Donegal man facing over 170 sex charges takes ill
A Donegal man facing a litany of alleged sex charges has failed to appear by videolink at a District Court after taking ill. Prison officers told the Judge that the man had taken ill in his cell and...
View ArticleMan fined for spitting at woman in post office
A Letterkenny man who spat at a woman in a local post office has been fined €100. Letterkenny District Court heard there had been history between Donal Kelly and the woman’s family. Garda Sgt Jim...
View ArticleA coffee and some drugs to go? Delivery driver in court
A food delivery driver gave a cafe worker more than she bargained for when she complained of being tired. Marcin Dolot appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal charged under Section 15 of...
View ArticleJudge gives Waterboys a license to rock at Gaoth Dobhair festival
The Waterboys will play Donegal after a local court granted a license application for the inaugural Fómhair Festival. The event takes place at the Big Top site on Gweedore Business Park and is...
View ArticleWoman’s shoplifting spree minutes before court appearance – for shoplifting
A woman went on a shoplifting spree in Pennys on her way to court to appear on other shoplifting charges. Lisa Mongan, aged 33, appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal charged with...
View ArticleGardai forced to smash man’s window after 160kph pursuit
A man who reached speeds of up to 160kph while being pursued by Gardai through Letterkenny has been banned from driving and fined. Kim McMenamin ignored Gardai while speeding in his Mercedes and when...
View ArticleBarred childcare worker attacked security boss in Letterkenny pub
A childcare worker who was barred from a Letterkenny pub viciously attacked a security guard after being confronted at the premises. Sasha Darby, aged 22, was caught trying to enter the Warehouse Bar...
View ArticleHome invader who attacked woman with knife jailed for 7 years
A man who tried to put a pillow over the face of a woman after he sneaked into her home and then repeatedly stabbed her has been jailed for seven years. The attacker, who had previously pleaded guilty...
View ArticleWoman who claimed €68K of dead father’s pension given year to gather cash
A woman who claimed almost €70,000 on her dead father’s pension has been given a year to pay back the money. Shauna Tynan appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court after she had been ordered to pay back...
View ArticleMan admits breaking into Parochial House in Letterkenny
A man has appeared in court charged with breaking into the Parochial House in Letterkenny. Keith McDonagh appeared with his head bowed at Letterkenny Circuit Court. McDonagh is charged with burglary at...
View ArticleCarrigart man in court on money laundering and terrorist financing
A Carrigart man has appeared in court charged under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act. Brian Shiels appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court today where he pleaded guilty. He is charged...
View ArticleMan from ‘IRA’ demanded €50K from woman
A man who claimed he was from the IRA wrote a letter to a woman demanding €50,000 after he heard she had benefited from the sale of land. Kevin McCauley appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he...
View ArticleMan pleads to sexually assaulting woman sleeping in taxi
A young woman has told how she woke up on her way home from a hen night with friends to find a man sexually assaulting her in the back of a taxi. The woman relived her horrific ordeal as her attacker...
View ArticleMan, 25, pleads guilty to child cruelty
A 25-year-old man has pleaded guilty at Letterkenny Circuit Court to wilfully ill treating, abandoning or mistreating a child in his care. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the...
View ArticleMan drove wrong way up dual carriageway with lights off
A man who drove the wrong way up a dual carriageway with his lights off has pleaded guilty to putting the lives of Gardai in danger during a 160kph pursuit in Co Donegal. Jason Orr, aged 27, was...
View ArticleWoman admits litany of sex abuse against three young brothers
A woman has pleaded guilty to a horrific catalogue of sex abuse against three young brothers. The woman, who is now in her 50s, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court. The accused, who is an aunt of the...
View ArticleMan hijacked taxi-driver with his finger
A man who used his finger to hi-jack a taxi said he felt like he was in an episode of 1980s American police television show ‘Starsky and Hutch.’ Alan Luukas appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where...
View Article‘Neighbour from hell’ guilty of beating up man in noise row
A so-called “neighbour from hell” has been found guilty of a vicious attack on an elderly man after a row over noise on a housing estate in Buncrana. Carl Ryan denied a charge of assault when he...
View ArticleMan admits producing kitchen knife during dispute
A man has admitted producing a kitchen knife during a dispute with a woman at a house in Letterkenny. Jimmy McGinley, aged 34, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to a number...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to sexual assault in Clonmany
A man has appeared in court charged with sexual assault of a woman in Clonmany. The man pleaded guilty to two counts of assault – one case in which he is alleged to have the woman and another when he...
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