'I've already done quite enough prison to be honest,' Longford woman tells Judge
31 year old Lisa Nevin of 67 McEoin Park, Longford was arrested on foot of a bench warrant after she failed to appear at a previous court sitting.
A Longford woman accused of stealing curtains, cosmetics, creams, lotions, sunglasses, Guinness and Heineken appeared before a recent sitting of Longford District Court on foot of a bench warrant issued after she failed to appear at a previous court sitting.
31 year old Lisa Nevin of 67 McEoin Park, Longford was arrested on the morning of the court.
The charges before the court included five counts of theft and one for drug possession.
Nevin stands charged with unlawful possession of a controlled drug, namely cannabis, in Annaly Park, Longford town on July 18 last.
She is also accused of stealing property namely cosmetics, creams and lotions to the value of €80 on July 17 at Boots on Ballymahon Street in Longford town.
A further charge against Nevin alleges the theft of sunglasses worth €20 from Elvery’s in the Longford Retail Park on the Athlone Road in Longford town. This incident also occurred on July 17.
She also stands accused of having stolen 1 set of pink curtains and 1 set of turquoise curtains with a total value of €130 on July 15 from MJ’s Earleys Blinds and Curtains on Ballymahon Street in Townspark, Longford.
Two further charges against Nevin allege she stole alcohol from the Gaelic Corner, Dublin Street in Longford on two separate dates, namely an 8 pack of Guinness worth €20 on June 26, and two cans of Heineken worth €6 on June 18.
Giving evidence, Garda Keith Maher told the court he executed the bench warrant that morning, arresting Nevin at 9am.
He said Gardaí objected to her being released on bail under the O'Callaghan Rules, meaning the state was arguing there were legal grounds for her to be kept in custody rather than released pending the next stage of the case.
“Gardai are objecting to your bail, what do you say in relation to that?” Judge Ciaran Liddy asked Nevin as she sat in the dock.
“Basically there’s just a lot going on,” she told the court. “Just with my family and stuff. There’s so much going on with my own life. I’ve already done quite enough prison to be honest. I think it would be quite fair if I got a chance today.”
Judge Liddy granted bail subject to a €150 cash lodgement and imposed the condition that she sign on at Longford Garda Station three times per week. Nevin will next appear before Mullingar District Court on August 4.