Deer hunter who went on Glenties shooting rampage jailed for 8 years
A young man who went on a shooting rampage with a high-powered rifle in a rural Irish town has been jailed for a total a of eight years. Gardai told how they feared for their lives as bullets missed...
View ArticleMan who attacked two Gardai in Dunfanaghy appears in court
A man has appeared in court charged with assaulting Gardai following an incident at Horn head, Dunafanaghy last summer. Shay Potter, aged 47 years, appeared before Letterkenny District Court where he...
View ArticleDeer hunter who went on Glenties shooting rampage jailed for 8 years
A young man who went on a shooting rampage with a high-powered rifle in a rural Irish town has been jailed for a total a of eight years. Gardai told how they feared for their lives as bullets missed...
View ArticleMan who set car seat on fire caused €45,000 damage to car park
A man caused almost €45,000 worth of damage to an underground car park after setting fire to a car seat with a cigarette lighter. Rory O’Hara appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he pleaded to a...
View ArticleMan jailed for threat to kill wife armed with kitchen knife
A man who held a knife to his wife’s throat and threatened to kill her has been jailed for two years. Jimmy McGinley went berserk when his wife Antonia O’Brien mentioned their late child while they...
View ArticleMilkman caught with cocaine machine, €19k and drugs business plan jailed
A milkman caught with a cocaine pressing machine, €19,000 cash and a business plan for his drugs has been jailed for two years. Gardai visited the home of Brian Shiels at Umlagh Cottages in Carrigart...
View ArticleMan found with 29 cannabis plants not guilty of sale or supply
A man found with 29 cannabis plants at his home in Ramelton has been found not guilty of the possession of cannabis for sale or supply. Conrad Neale appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he...
View ArticleProtection orders for domestic abuse cases jump by 60%
The number of breaches of court protection orders in domestic abuse cases reported to gardaí increased by more than 60% during the pandemic. An RTE Investigates programme to be broadcast tonight shows...
View ArticleBoy, 16, given 120 hours community service for taking aunt’s car
A 16-year-old boy has been given a choice of 120 hours community service or three months in a detention centre. The boy, who cannot be named, appeared by videolink at Letterkenny District Court today....
View ArticleMan who took taxi to petrol station fled with €15 of fuel
A man who took a taxi to a petrol station with a filling can and pumped €15 of fuel without paying for it has been told to pay €250 to charity. And the Judge who hit him with the charity donation said...
View ArticleAnti-vaxxer released without charge after Letterkenny arrest
Anti-vaxxer Antonio Mureddu has been released from Garda custody after he was arrested at Letterkenny courthouse yesterday. The 44-year-old appeared at Letterkenny District Court where he was facing...
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Man who killed lifelong friend in hit & run jailed for 4 years
A motorist who unknowingly killed his lifelong friend in a hit and run incident has been jailed for four years. Paul Dooher struck Jason Haughey outside Letterkenny in Co Donegal in the early hours of...
View ArticleKiller admits endangering Garda’s life by driving car at him
A man who killed a Garda when he ploughed into a patrol car in a stolen vehicle has admitted endangering the life of another Garda. Martin McDermott appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court. The 36...
View ArticleArsonist who caused €45k damage in apartment attack jailed
A man who sparked a mass evacuation of an apartment block after he lit a car on fire in an underground carpark has been jailed for three and a half years. Rory O’Hara set fire to a car with a cigarette...
View ArticleAshling Murphy murder accused makes third court appearance
A man accused of the murder of Offaly teacher Ashling Murphy has been further remanded in custody. Jozef Puska, of Lynally Grove, Mucklagh, Co Offaly, appeared before Cloverhill District Court via...
View ArticleDealer with “long list of drugs convictions” jailed for two years
A Donegal drug dealer with “a long list of previous convictions” has been jailed for two years. Ballybofey man Gerard Heapes appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court after being caught by Gardai with...
View ArticleLetterkenny man pleads guilty to careless driving causing death
A Letterkenny man has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of a man in Inishowen in 2018. Brian Harkin, aged 77, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court today. He pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleDealer with “long list of drugs convictions” jailed for two years
A Donegal drug dealer with “a long list of previous convictions” has been jailed for two years. Ballybofey man Gerard Heapes appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court after being caught by Gardai with...
View ArticleChild pornography accused faces new charges
A man has appeared in court facing further charges in connection with possession of a large haul of child pornography. Paul Cowell, with a former address at Meenacladdy, Gaoth Dobhair, appeared at...
View ArticleDonegal woman appointed new District Court Judge
A Letterkenny woman is to be appointed as Donegal’s newest Judge. Ms Éiteáin Cunningham is to take over from outgoing Judge Raymond Finnegan in District Court 1, Donegal Daily can reveal. Ms...
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