Nenagh man with 162 previous convictions is refused bail on number of theft charges

A man with 162 previous convictions has been refused bail by Judge Mary Cashin at Nenagh District Court.

Roy Forde of No Fixed Abode, but who is originally from the Nenagh area, was before the court charged with the theft of garden tools and equipment valued at €230 from Chadwicks, Nenagh, on July 7, 2023.

He is also charged with theft of a lawnmower valued at €350 from the same premises on July 14, 2023.

Mr Forde is further charged with the theft of two laptops valued at €500 at Tesco, Nenagh, on August 3, 2023, and with possession of Methadone at an address in Carrig, Birr, on the same date.

He also faces a charge of having no insurance on May 23, 2023.

The gardaí objected to Mr Forde being granted bail on the grounds of the seriousness of the offences.

Mr Forde’s solicitor, Elizabeth McKeever, told the court that her client was 33 years old and had “chronic drug issues”.

He had spent a considerable amount of time in prison, she said.

She said Mr Forde would say that he was “just weeks” away from getting therapy.

Judge Cashin noted that Mr Forde had only been released from prison on June 6, 2023, and had been on temporary release when he committed the no insurance offence.

She also noted that Mr Forde had committed 67 previous offences while on bail.

She refused bail and remanded Mr Forde to appear before Nenagh District Court via video link on August 11, 2023.