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NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL RELEASED ON BAIL FOLLOWING BUNCRANA BURGLARIES
A notorious criminal has been released on bail after being arrested in connection with a spate of burglaries in Buncrana over the weekend. Jason Haughey Jason Haughey was released amidst a heavy Garda...
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MEN REFUSE COMPENSATION CHEQUE FROM FORMER COUNTY COUNCILLOR WHO ATTACKED THEM
Two employees of a Donegal car dealership have refused to accept a compensation cheque from a former county councillor who attacked them – because the cheque is from their own employer. Former county...
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JUDGE SLAMS DONEGAL BUS OPERATOR AFTER 29 FAULTS FOUND WITH VEHICLE
A Judge has fined a Letterkenny bus operator €750 for having an unfit public vehicle. Letterkenny court. Gardai inspected the bus belonging to Cathal McGettigan and found it had a bald tyre and that...
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APARTMENT COMPLEX MANAGER CHARGED WITH THEFT
The manager of a Letterkenny apartment complex has appeared in court charged with theft from one of the flats he manages. Grand Central Apartments Martin Magee, of 39 Grand Central Apartments, appeared...
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MAN WHO THREATENED TO PIPE-BOMB WITNESSES IN BUNCRANA BURGLARIES CASE GIVEN BAIL
A suspected raider who threatened to burn out all the witnesses to burglaries on a Buncrana housing estate has been released on bail. Out on bail – Jonathan Gibson. Jonathon Gibson will now live just a...
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JUDGE TURNS DOWN ASSAULT APPEAL AND WARNS THUG TO PAY COMPO TO VICTIM
A JUDGE has ordered a man behind a cowardly attack outside a pub to come up with cash for his victim. Richard Doherty, of Derryreel, Falcarragh, and pictured right threw a lousy punch at an innocent...
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CRUEL FARMER BANNED FROM KEEPING DOGS FOR TEN YEARS
One of the dogs neglected at Cavangh’s farm. An elderly Donegal farmer has been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years after being found guilty of cruelty. 77 year old pensioner George Cavanagh of...
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DONEGAL SOLDIER APPEARS IN COURT ON EXPLOSIVES CHARGES
BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE: A member of the Defence Forces has appeared in court charged with explosives charges. Irish Soldier Mark Cassidy leaving Letterkenny courthouse today. (NWNewspix) Mark Cassidy...
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JUDGE REFUSES TO OVERTURN DRIVING BAN ON MAN WHO FLED CRASH SCENE
Judge Keenan Johnson: Refused appeal by McFadden A CO DONEGAL man who fled a car crash scene leaving two of his passengers trapped inside has had a two-year driving ban upheld. John Paul McFadden, of...
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MAN DOING PRE-MARRIAGE COURSE GOT DRUNK AND THEN CRASHED CAR
A young man who came to Donegal to complete a pre-marriage course ended up getting drunk and crashing his car. Letterkenny court. Gerard McConville, 24, came to the county with another couple and ended...
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SOLDIER BOMB CASE – GARDAI SAY OTHER MATTERS MAY COME BEFORE COURT
Gardai have said that other matters may come before the court in relation to a serving member of the Defence Forces already charged with having explosives. Irish Soldier Mark Cassidy leaving...
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L-PLATE TEENAGER WAS DOING 160KM/HR IN RUSH TO SEE GIRLFRIEND
Eaton: Was doing 160km/hr A TEENAGER who didn’t have a full drivers’ license was caught doing 100mph on his way home to see his girlfriend. Farmer Stanley Eaton, who is 19, was stopped by Gardaí in...
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DONEGAL MAN ‘DEEPLY REGRETS’ HIT-AND-RUN BEACH INCIDENT, BARRISTER TELLS COURT
A 30-year-0ld Donegal man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty at Derry Crown Court to injuring a child and a woman in a hit-and-run incident on a Co Derry beach last year. Paul John Doherty,...
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MAN WHO ALMOST BLINDED DAUGHTER DURING FIGHT WITH WIFE’S LOVER ESCAPES JAIL
A man who almost blinded his young daughter when he threw a glass jug in a rage at his wife’s lover has escaped jail. Prince Asamoah leaves Letterkenny District Court. Prince Asamoah attacked his wife...
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BAR OWNER WITH ‘ALMOST ANNUAL’ CONVICTIONS FOR LATE DRINKING FINED ANOTHER...
A BAR owner with ‘almost annual’ convictions for serving drink to customers after hours has been in court again and fined a total of €1,500. John Sheridan, 42, owner of the Beachcomber Bar in...
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BENCH WARRANTS ISSUED FOR ARRESTS OF ROMANIAN THIEF SUSPECTS
A JUDGE has issued arrest warrants for the detention of several Romanian nationals after they failed to appear in court. All faced charges of theft or handling stolen goods after an incident at...
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MAN CAUGHT DOING HAND-STAND IN CAR BEING DRIVEN BY TWIN BROTHER
Gardai revealed how they saw a man doing a hand-stand through the sun-roof of a car being driven by his identical twin brother. Gardai say they saw Shane Heaney perform a handstand inside a moving car....
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MAN WHO THREW BAR-STOOL AT BARMAID FINED €500
A man who hit a barmaid with a barstool at a Letterkenny pub has been ordered to pay €500 to Donegal Women’s Domestic Violence unit. Declan McKenna threw stool at barmaid. Declan McKenna admitted...
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DERRY MAN ON DONEGAL ASSAULT CHARGE WARNED TO STAY AWAY FROM WITNESSES
A DERRY man facing assault and criminal damage charges has been warned to stay away from witnesses in County Donegal. Thomas Kelly, from 13 Knockena, Whitehouse, Derry, appeared at Letterkenny District...
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MAN IN COURT ON SCRAP METAL THEFT CHARGES
A MAN has appeared in court charged with stealing €150 worth of scrap metal. Martin Gerard Stokes, of Forest Park, Killygordon is accused of the theft at Meenalig, Cloghan, July 10, 2012. The case...
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