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MAN WHO THREW BOW SAW AT NOTORIOUS BURGLAR TOLD HIS CASE WILL BE STRUCK OUT
Matthew Lafferty: Had bow saw thrown at him by neighbour A MAN who found notorious burglar Matthew Lafferty living beside him lost his temper and threw a bow saw at him, a court has heard. William...
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STATE AGREES TO PAY MOST OF LATE MARIE FLEMING’S COURT CASE COSTS
The State has agreed to orders that it will pay most of the substantial legal costs of the unsuccessful challenge by Donegal woman Marie Fleming to Ireland’s laws on assisted suicide. Marie Fleming and...
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DDTV: GARDAÍ say they are reviewing a case where a Donegal man who failed a breath test had the case against him dropped. Assistant Commissioner with the National Traffic Bureau John Twomey said he...
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JUDGE ORDERS DESTRUCTION OF PERVERT’S PORN STASH
A Judge has ordered that hundreds of items seized from notorious sex offender Michael Ferry be destroyed. Michael Ferry, right, being taken into court in Donegal Town in December. Ferry from...
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BREAKING NEWS: FOUR CHARGED OVER €360,000 DONEGAL DRUGS HAUL
THREE women and a man have been charged tonight in connection with the seizure of €360,000 worth of cannabis in Donegal on Tuesday evening. The women – one in her 60s and two in their 20s – and a man...
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GARDAI LOOKING FOR SECOND DRUGS FACTORY AS THREE WOMEN CHARGED
Three women have been remanded in custody after Gardai uncovered a cannabis growhouse above a Chinese restaurant in Ballybofey. The three women, two from Malaysia and one from China, include a mother...
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MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH BALLYBOFEY DRUGS HAUL
A man in his 30s, who was being question in connection with a major drugs seizure in Ballybofey, has been charged this evening. The man was being questioned at Letterkenny Garda station. He will appear...
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GARDAÍ FORCED TO ESCORT PEOPLE TO THEIR BUS AFTER TWO WOMEN ATTACKED THEM
A JUDGE has ordered probation reports on two women whose behaviour outside a Co Donegal nightclub forced Gardaí to escort their victims to a bus so they could escape the melee. Judge Paul Kelly made...
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MAN WHO MAINTAINED CANNABIS FACTORY IS REMANDED IN CUSTODY
A Malaysian man who oversaw the running of a cannabis growhouse in Ballybofey has been remanded in custody. Ching Ann Low appears in court. Ching Ann Low, 31, appeared at Letterkenny District Court...
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DONEGAL MAN DENIES MURDERING FOUR BRITISH SOLDIERS
A Donegal man has denied murdering four British soldiers in an IRA bomb attack in London’s Hyde Park in July 1982. John Downey John Downey, 62, from Creeslough is accused of killing Roy Bright, Dennis...
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ALLEGED DRUG FACTORY WORKERS APPEAR IN COURT BY VIDEOLINK
Three women and a man arrested and charged in connection with the discovery of a drugs factory in Ballybofey have had their cases put back until February 24th. Ching Ann Low appears in court. The three...
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FAMILY OF MURDERED DONEGAL COUNCILLOR TAKE MURDER COLLUSION CAMPAIGN TO BRUSSELS
The family of murdered Sinn Fein Councillor Eddie Fullerton are in Brussels as their campaign to bring a case against the Irish Government for its failure to adequately investigate the killing...
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DONEGAL MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO PLOT TO KILL TRAINEE PSNI OFFICER IN NORTH
BREAKING NEWS: By our Belfast Daily Staff: A County Donegal man has today pleaded guilty to charges relating to a plot to kill a student PSNI officer in the North. Letterkenny man Gerard James McManus...
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MAN FOUND GUILTY OF TRYING TO STAB BROTHER-IN-LAW DURING MASS
A man who tried to stab his brother-in-law up to a dozen times during a mass for his own brother has been found guilty of assault causing harm. Martin Ward was found guilty of assault causing harm...
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MAN TURNS OVER A NEW LEAF AFTER BOOZED-UP ARREST
Letterkenny District Court. A young man who was arrested after refusing to pay his taxi is now dealing with his alcohol demons through work. Patrick Toner (25) who now lives in Navan, Co Meath appeared...
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MAN CAUGHT DRIVING ON MOBILE PHONE WITH NO TAX SAYS HE NEVER RECEIVED TICKET
A Letterkenny man claimed he never received a summonse for not displaying tax and using a mobile phone while driving. However, Charles McDonagh of 42 Balymacool Woods, admitted to both offences when he...
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MAN BEHIND SPATE OF THEFTS FROM CARS IS BANNED FROM DONEGAL
Lydon arriving in court A MAN behind a spate of thefts from cars has today been banned from County Donegal. Karl Lydon, with an address in Co Tipperary, pleaded guilty at a court today to a string of...
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JUDGE EXPRESSES ‘DISQUIET’ AS INISHOWEN CRASH CASE ADJOURNED AGAIN
The case of a man charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of eight people in Inishowen has been adjourned again after the court was told he was not fit to plead. The crash killed eight...
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MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTACK ON LETTERKENNY DOORMAN
A man has pleaded guilty to attacking a doorman at a Letterkenny bar. Letterkenny District Court. Ian Balfour, a father-of-four, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court today charged with assault causing...
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MAN WHO CRASHED INTO AMBULANCE WHILE DRUNK JAILED FOR SIX MONTHS
A man who crashed into am ambulance while drunk and while disqualified from driving for a previous offence has been jailed for six months. Daniel Kelly, 49, appeared before Letterkenny District Court...
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