Gathering of shopkeepers in Dublin hears of rising levels of criminality in stores, from shoplifting to violent robbery
There was a 'sense of entitlement' that shoplifters have that they can do what they please and get away with it, said one retailer.
Shop owner Caroline Looby wanted to fight the case but it was settled by the shop’s insurers out of court for €12,000.. Caroline Looby, who owns a Spar at the Walkinstown Roundabout in Dublin, had to pay out €12,000 to an eight-year-old who was barred from the shop. Minister of State Emer Higgins said there will be a new statutory definition for retailers which will allow qualified support for those who act in “good faith” in relation to the issue of shoplifting, but the details will have to be worked out further. She told retailers that the issue has been brought to the attention of the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee.
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