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Local woman opens new solicitors practice in Letterkenny
A well-known Letterkenny woman has taken the brave step and opened her own solicitor’s practice. Maureen Gallagher was born and raised in Letterkenny, the daughter of the late Rose & Phonsie Mc...
View ArticleDonegal man appears before court on seven firearms charges
A 46-year-old Donegal man has appeared in court on seven counts of unlawfully possessing firearms. Stuart McIntosh, of Carnmoney, Cranford, was before Judge Deirdre Gearty at Letterkenny District...
View ArticleDerryman said he would ‘sort out’ bouncers in Clonmany, Court hears
An 18-year-old Derryman who said he would ‘sort out’ people who ejected him from a Donegal pub was found in possession of cannabis. Jason McGuinness from 96 Lettershandoney, Dromahoe, Derry, appeared...
View ArticleLetterkenny woman warned not to ‘forget’ her next court appearance
A Judge has warned a Letterkenny woman not to ‘forget’ about her next court date. Jacquline Bannister (52) of 18 Court Manor Apartments, Pearse Road, Letterkenny, appeared at Letterkenny District Court...
View ArticleMan arrested in Donegal after attempted bomb attack on police in Derry
The trial of a man accused of planting a booby-trap bomb under the car of an off-duty policeman has heard of a high-speed Garda chase across Donegal. Belfast Crown Court has already heard that although...
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Man stole €2,000 of perfume in two raids on Donegal pharmacy
A man who stole more than €2,000 worth of perfumes from the premises of Donegal businesswoman Ramona Nicholas must pay the cost of the stolen goods back or face jail. Mamuli Zhorzholiani took a total...
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Motorcyclist killed on way home from working at children’s theatre production
A leading stage technician and musician was killed when his motorbike was struck by a car which had been sent into a tailspin after being hit by another car being driven by an 81-year-old pensioner. An...
View ArticleCivil servant admits stealing €2,576 to feed gambling and alcohol addictions
A civil servant paid benefits to people and then ordered them to cash the cheques and pay the cash back to him. Peter Gallagher appeared in court charged with two sample charges after defrauding the...
View ArticleMan tried to bite other man’s ear off in row over rent money
A man tried to bite the ear off his housemate after claiming he had spent the rent money. Mark Patton appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal charged with a vicious assault on former...
View ArticleDonegal man charged with murdering wife to challenge evidence
Convoy man Stephen McKinney is set to challenge the expert evidence which led to him being charged with the murder of his wife, Lu Na McKinney. Stephen McKinney (42) was charged with the murder of Lu...
View ArticleHealthcare worker appears in court charged with alleged assault of patient
A healthcare worker has appeared in court in Co Donegal charged with assaulting a patient. Douglas Mason, 58, appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with the incident. An initial mention of the...
View ArticleMan allegedly involved in Garda ramming has case adjourned
A Carrigart man has appeared in court charged in connection with an incident during which two Gardai were injured when their car was rammed. Anthony McGettigan, 23, appeared at Letterkenny District...
View ArticleMan appears in court charged with theft of 35 lambs
A carer has appeared in court charged with the theft of 35 lambs. John McBride appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal charged with the theft of the animals. McBride, of 11 Firmount,...
View ArticleFinn Harps star Coll and pal injured in vicious nightclub attack
Well-known Finn Harps soccer player Ciaran Coll was viciously attacked in a nightclub after trying to help his friend. Mr Coll was punched and kicked several times as he attempted to help his friend on...
View ArticleMan in funeral cortege caused crash after pulling into petrol station
A Fanad man traveling in a funeral cortege pulled into a filling station causing an oncoming vehicle to crash into him. The man, James Friel, pleaded guilty to charges before a recent sitting of...
View ArticleMan had been ‘drinking all day’ when stopped by gardai
A RAMELTON man whose car was swerving from side to side said he had been “drinking all day” when stopped by gardai. Letterkenny District Court heard evidence against John Crossan of 19 Chestnut Grove,...
View ArticleBreaking: 22 year old man charged in court following Donegal crash
A 22-year-old man from Cork has appeared in court following the death of a man outside Letterkenny. Henry Kiely, of Kilbarry Cottage, Old Mallow Road, was charged at a special sitting of Carrick on...
View ArticleMan banned for three years for drink-driving
A DOWNINGS man who failed a roadside breath test has been disqualified from driving for two years after pleading guilty to charges. Francis McGuigan of Murleog was stopped by gardai at Cnoc na Murleog...
View ArticleMan’s driving brought him to the attention of gardai
A man whose manner of driving brought him to the attention of gardai has pleaded guilty to charges of drink driving. Conor Tinney of Goldrum, Termon was stopped by Gardai at High Road, Letterkenny on...
View ArticleJudge jails man for nine months after crime spree in Letterkenny
A Judge has jailed a 21-year-old alcoholic man for nine months after he went on a crime spree in a Co Donegal town. Keith Boyle appeared before Letterkenny District Court charged with a litany of...
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