Jail for Cork woman who committed further offences while on bail
The judge said the court had tried to be as lenient as possible but the accused was 'deluded' if she thought she was going to get bail again. File picture Denis Minihane
A Cork woman who breached her bail conditions and committed further offences has been sent to prison.
Eve Guerin, aged 20, with an address at Kinlay House, Shandon Street, Cork, appeared before Judge Joanne Carroll at Bandon District Court.
Guerin had previously appeared before Judge Carroll at Clonakilty District Court where she pleaded guilty to four counts of theft committed at four different retailers in Dunmanway on June 9, 2025.
The items were stolen from Deals 4 U, Buckley’s Hardware, Costcutter, and SuperValu. The total value of the goods which were all returned in saleable condition was €83.69. Guerin said that the stolen items were intended to be placed on her recently deceased father’s grave.
On that occasion, Judge Carroll granted Guerin bail and also gave her permission to go on holiday to Benidorm. She was required to stay out of trouble, observe a curfew, and sign on at the Bridewell Garda Station in Cork pending the completion of a probation report.
The court was told that since the Clonakilty hearing Guerin had broken her curfew on five occasions, had not signed on since July 18, and was arrested for theft and assault on September 3.
The court heard that she was arrested for stealing from Lifestyle Sports at Mahon Point Shopping Centre and assaulting security staff by throwing a stolen item at them and pleaded guilty to both charges on the same day.
Defence solicitor Plunkett Taaffe said that Guerin had gone to the UK where her brother was in a serious accident and was in ICU and this was the reason she had not signed on or been at her address during curfew hours.
Judge Carroll said that whether that was the case or not, she had committed a theft and an assault while on bail.
The judge said the court had tried to be as lenient as possible but Guerin was “deluded” if she thought she was going to get bail again. Guerin was sentenced to three months in prison on each of the four counts of theft.
- This article is funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme.
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