Inishowen man on indecency charge
An Inishowen man has been charged with performing a lewd act in his car. However, the man was unable to attend the sitting of Buncrana District Court as he is currently in prison in Northern Ireland....
View ArticleDisqualified Donegal driver apprehended at Garda checkpoint
DONEGAL Gardai detected a disqualified driver at an Operaction Fanacht checkpoint this afternoon. The motorist, who was disqualified for an accumulation of penalty points, was detected by the Donegal...
View ArticleWoman charged with spate of ‘deception thefts’ across Donegal
A woman has appeared in court charged with a number of thefts of cash from shops across the county. Crucita Ionas, with an address at Main Street in Convoy appeared at a special sitting of Letterkenny...
View ArticleMan got drunk and fought with Gardai at ‘going away’ party
A man who got so drunk on his going away party to Australia that he didn’t remember fighting with Gardai. Eamon McBrearty pleaded guilty to a charge under the Public Order Act when his case was heard...
View ArticleMan attacked ex-girlfriend after she shouted at his flat from street
A man attacked his ex-girlfriend after she made remarks up to the window of his apartment as she and two friends were walking by. Ryan McMenamin appeared at Letterkenny District Court where he was...
View ArticleDonegal man faces two charges of using forged driving licence
A DONEGAL man has appeared in court charged with using a forged driving licence. James Hegarty (41) of Crislamore, Burnfoot, was before Buncrana District Court on the matter. Hegarty is charged with...
View Article‘Lodger’ spared ban after crashing housemate’s car
A MAN who crashed his housemate’s car, which he took without the owner’s consent, has avoided a driving disqualification. Dariusz Sikorski (39) of The Crescent Buncrana was before Buncrana District...
View ArticleCross-border driving bans may be blocked by Brexit, Donegal court hears
Brexit could have unwittingly affected future enforcement of cross-border drink driving bans, a Donegal court has heard. Back in 2017, under a provision signed by then Minister for Transport Shane...
View ArticleAlmost 200 witness statements taken for Inishowen crash
Almost 200 witness statements have been taken in relation to a road traffic incident in Inishowen in 2017. The matter was raised at a sitting of Carndonagh District Court, when charges were also...
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Jasmine murder trial could be delayed for months due to pandemic
The date set for a high-profile Donegal murder trial could be put back for several months due to the current pandemic. Richard Burke (28), with an address at Forest Park, Killygordon, is charged with...
View Article€165k benefit fraud case ‘biggest’ judge has ever come across
A Donegal district court judge has described a case of benefit fraud involving an Inishowen man as ‘by far’ the biggest he has come across in his time on the bench. Judge Paul Kelly was speaking at a...
View ArticleInishowen man gets community service for €64,000 benefit fraud
An Inishowen man who defrauded the Department of Social Protection of thousands of euro in benefits was given 180 hours of community service. Denis Gillespie of Cloontagh, Clonmany was before...
View ArticleGardai helped driver out of ditch before realising he was drunk
Two Gardai sat on top of the boot of a car in order to help a driver get it out of a ditch, not knowing the man behind the wheel was actually drunk. The bizarre evidence was given at Carndonagh...
View ArticleDonegal farmer loses insolvency application on €780,000 debts
A personal insolvency application made by a Donegal beef farmer in relation to borrowings of almost €800,000 has been dismissed by the Circuit Court. The case, involving Pepper Finance Ireland was...
View ArticleWoman threw pint glass at hotel staff after being refused alcohol
A WOMAN smashed a pint glass when throwing it in the direction of staff after being refused alcohol in a Donegal hotel. On December 5, 2020, at 11.40am, Gardai responded to a disturbance in the...
View ArticleCourt appearance after young electrician blows a fuse
A YOUNG Kerrykeel man has appeared in court after Gardai found him ‘unable to stand unaided’ while in an altercation. At 2.55am on December 24, 2019, Gardaí were on mobile patrol when they encountered...
View ArticleIllegal cigarette stash found after package tracked to Letterkenny
A MAN was found with almost 14,000 illegal cigarettes in Letterkenny after customs officers tracked a suspicious package to his home. On October 5, 2018, a package containing 8,200 cigarettes arrived...
View ArticleLetterkenny man who challenged Gardaí to fight fined
A MAN who offered to fight Gardaí in a Letterkenny car park has been fined in court. On June 22, 2019, Gardaí responded to an incident in the car park of Simpson’s Supermarket, Circular Road,...
View ArticleGaoth Dobhair man who punched Garda is given second chance
A West Donegal man who has had “a long battle with alcohol” has appeared in court charged with punching a female Garda. Ciaran Gillespie, of Arduns, Gaoth Dobhair appeared at Sligo District Court...
View ArticleFalling hospital numbers ‘reasons to be very hopeful’– HSE chief
THE chief executive of the HSE, Paul Reid, says that the falling numbers of Covid-19 patients receiving hospital care are ‘reasons to be very hopeful’. The latest HSE figures show that there are 475...
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