Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

2000, from the ages reported

Offences

Theft, Driving without insurance or a driving licence while disqualified

Where

Co. Louth

Reporting

2 reports, 14 Jan 2026 to 2 Jun 2026

Outlets

dundalkdemocrat.ie

• Woman with 110 previous convictions sentenced for Dundalk shoplifting Theft · Co. Louth

  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.

  Sentenced, 2 Jun 2026Convicted · 1 report
• Disqualified driver given two-year driving ban and community service in Dundalk Driving without insurance or a driving licence while disqualified · Co. Louth

  Sharon McDonagh, a 25-year-old woman, was stopped at a t-junction on St. Alphonsus Road, Dundalk, shortly before 1am on 1 November 2024, after gardaí noticed her wearing sunglasses at night as she drove past their patrol car. She was charged with driving without insurance or a driving licence while disqualified, and the case was heard at Dundalk District Court. Judge Nicola Andrews ordered 120 hours of community service in lieu of a five-month prison sentence and gave her a further two-year driving ban, which was reported on 14 January 2026.

  Sentenced, 14 Jan 2026Convicted · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 2 Jun2026
   Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, in Woman with 110 previous convictions sentenced for Dundalk shoplifting

   Woman with 110 previous convictions caught shoplifting in Dundalk

   convicted, Sharon McDonagh, 26, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sharon McDonagh♀26IE
2. 14 Jan2026
   Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, in Disqualified driver given two-year driving ban and community service in Dundalk

   A disqualified driver drove past gardaí wearing sunglasses at night

   convicted, Sharon McDonagh, 25, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sharon McDonagh♀25IE

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