Judge Mary Devins convicted and ordered a woman who pleaded guilty to theft to pay €100 to the Special Olympics at Castlebar District Court this week. Kathleen McDonnagh, 35 Cois Abhainn, Turlough Road, Castlebar pleaded guilty to the theft of a quilt valued at €59.99 from Guiney’s, Market Square, Castlebar.
Garda Hugh O’Donnell told the court that at 2.30pm on October 14 2009, he got a report that a minor in McDonnagh’s company picket up the quilt and ran off with it. The report came from an off duty member of the Gardaí who told him what had happened.
Garda O’Donnell told the court that he interviewed McDonnagh who at first denied knowing anything about it, but an hour and half later she came back to the station and told him that she knew about it and the she knew the child had taken it. Garda O’Donnell told the court that the quilt was returned still in its original packaging and McDonnagh had tried to return it to the shop but was told to go to the gardaí with it.
