Ex-con Michael McDonagh, with 83 prior convictions, sentenced to 15 months for stealing a €2 handbag from an elderly woman.

Michael McDonagh, 58, with a history of 83 prior convictions, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for stealing a €2 handbag from a 78-year-old woman outside an Applegreen service station in Dublin in 2020. McDonagh pleaded guilty and showed remorse. The judge considered his long criminal record and homelessness but noted his improvement since entering a residential treatment program in 2023.

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