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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 9259Theft · Co. Louth · 1 Jun 2025

Woman with 110 previous convictions sentenced for Dundalk shoplifting

On 1 June 2025, 26-year-old Sharon McDonagh took just over €28 worth of alcohol from Maxol on Castletown Road, Dundalk, and was later identified from CCTV footage; the property was not recovered. She has 110 previous convictions, twenty of them for theft. She pleaded guilty to theft at Dundalk District Court, where Judge Nicola Andrews imposed a six-month sentence with the final two months suspended. The sentence was reported on 2 June 2026, with her solicitor saying she has picked up no new charges and is now abstaining from alcohol.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced2 Jun
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Sharon McDonagh, a 26-year-old woman, pleaded guilty to theft of just over €28 worth of alcohol.
Where
The theft was from Maxol on Castletown Road, Dundalk, County Louth.
When
The theft took place on 1 June 2025.
Investigation
The defendant was identified from CCTV footage and the property was not recovered.
Charges
She pleaded guilty to a charge of theft.
In court
The case was heard at Dundalk District Court before Judge Nicola Andrews.
Sentence
She was sentenced to six months, with the final two months suspended.
Other details
  • She has 110 previous convictions, twenty of them for theft.
  • Her solicitor said she has picked up no new charges and is now abstaining from alcohol.
  • Judge Andrews said she had been given every chance and had decided not to take them.
  • The sentencing was reported on 2 June 2026.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatSharon McDonagh pleaded guilty to theft of just over €28 worth of alcohol. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereThe theft was from Maxol on Castletown Road, Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenThe theft happened on 1 June 2025. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtThe sentence was imposed at Dundalk District Court. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtJudge Nicola Andrews imposed the part-suspended sentence. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • sentenceShe was sentenced to six months, with the final two months suspended. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherShe has 110 previous convictions. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherTwenty of her previous convictions were for theft. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe defendant was identified from CCTV footage and the property was not recovered. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherHer solicitor said she has picked up no new charges and is now abstaining from alcohol. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherJudge Andrews said she got every chance and decided not to take them. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Jun2026
    Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Woman with 110 previous convictions caught shoplifting in Dundalk

    Reports the sentencing at Dundalk District Court of a 26-year-old woman for shoplifting alcohol from Maxol, Castletown Road, Dundalk. The article gives the theft date only as June 1st last year, which is 1 June 2025.

    convicted, Sharon McDonagh, 26, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sharon McDonagh