Man who shouted and shook his fist at others is fined €150
A man who shouted expletives and shook his fist in a threatening manner on Letterkenny’s Main Street has been fined €150 at the local court. Patrick Brosnan of the Quiet Moment Apartments, Letterkenny,...
View ArticleYoung woman admits using bank card to steal cash
A young woman has appeared in court charged with thefts using a bank card. Alicia Shaw, with an address at 26 Mount St Josephs, Kingscourt in Cavan appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court. She was...
View ArticleBoy appears in court charged with pulling 12 year old girl’s hair
A boy has appeared in court charged with assault after pulling a 12-year-old girl’s hair. The boy, who is now aged 14, appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with the incident which happened...
View ArticleMan who caused €3,500 to Garda car after robbery escapes jail
A young man who did a runner without paying for €43 of petrol and then caused €3,500 damage to a Garda patrol car has escaped jail after receiving a good probation report. Thomas McBride, aged 18,...
View ArticleCourt orders Senator to show more detailed statement of means in debt case
A Judge has asked for a detailed statement of means from a Co Donegal senator who has appeared in court on foot of an instalment order application. Independent Senator Brian O Domhnaill appeared at...
View ArticleGirl gets €55,000 after catching her finger in school door
A 9-year-old schoolgirl has been awarded €55,000 after catching her finger in a school door. The little girl had lost the tip of her finger and it could not be replaced, Letterkenny Circuit Court was...
View ArticlePrison for man who threatened to ‘cut all of your faces off’ while on bail
A Ballybofey man who turned up to a house with a knife and made threats was given a four-month prison sentence. Darius McAteer, who is currently serving a nine-month sentence at Castlerea Prison,...
View ArticleAddict claimed cocaine was ‘false teeth’ after high-speed pursuits
A Letterkenny man, who led Gardaí on two high-speed chases on the one night was found in possession of seven-and-a-half grams of cocaine when apprehended. Damian Collier, of 75 Glenwood Park, was...
View ArticleMan charged with harassing woman to go forward for trial
An Inishowen man has been sent forward for trial to the present sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Court charged with harassing a woman. Martin Hughes (66) of Three Trees, Quigley’s Point, was before a...
View ArticleTory Island man faces dangerous driving charges
A man has appeared in court on dangerous driving charges. Darren Rodgers, 23, from Tory Island, appeared at Falcarragh District Court charged with the incidents in Gortahork on St Valentine’s Day....
View ArticleChef in hot water after cannabis find
A Letterkenny chef has appeared in court after being caught with a quantity of cannabis. Michael Kemmy, of Glencar appeared at Letterkenny District Court after he was stopped by Gardai driving a VW...
View ArticleDriver of car in crash that killed three people has ‘a case to meet’
The driver of a car involved in a crash that claimed three young lives has ‘a case to answer’ on a number of offences relating to the smash, a Judge has found. Sean Ward faces charges of driving...
View ArticleMan appears in court following purse robberies
A man has appeared in court following two incidents during which two women were robbed of their purses in Letterkenny. John Tierney, of Celtic Apartments in Letterkenny, appeared at a sitting of...
View ArticleMan who killed Donegal women in horrific smash had drank up to five pints
A man has been jailed for six years following the deaths of three Donegal women who were killed in a horrific road smash as they returned home from a dream holiday. Jason Rowntree was found guilty of...
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‘Frail pensioner’ has conviction over-turned in row over turf
A frail pensioner who had been found guilty of attacking a man with a stick in a row over turf on a Donegal bog has had her conviction overturned. Annie Healy, who is in her 70s, had previously been...
View ArticleMan who led Gardai on high-speed chase pulled up outside Garda station
A man who led Gardai on a high-speed chase before pulling up outside a Garda station claims he thought undercover officers were other people out to get him. Neil Lynch took off at speed after being...
View ArticleMan who spat at hospital staff and Gardai is bound to the peace
A man who spat at hospital staff and Gardai has been ordered to keep the peace after appearing in court. Constance O’Donnell appeared at Letterkenny District Court on public order charges which took...
View ArticleDonegal woman convicted for failure to adequately feed her dog
A Donegal woman has been fined €100 and ordered to pay €725.08 to the ISPCA to cover veterinary costs after she was convicted of failing to provide sufficient food for a Rottweiler dog, which was found...
View ArticleInishowen men charged with murder in Australia have case adjourned
Two young Inishowen men charged with the murder of a 66-year-old man in Sydney have had their case adjourned for a month. Nathan Kelly, 21, and Christopher McLaughlin, 24, were initially charged with...
View ArticleMan arrested in Donegal following bomb plot is jailed for 25 years
A man who was caught by Gardai in Donegal after he fled from an attempted bombing in Derry has been jailed for 25 years. Dissident republican Sean McVeigh was jailed for planting a bomb under the car...
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