Raphoe man charged with first case of not wearing mask
A Raphoe man has appeared in court charged under new Covid regulations. Derek Crawford was charged with not wearing a mask on public transport. It is believed this is the first case of its kind to come...
View ArticleMan to stand trial charged with termination of pregnancy
A man is to stand trial in Co Donegal charged with the termination of a pregnancy. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Letterkenny District Court today. The court was told that...
View ArticleMan torched van in revenge for brother’s eviction
A man torched another man’s van destroying his worktools and causing €4,563 of damage after claiming the victim’s partner evicted his brother from his home. Cialin McMenamin appeared at Letterkenny...
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Man to be sentenced for ESB meter tampering
A Killygordon man who was found to have tampered with an ESB meter at his home was arrested and brought before last Thursday’s sitting of the district court. Damien Moss, with an address at Drumfergus,...
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Cop killer to stand trial for endangering Garda’s life
A CONVICTED Garda killer will stand trial next month charged with endangering the life of an on-duty Garda. Martin McDermott, with an address at Abbey Park in Manorcunningham, is charged in relation to...
View ArticleSuspended sentence and ban for man caught driving twice while disqualified
A DONEGAL man caught driving while disqualified has been given a ten-month suspended sentence and a five-year driving ban. Noel Gallagher (44) of Glendowan, Churchill was charged in connection with...
View ArticleMan to go on trial over armed robbery in Letterkenny
A MAN charged with an armed robbery in Letterkenny has been sent forward for trial. Marcel Piatkowski (27) of no fixed abode is charged in connection with an incident at the Spar Express Filling...
View ArticleDonegal Gardaí give up hope of plucking mystery guitar owner
A GUITAR found abandoned in Letterkenny almost two years ago has remained unclaimed. At this week’s sitting of Letterkenny District Court, the brown guitar was forfeited to the State by An Garda...
View ArticleMan bound to the peace after drug dealing uncovered
A MAN has been bound to the peace after Gardaí found him with almost €1,000 worth of illegal drugs, which he intended to sell or supply to others. Officers executed a search warrant at the home of...
View ArticleOut-of-work chef offered drugs in takeaway – and became a dealer
A MAN was found with almost €4,000 worth of drugs a large quantity of cash when Gardai raided his house in Letterkenny, On November 25, 2020, Gardaí executed a search warrant under the misuse of drugs...
View ArticleLetterkenny man fined for having cocaine and cannabis
A Letterkenny man has appeared in court charged with possession of cocaine and cannabis. Emlyn O’Donnell appeared at Letterkenny District Court today charged with the offences under the Misuse of Drugs...
View ArticleLetterkenny woman in court over attendance at protest in Derry
A 19-YEAR-OLD woman has appeared in court after breaching bail conditions by attending a protest in Derry in support of republican prisoners earlier this month. Isobella Ni Shuilleabhain of Ashlawn in...
View ArticleMan driving at ‘insane’ speed avoids disqualification
A MAN detected driving at an ‘insane’ speed has avoided a disqualification. Ryan Brennan (19) of Geevagh, Sligo, was before Letterkenny District Court in relation to the incident. On July 23, 2020,...
View ArticleFacebook messages confirmed man’s involvement in drug supply
A DONEGAL man has been warned as to his future conduct after being found in possession of drugs. Gardaí found the drugs after a search at the home of Lee Rowan (29), at Strath Aoibhinn, Stranorlar on...
View ArticleLetterkenny man who bit Garda is bound to the peace
A LETTERKENNY who man bit a Garda as he resisted arrest during the course of an incident on St Stephen’s night has been bound to the peace. Gardaí were on patrol at 9.40pm on December 26, 2019 when...
View ArticleBench warrant for man who led Gardaí on high-speed chase to border
A DERRY man led Gardaí on a high-speed chase in Donegal before crossing the border back into Derry. Shaun Ward (33) of Creevagh Park, Derry, was charged with seven counts of dangerous driving on...
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Claimed woman was ‘abducted’ in order to escape garda checkpoint
A man claimed a woman had been kidnapped near Lifford in order to escape from a garda checkpoint as he had no insurance. The bizarre case was heard at Friday’s sitting of Letterkenny District Court...
View ArticleMan crashed after driving through Garda checkpoint
A RAMELTON man drove through a Garda checkpoint before crashing a short distance later. Letterkenny District Court heard that Brendan Gibbons-Friel (20) approached a checkpoint at Gortnacorrbi on...
View ArticleDonegal woman in court over anti-lockdown protest
A woman from Donegal appeared in court last night in connection to an anti-lockdown protest in Dublin. Lilliana Laxley, aged 20, of Altaskin, St Johnston was one of ten people who were brought before a...
View ArticleSolicitors told to book their Letterkenny court date – for 2022!
Some cases scheduled to be heard at Letterkenny District Court are not being heard until 2022 because of delays caused by the Covid pandemic. A number of cases down to get hearing dates at today’s...
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