Man sexually abused girl after they walked her dog
A man who sexually assaulted a vulnerable young girl in Co Donegal has told a court that he never meant to hurt her. The man, who is in his 40s, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court but cannot be...
View ArticleKnife-wielding robber warned shop assistant he knew where he lived
A knife-wielding robber told a shop assistant that he knew where he lived before stealing €600 from a shop. Stephen Stokes appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court in Co Donegal after pleading guilty...
View ArticleMan who left ‘bloodbath’ at victim’s house can avoid jail if he pays €10,000
A Falcarragh man has been told he can avoid going behind bars if he pays his victims €10,000. Daniel Ferry broke into his ex-girlfriend’s flat and in a fit of rage battered her new boyfriend as the...
View ArticleMan possessed some of the most serious images of child abuse
A man has admitted possessing and distributing what were described in court as some of the most serious images of children being sexually abused and raped. Paul Cowell appeared at Letterkenny Circuit...
View ArticleJudge grants order for clinical assessments on man whose mother died in fire
A Judge has granted a request to have a clinical psychologist carry out assessments on a man charged in connection with a fire which resulted in the death of his mother. German national Guenter Lohse,...
View ArticleL of a lesson! Driver caught unaccompanied TWICE on same day banned
A learner driver has been given a lesson on getting behind the wheel without a qualifier driver. The 26-year-old was put off the road for six months and fined €750 after being caught driving...
View ArticleMan charged with threatening to damage sister’s DVD player
An Inishowen pensioner has claimed he was forced to spend the night in a Garda station after his sister claimed he had threatened to damage her property. Thomas Cunningham, 69, from Carndonagh appeared...
View ArticleWest Donegal man found with more than €13,000 of drugs
A West Donegal man has pleaded guilty to having more than €13,000 worth of cannabis when arrested by Gardai. Gardai apprehended Alan Lynch at Park, Brinalack on August 12th, 2020 and found him in...
View ArticleFormer footballer caught with fake jerseys must move to Republic to avoid jail
A former professional footballer caught with tens of thousands of euro worth of fake replica soccer jerseys and fake cigarettes must move to the Republic of Ireland to avoid a possible jail sentence....
View ArticleChild awarded €35k after ‘furniture fall’ at Donegal hotel
A 10-year-old schoolgirl has been awarded €35,000 in compensation after a piece of furniture fell on her in a Co Donegal hotel. The girl was on a holiday with her family at the Clanree Hotel in...
View ArticleMan who threatened shop assistant with knife jailed for 3 years
A man who warned a terrified shop assistant that he knew where he lived as he waved a knife in his face has been jailed for three years. Stephen Stokes was homeless when held up Kernan’s Spar at Lower...
View Article‘Neighbour from hell’ is jailed for five and a half years
A man who terrorised a Co Donegal housing estate has been jailed for five and a half years. Carl Ryan caused havoc on the Burwood estate in Buncrana for a number of years. He played loud music and...
View ArticleMan who abused ‘vulnerable’ girl who treated him like a father is jailed
A man who sexually assaulted a vulnerable young girl who treated him like a father has been jailed for six and a half years. The man, who is in his 40s, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court but...
View ArticleDrug courier who hid €35,000 of cocaine in car bumper jailed
A drug courier who concealed half a kilogramme of cocaine underneath the bumper of his car has been jailed for three and half years. Kenneth Graham appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he...
View ArticleLetterkenny Jury Panel not required until Thursday
The Jury panel which were due to attend Letterkenny Circuit Court tomorrow (Wednesday) are not required to attend until Thursday morning at 10:30am. Letterkenny Jury Panel not required until Thursday...
View ArticleDrug courier who hid €35,000 of cocaine in car bumper jailed
A drug courier who concealed half a kilogramme of cocaine underneath the bumper of his car has been jailed for three and half years. Kenneth Graham appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he...
View ArticleBuncrana Courthouse not to reopen until September
The reopening of Buncrana Courthouse has been postponed until September. It had been hoped the building would begin operating again as a district court next month. It has been closed since the start of...
View ArticleLetterkenny woman to take up new Judge’s role in coming days
Donegal’s new District Court Judge is to be sworn into her new role in two weeks’ time. Ms Éiteáin Cunningham, a native of Letterkenny, will preside in District Court Area 1, which includes...
View ArticleBoy appears in court charged with stealing bike from hotel
A teenage boy who was caught stealing a bike from a Letterkenny hotel has appeared in court. The accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly took the bike from McGettigan’s Hotel at the...
View ArticleMan sprayed bleach in woman’s face and broke her nose
A Letterkenny man sprayed bleach into a woman’s face before breaking her nose with a punch leaving her with horrific injuries. Derek McGinley appeared before Letterkenny District Court in connection...
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