STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
A prison sentence was handed down to a man who stole bed linen in Portlaoise.
PJ O’Shea, 30, of 20 O’Moore Place, Portlaoise appeared at Portlaoise District Court by videolink.
He admitted stealing €100 of bed linen from JYSK in Portlaoise on January 11 last.
Garda Sergeant JJ Kirby said the defendant had gone into the store and left without payment. The property wasn’t recovered. He said the man has 82 previous convictions.
Solicitor Barry Fitzgerald said his client has significant mental health difficulties.
“His family are trying their best for him,” he said.
He said the man was probably anxious to get to the Midlands Prison so his family could engage with him.
Judge Andrew Cody sentenced the man to three months in prison in relation to the theft.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
