Inishowen woman charged with careless driving causing death faces new charge
A woman charged with careless driving causing the death of a young Buncrana man last year has been further charged with drink driving. Details of the new charge against Lynda O’Doherty, of The Links,...
View ArticleMan charged with drink driving after Muff crash
A 24-year-old man has been charged with drink driving in relation to a crash in the centre of Muff village earlier this month. The collision occurred on Main Street, Muff, on the evening of Friday,...
View ArticleInishowen mum-of-three in court on €30,000 social welfare fraud
A mother-of-three fraudulently claimed almost €30,000 in social welfare payments after failing to declare that she was married. Emma Dunne, with an address of c/o P Ferguson and Sons Ltd, Grove Service...
View ArticleCostly text message for Buncrana van driver
Sending a text message behind the wheel of his vehicle has ended up costing one Inishowen van driver a fine of €350 in court. Christopher Bernard Doherty, of 15 Baile na Carraige, Buncrana, did not...
View ArticleLetterkenny businessman who attacked man in ‘geo political’ row is jailed
A Letterkenny restaurant owner has been jailed for a year after he assaulted and injured a man following a ‘geopolitical’ row at his Indian takeaway. Prabhjot Singh denied assaulting Dubliner Shane...
View ArticleHomeless Donegal man fined for disorderly behaviour
A Donegal man has been fined following recent public order incidents in Buncrana and Letterkenny. Leo Marley was brought before Judge Ciaran Liddy at a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court on...
View ArticleMan who assaulted woman at his home is granted bail
A man charged with breaching a safety order and assaulting a woman in his home has been granted bail. The man, who is in his 30s, and cannot be named in order to protect the identity of the alleged...
View ArticleMan charged with serious assault of Letterkenny woman is remanded in custody
A man charged with a serious assault on a young woman in Letterkenny has been remanded in custody. Seamus Cooley had his bail revoked when he appeared at Cavan District Court. The 50-year-old Cooley is...
View ArticleMuff man involved in drunken altercation at Clonmany Festival
A Muff man who got involved in a drunken altercation during last year’s Clonmany Festival will escape a criminal conviction under the Public Order Act if he makes a small donation to charity. Chris...
View ArticleFamily of murdered Donegal teenager to receive damages over his death
The family of a Donegal teenager murdered by loyalist paramilitaries is to receive undisclosed damages in a settlement reached over alleged security force collusion with the killers. Henry Cunningham,...
View ArticleYoung man caught speeding at 137kph in 60kph zone in dad’s BMW
A young man caught doing 137kph in a 60kph in his father’s BMW car has been sent on a driving course. Ryan Ridge was nabbed by Gardai traveling at more than twice the speed limit at Port Road in...
View ArticleMan who abused door staff and Gardai during “rally weekend’ ordered to make...
A young man who was abusive to door staff and Gardai outside a Letterkenny nightclub during ‘rally weekend’ has been ordered to make a charitable donation. Christopher Cremin appeared at Letterkenny...
View ArticleBan for 92-year-old driver who seriously injured woman visiting Donegal
A 92-year-old man has been disqualified from driving for ten years for a collision which led to a woman being crushed against the wall of a Donegal Town pub. Donegal District Court heard that Kevin...
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Donegal trucker jailed for dangerous driving causing death of young Galway man
A Donegal lorry driver has been jailed for dangerous driving causing the death of a young man in Roscommon last year. Shaun Curran of Middle Dore, Bunbeg, was today sent to prison for five years, with...
View ArticleCouncillor Frank McBrearty to be served with book of evidence in alleged...
A Donegal County Councillor is to be served with a book of evidence after he was charged with allegedly stealing a mobile phone from another councillor. The case against Councillor Frank McBrearty was...
View ArticleMan fined for stealing cigars from Laghey filling station
A man who stole a packet of Hamlet cigars to the value of €9.40 has been convicted of theft and fined €50. Ryan Keenan, 32, of 3 Brighton Terrace, Bundoran was before Donegal District Court on Monday,...
View ArticleMan to stand trial on alleged rape of woman in Donegal in 2023
A man has been sent forward for trial to the Circuit Criminal Court for the charge of raping a woman in Donegal. The offence which is contrary to Section 4 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act,...
View Article‘Exhausted’ rally fan to donate €275 to hospice after THIRD street sleep
A young man who fell asleep in the street at the Donegal International Rally for the THIRD successive year has been ordered to pay €275 to charity. Dosing Charlie O’Neill appeared at Letterkenny...
View ArticleStudent who drove wrong way down Letterkenny street is fined €350
A student who drove the wrong way down a Letterkenny street with people ‘hanging out of the sunroof’ during the Donegal International Rally has been fined €350. Courtney Cahoon, 19, appeared before...
View ArticleDonegal businessman jailed for defiling teenage girl
A Donegal businessman has been jailed for the defilement of a teenage girl. Haulier Ryan Kerrigan was handed a 20-month prison sentence at Cavan Circuit Court. Kerrigan, a 31-year-old of Shannagh,...
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