Man who made fun of Garda after crash fined and banned
A man who made fun of a Garda after fleeing the scene of an accident has been fined €300 and disquaiified from driving for two years. Peter O’Donnell, aged 34, fled the scene of an accident on February...
View ArticleTwo fined €500 after Covid house party
Two people who attended a house party during Covid restrictions in Letterkenny have been fined €500 each. The pair were fined in their absence at Letterkenny Dostrict Court today. Garda Kerry Leneghan...
View ArticleMan to stand trial for six alleged sexual assaults
A man in his 60s has appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with a number of alleged sexual offences. The man, who cannot be named to protect his alleged victim, is charged with six sexual...
View ArticleMan to be sentenced for endangering life of Garda at checkpoint
A man who killed a Garda during a 30km pursuit has pleaded guilty to endangering the life of another Garda after driving his car at him during the Covid lockdown. Martin McDermott appeared at Donegal...
View ArticleMan to stand trial for six alleged sexual assaults
A man in his 60s has appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with a number of alleged sexual offences. The man, who cannot be named to protect his alleged victim, is charged with six sexual...
View ArticleMan who dropped pants and roared at Gardai is fined
A man who dropped his pants and roared at Gardai while drunk at a rowing regatta in Rathmullan has been fined. Dermott Quinn appeared before Letterkennny District Court following the incident at...
View ArticleMan refused bail over fears he may interfere with witnesses
A Letterkenny man has been refused bail over fears that he may interfere with witnesses. John Paul McGinley is charged with damaging windows and also a range of traffic offences including dangerous...
View ArticleInishowen driver was three times over legal drink-driving limit
An Inishowen driver was three times over the legal drink driving limit when stopped by Gardai in Letterkenny. Liam McColgan, of Seaview terrace, Glengad, Malin was spotted by Gardai after me made a...
View ArticleJudge asks Gardai to ‘expedite’ case of man charged in connection with...
A Judge has asked Gardai to ask the Director of Public Prosecutions to act quickly in the case of a man being held in connection with a fire which resulted in the death of his mother. German national...
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Donegal coroner slams Dept over lack of safety measures following double...
The coroner for Donegal has recommended an overhaul of safety measures and requirements for people taking to sea in recreational boats around Ireland. Dr Denis McCauley was speaking following a...
View ArticleFormer soldier broke into house and changed locks
A former soldier who broke into a house in Letterkenny and changed the locks has been told to pay the homeowner €100. Derek Heffernan, 38, appeared before Letterkenny District Court today after the...
View ArticleCourt told man with €600 of drugs, €1,500 and deal bags was not a dealer
A man caught with €605 of cannabis, €1,500 cash, a weighing scales and deal bags was not a commercial drug dealer, a local court has been told. Matthew Coyle was arrested at his home at Middle Cottage,...
View ArticleMan admits six sex assaults on female
A man in his 60s has appeared in court charged with six counts of sexual assault of a female in Co Donegal. The man is charged with sexually assaulting the woman at six unknown dates between January...
View ArticleMan tried to break down ex-girlfriend’s bedroom door with scissors
A man broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house and tried to smash her bedroom door in using a pair of scissors. Terrified Sarah McGavigan told of her utter fear when Andrew Laird (pictured above) broke...
View ArticleMan admits smashing up car and attacking house
A Kilmacrennan man has pleaded guilty to attacking a car and a house when he appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court. Denis McGettigan, 56, is charged with two counts of criminal damage in Milford on...
View ArticleYoung Letterkenny man pleads guilty to money-laundering
A young Letterkenny man has pleaded guilty to a number of money laundering charges totalling around €11,000. Eoin McBrearty, of Gleann Eadan, Letterkenny appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court where...
View ArticleMan charged with Letterkenny assault granted second legal counsel
A Buncrana man has been granted a second senior counsel because of the seriousness of his case and the complexity of the evidence. Seamus Cooley appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court. He is charged...
View ArticleCourt orders report on drunken man after tragic death of dog
A Probation and Community Service Report has been ordered on a man who accidentally caused the death of his dog while in a drunken state. Hairdresser Diarmuid Crowley pleaded guilty to a charge of...
View ArticleLetterkenny man admits laundering almost €10,000
A 24-year-old Letterkenny man has appeared in court charge with money laundering. Gary Mirren of Leck Cottages, Letterkenny, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he was arraigned. Mirren pleaded...
View ArticleJealous man battered ex-girlfriend’s new partner after breaking into house
A jealous Donegal man went through his ex-girlfriend’s bedroom window and viciously assaulted her new boyfriend as the terrified couple slept in bed. Daniel Ferry (26) left a ‘bloodbath’ in the bedroom...
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