Hotel Kilkenny without paying for meals valued at €8 after they were consumed. On June 2, she selected two sunloungers at Woodies DIY store in Smithland South and paid for only one. She pleaded guilty to the two new charges before Kilkenny District Court via video link and was sentenced to three months in prison on the theft charge, consecutive to a sentence handed down the day before, as reported on 12 October 2023.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Tracey Carthy, a 27-year-old woman, ordered meals valued at €8 at Hotel Kilkenny and left without paying after they were consumed.
- She selected two sunloungers at Woodies DIY store and paid for only one.
- Where
- The hotel meals were ordered at Hotel Kilkenny, and the theft charge relates to Woodies DIY store, Smithland South, Kilkenny.
- When
- The hotel meal incident happened on August 29, 2022, and the Woodies theft happened on June 2.
- Other details
- A staff member followed her, and she said she had no money and would return to pay, but she did not.
- She has 43 previous convictions, and her solicitor said she is currently serving a sentence.
- Her solicitor asked for credit for her early guilty plea and said one offence was at the lower end of the scale.
- Charges
- She pleaded guilty to the two new charges, though the key facts say the judge took one other charge into consideration.
- In court
- She appeared before Kilkenny District Court via video link.
- Sentence
- She was sentenced to three months in prison on the theft charge, consecutive to the sentence handed down the day before.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatShe ordered meals valued at €8 at the hotel. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatShe left the hotel without paying after the meals were consumed. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatShe selected two sunloungers and paid for only one. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe meals were ordered at Hotel Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe theft charge relates to Woodies DIY store, Smithland South, Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe hotel meal incident happened on August 29, 2022. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whenThe Woodies theft happened on June 2. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- chargeShe pleaded guilty to the two new charges. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtShe appeared before Kilkenny District Court via video link. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- courtThe judge took the other charge into consideration. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceShe was sentenced to three months in prison on the theft charge, consecutive to the sentence handed down the day before. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherA staff member followed her and she said she had no money and would return to pay, but she did not. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherShe has 43 previous convictions. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherHer solicitor said she is currently serving a sentence. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherHer solicitor asked for credit for her early guilty plea and said one offence was at the lower end of the scale. (kilkennypeople.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Oct2023Woman convicted of sunlounger theft from Woodies in Kilkenny
Court report on the sentencing of Tracey Carthy for two theft charges: one from Woodies DIY store, Smithland South, Kilkenny, and one from Hotel Kilkenny, where she left without paying for meals.
convicted, Tracey Carthy, 27, female, named, irish (judged from name)Tracey Carthy