Man produced screwdriver in dispute with sister, court hears
A MAN produced a screwdriver in a threatening manner during the course of a dispute in Letterkenny last night. Gardaí were called to attend a domestic dispute at 23 Westside Apartments, Pearse Road,...
View ArticleDonegal man kept in custody after making threat
A DONEGAL man was remanded in custody after making a threat to kill or cause serious harm. Patrick McLaughlin (54) of Meenacuing, Gweedore, was before Falcarragh District Court. McLaughlin was charged...
View ArticleMan ‘lucky to survive’ crash believed he was insured
A MAN involved in a crash from which he was ‘lucky to survive’ has been fined for driving with no insurance. The case of David Keating, with an address at 70 St Bridget’s, Navan, was heard at...
View ArticleDonegal man denied bail after making plea from prison
A DONEGAL man was denied bail after making a plea to a district court judge from prison. Christopher Dunleavy from Annagry, appeared before Falcarragh District Court via video link from Castlerea...
View ArticleBaffled Judge asks why many on motoring charges drive 2002 Lexus?
A Judge has asked why the majority of young drivers coming before him on motoring charges are driving the same car registered in the same year – a 2002 Lexus? Judge Paul Kelly made his comments as a...
View ArticleLifford driver threatened with jail after third drink charge
A Lifford man who has been convicted of drink-related motoring offences three times in less than six months has been warned he will go to jail if caught again. Michael Doherty appeared at Letterkenny...
View Article“He never played the man instead of the ball”– Tributes to retiring Garda...
Judge Paul Kelly has led tributes to Garda Inspector David Murphy who retired from An Garda Siochana at the weekend. Inspector Murphy, a native of Sligo, has spent the last 30 years serving the people...
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Man who stabbed victim 17 times loses his jail appeal
A man who stabbed another man seventeen times with a scissors in a drunken row at an apartment in Letterkenny has lost his appeal against the severity of his eight-and-a-half-year sentence. Kenneth...
View ArticleMan caught with drugs on lockdown was visiting girlfriend
A young man caught with drugs in his car while visiting his girlfriend during the Covid lockdown has been ordered to pay €200 to charity. Mark Fedor appeared at Letterkenny District Court. Gardai...
View ArticleBoy, 14, admits 23 charge robbery and burglary spree across Letterkenny
A 14-year-old boy who is one of Ireland’s youngest offenders to be held in a detention centre has appeared in court accused of a ten-month robbery spree. The boy, who was just 13 at the time, appeared...
View ArticleDonegal man avoids jail after crash in Australia which injured friends
A Donegal man has avoided going to jail in Australia after being charged with dangerous driving which resulted in two men being seriously injured. Terence Wilkinson, from Dunfanaghy, appeared at the...
View ArticleJail for Donegal man who verbally abused elderly nun
WARNING: Graphic content contained. A DONEGAL man who verbally abused an elderly nun has been sentenced to three months in prison. Darius McAteer (20) was before Letterkenny District Court on charges...
View ArticleSpit guard used on man after ‘violent assault’ in Letterkenny
GARDAÍ had to place a spit hood on a prisoner who became aggressive after an alleged incident in which his parter was left with a three-inch laceration above her eye. Gardaí responded to a report of a...
View ArticleDrug users supporting ‘sinister’ network – Judge issues stern warning
A DISTRICT Court Judge has warned casual drug users that they are ‘supporting a sinister criminal network’. Judge Paul Kelly was speaking at the latest sitting of Letterkenny District Court. Judge...
View ArticleFriends found in possession of drugs en route to wedding
TWO friends from Letterkenny were found to be in possession of drugs while on their way to a wedding. Oran McGuinness and Jaden Grimes appeared before Letterkenny District Court, each on two counts of...
View ArticleWest Donegal man charged with arson has case adjourned
A West Donegal man charged with causing arson to five acres of land had his case adjourned until September at Dungloe District Court today. Thomas Brennan, of Loughanoran, Annagry is charged with...
View ArticleDonegal Gardaí seize car from disqualified driver
GARDAÍ seized a car, which was being driven by a disqualified driver, in Bundoran today. The Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit was on patrol when a disqualified driver was detected. The Mobility App...
View Article‘Defendants only’– Judge says family, friends not permitted in court
A JUDGE has reminded those attending court for hearing that family and friends are not permitted to be in the courtroom. At today’s sitting of Letterkenny District Court, Judge Paul Kelly addressed the...
View ArticleWoman arrested over weekend robbery in Letterkenny
A WOMAN has been arrested in connection with a weekend robbery in Letterkenny. An elderly couple, in their 70s, were treated in hospital after their house in Coolboy was targeted at around 7am on...
View ArticleMan stole poor boxes while dressed as woman
A GALWAY man who stole poor boxes from a Donegal pub, while dressed as a woman, has been given a suspended sentence. Martin Cleary (35), of 31 Lois na Coille, Ballybane, Galway, appeared at Letterkenny...
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