Another drug-driver arrested in Donegal
A MOTORIST in Donegal was arrested for drug-driving today. Gardaí responded to reports of dangerous driving in the Ballyshannon area. The vehicle in question was stopped and the driver was tested. The...
View ArticleProbation act applied for man who spat on Garda after arrest
THE probation act was applied in the case of a Donegal man who spat in the face of a Garda. Christopher Dunleavy (23) of Magheraclogher Bunbeg was charged with assault in relation to an incident on...
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Man assaulted and threatened victim on way to work in ‘nasty event’
A LIFFORD man who attacked another man on his way to work told his victim that his family would ‘be got’. Leon Kelly (32) of Beechwood Grove, Lifford, was charged with assault causing harm in the...
View ArticleDonegal man disqualified after drug-driving offence
A LETTERKENNY man has been disqualified from driving for drug-driving. Padhraic Marron (22) with an address at Mountain Top, Letterkenny, was stopped by the Roads Policing Unit at a checkpoint at...
View ArticleJudge strikes out public intoxication charge on actor McSorley
A CHARGE against actor Gerard McSorley as struck out at Letterkenny District Court this week. The 70-year-old actor, who appeared in Fr Ted and a number of films including Veronica Guerin and Omagh,...
View ArticleBench warrant executed on man who failed to appear for court in 2013
A DERRY man who failed to appear for a court hearing in Donegal seven years ago was brought before Letterkenny District Court this week. Gavin Hutton (29) of 23 Carrabane Walk, Shantallow, Derry,...
View ArticleMan to stand trial on child sex charges in Donegal
A MAN who was handed over to Gardaí last year after losing a battle against a European Arrest Warrant is to stand trial in Donegal on child sex charges. The man, who cannot be named due to a reporting...
View ArticleMan appears in Donegal court on sex assault charge
A MAN has appeared in court in Donegal on a sexual assault charge. The 32-year-old man, who is from Northern Ireland, is charged with an alleged offence in county Donegal. At Letterkenny District Court...
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Man entered wrong house in search of party, fined in court
A MAN who thought he was going to a party after attending a music festival entered the wrong house through a window. Jason Sweeney (24) of 19 Ardfoyle, Bishop Street, Derry, appeared at Buncrana...
View ArticleWoman ‘could hardly breathe’ when choked by husband
A LETTERKENNY man who left his wife hardly able to breath during an altercation has been advised to get legal representation. Ray Durack (55) of Crieve Glebe, Letterkenny appeared before Letterkenny...
View ArticleDid not heed Gardaí and one charge became three
A LETTERKENNY man who did not take the direction of Gardaí appeared before court on thee charges this week. Ryan Scanlon (20 ) of Meadowbank Park, Letterkenny was before Buncrana District Court charged...
View ArticleMan was ‘in hole and should have stopped digging’ when shouting at Gardaí
A BALLYBOFEY man who was ‘roaring and shouting for no apparent reason’ on the street after ringing in the New Year was fined in court for the possession of drugs. Andrew McPhearson (20) of Dooish...
View ArticleMen jailed for having articles with intent to carry out burglaries
Two men were sentenced to 7 months imprisonment at Donegal District Court yesterday for having articles in their possession with the intention to commit thefts and burglaries. The pair, both from...
View ArticleMan bit off other man’s ear in attack while high on drink and drugs
A young man who has been drinking two litres of spirits since he was just 13 has walked free from court after pleading guilty to biting part of a man’s ear off. Dylan Loughlin, aged 26, appeared at...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to Lifford attack
A Raphoe man has pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and causing criminal damage when he appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court. Leon Kelly, of The Close, Raphoe, pleaded guilty to the incident which...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to two counts of sexual assault of female
A man has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexually assaulting a female in the Inishowen area. The man, who cannot be named, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court. He was charged with two offences of...
View ArticleDouble trouble! Twins given community service after glass attack in pub
A set of twins both glassed a man in a bar during an unprovoked attack after they had been drinking all day after attending a confirmation. Bernadette and Edel Dowd, both 25, appeared at Letterkenny...
View ArticleMan who sexually assaulted young woman as he broke up fight is jailed
A man who sexually assaulted a woman while breaking up a fight outside a takeaway has been jailed for three and a half years. Catalin Feketi appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he was charged...
View ArticleMan admits breaking into house and threatening to kill couple
A man has pleaded guilty to making threats to kill a couple after breaking into their home. Darius McAteer, aged 20 and from Stranorlar, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he faced a total of...
View ArticleCareer criminal who threatened to kill family during home invasion is jailed
A career criminal who threatened to kill a family during a house invasion has been jailed for six years. Stephen Darby claimed to be a member of the notorious Westies crime-gang when he broke into the...
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