Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Offences

Theft, Possession of stolen property

Where

Co. Kilkenny

Reporting

2 reports, 20 May 2025 to 26 Jan 2026

Outlets

kilkennypeople.ie

• Man jailed for 14 months over Kilkenny City thefts Theft · Co. Kilkenny

  Michael Phelan pleaded guilty to six theft offences at retail premises in Kilkenny City on dates in September 2025, stealing items including perfumes and clothes. His solicitor said the thefts were committed to fund a drugs addiction and that he was under serious pressure at the time. He was sentenced to 14 months in prison, as reported on 27 January 2026, and is already serving an 18-month sentence for affray. The latest development is that sentence, which Judge Geraldine Carthy imposed after considering his 27 previous convictions and their effect on Kilkenny businesses.

  Sentenced, 26 Jan 2026Convicted · 1 report
• Kilkenny man jailed for two months over possession of stolen bicycle Possession of stolen property · Co. Kilkenny

  Gardaí received a report on February 13 that a Giant bicycle had been taken from a yard in Greenshill, County Kilkenny. CCTV showed a man named Michael Phelan cycling into the Good Shepherd, and he admitted taking the bicycle. Phelan pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property at Kilkenny District Court, where Judge Geraldine Carthy convicted him and imposed two months imprisonment, as reported on 20 May 2025.

  Sentenced, 20 May 2025Convicted · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 26 Jan2026
   Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Man jailed for 14 months over Kilkenny City thefts

   Judge hands down 14-month sentence for Kilkenny thefts

   convicted, Michael Phelan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Phelan♂IE
2. 20 May2025
   Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Kilkenny man jailed for two months over possession of stolen bicycle

   Man guilty of possession of stolen Giant bicycle in Kilkenny

   convicted, Michael Phelan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Phelan♂IE

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