Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Offences

Theft and producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury, Theft, Tendering counterfeit currency

Where

Co. Kilkenny

Reporting

3 reports, 2 Jul 2025 to 17 Jul 2026

Outlets

kilkennypeople.ie

• Kilkenny man sentenced to six months for theft and hammer threat to gardaí Theft and producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury · Co. Kilkenny

  On May 24, a tray of Bulmers worth €24.95 was taken from Topaz on the Callan Road, Kilkenny, and not paid for. On June 9, gardaí went to arrest James Carthy, a man, at his home, where they had to force entry, and a hammer threat was made against them. Carthy was identified on CCTV and pleaded guilty at Kilkenny District Court to theft, producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury, obstruction of a peace officer and failing to appear in court. The judge sentenced him to six months in prison on the weapon charge, to run consecutively to a sentence he is already serving, as reported on 17 July 2026.

  Sentenced, 17 Jul 2026Convicted · 1 report
• Suspended sentence for theft of beer from Spar on Callan Road, Kilkenny Theft · Co. Kilkenny

  On August 6, 2024, James Carthy removed ten cans of beer valued at €22.50 from a Spar on the Callan Road, Kilkenny, and the beer was not recovered. Carthy has 69 previous convictions, including for theft and burglary, and his solicitor said he was intoxicated at the time of the offence. He admitted the theft at Kilkenny District Court, where a six-month sentence was imposed and suspended on condition of good behaviour and keeping the peace, and the judge directed that €22.50 be paid to the injured party. The sentence was reported on November 17, 2025.

  Sentenced, 17 Nov 2025Convicted · 1 report
• Kilkenny man jailed for trying to spend counterfeit €50 in city shop Tendering counterfeit currency · Co. Kilkenny

  James Carthy, a man from New Building Lane, Kilkenny, tried to pay for cigarettes with a counterfeit €50 note at the XL shop on Rose Inn Street, Kilkenny, at about 3pm on 15 September 2024. A shop assistant recognised the note as not legal tender and refused it. Gardaí arrested Carthy, who later pleaded guilty at Kilkenny District Court to tendering a thing he knew to be counterfeit currency. On 2 July 2025 the court sentenced him to four months' imprisonment, and recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.

  Sentenced, 2 Jul 2025Convicted · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 17 Jul2026
   Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Kilkenny man sentenced to six months for theft and hammer threat to gardaí

   Man threatened Kilkenny gardaí with hammer as they tried to arrest him

   convicted, James Carthy, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Carthy♂IE
2. 17 Nov2025
   Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Suspended sentence for theft of beer from Spar on Callan Road, Kilkenny

   Suspended sentence for theft from Kilkenny filling station

   convicted, James Carthy, named, irish (judged from name)James CarthyIE
3. 2 Jul2025
   Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Kilkenny man jailed for trying to spend counterfeit €50 in city shop

   Kilkenny man jailed for trying to spend photocopied €50 in city shop

   convicted, James Carthy, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Carthy♂IE

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