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04 Apr 2026

Brothers fined for spree of clothing thefts at Kildare Village, Zara and Penneys

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Brothers fined for spree of clothing thefts at Kildare Village, Zara and Penneys

Two brothers appeared in Naas District Court for stealing a number of items on September 12 last.

In court on Thursday, April 21, were 22-year-old Ionel Muntean, with an address at 2 Kilmalogue Garden in Portarlington, and 19-year-old Vasile Munteanu, with an address listed at 4 Spa Street in Portarlington.

Gardaí told Judge John O’ Leary that the pair stole the following: a t-shirt worth €30 from Guess in Kildare Village, four pairs of jeans worth a total of €160 from the Zara store in the Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge, and €16 worth of jeans in Penneys Newbridge.

Judge John O’ Leary fined both men €300 each for what he referred to as a ‘nasty’ crime.

The pair have four months to pay the fine.

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