Woman with 116 previous convictions had drugs in Laois
The woman appeared before a sitting of Portlaoise District Court
A woman with 116 previous convictions admitted having drugs in her possession in Laois.
Theresa Conroy (40) Apartment 3, Hinds Square, Portlaoise, admitted having drugs at an address at New Road, Portlaoise on September 5, 2025.
Garda Sergeant JJ Kirby said the defendant had 116 previous convictions and the “vast majority” of these are for theft. He said on this occasion she was found in possession of drugs valued at €35.
Solicitor Brian Duffy said his client was “well known to the court” and was serving a prison sentence of one year and nine months.
He said the sentence was handed down in relation to a number of matters and had this offence been included it would have been dealt with in the overall context of her other offending.
Mr Duffy said his client has been doing well since going to prison and she was now an enhanced prisoner. He noted she was “presenting very well and coherent” in the court and was really making progress. He said she was due for release from prison in January of 2027.
Judge Catherine Ryan noted the early guilty plea and imposed a two month prison sentence which she said would run concurrently to the sentence being served. She granted legal aid as the woman is in prison.