Admitted two thefts
A 35-year-old mother of two teenagers was sentenced to a month in jail when she admitted two thefts. Dundalk Court heard that Patricia Ryan with addresses at 46 Woodview Park, Castletown Road and also Wrightsons Lane, Dundalk was in treatment over the summer for a substance problem, and
was trying to get back into treatment. She appeared in respect of a theft on April 28 last at JJB before she entered the treatment centre, and another at Parkes Bar, Park Street on November 27. Her solicitor Connor McGuill said she was drinking very heavily on the last date and had very little recollection of the
event. Inspector Leo McGinn, prosecuting, said that she took a handbag from the licensed premises containing personal property, valued €70. The bag was not recovered nor the items taken from JJB. The defendant had 23 convictions recorded against her, mainly for theft and shoplifting.
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