Clare woman (63) pleads guilty to selling counterfeit Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton goods at ‘knockdown prices’

Judge tells 63-year-old woman ‘the game is up’ for herAt Kilrush District Court, Judge Alec Gabbett made his comment after Eileen Bracken of Woodfield Drive, Kilrush pleaded to 11 separate counts of selling or offering for sale counterfeit designer goods from her home on dates between October 31st to December 12th 2022.Judge Gabbett said that he would mark convictions in the case but stated that Ms Bracken, was a good candidate for a Probation Report.

Judge Gabbett said that the Probation Report would be very helpful in terms of assessing risk of future offending.

He added that there would be no requirement for a victim impact statement as “this is corporate image at the end of the day”.

He then adjourned the case to November 19 for the completion of the Probation Report.

The offences are contrary to the Trade Marks Act 1996 and some of the counterfeit labels that Ms Bracken has pleaded guilty to selling or offering for sale include Louis Vuitton, Prada, Northface, Gucci, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria Secrets, Adidas, Alexander McQueen and Chanel.