Man verbally abused Garda when asked to leave beach
An Armagh man has been fined for refusing to leave a beach when asked to by gardaí. Sean Quinn, aged 22, with an address at Mullacreevie Park in Armagh, resisted arrest after a disturbance on Downings...
View ArticleGardaí receive post mortem results in Doochary house fire case
Gardaí have received post-mortem results and a toxicology report relating to a fatal house fire in Doochary, Co. Donegal. On Tuesday April 12th 2022, a woman in her 80s was found dead in a house in...
View ArticleTrial for man who allegedly burgled house with wheel brace
A Dublin man allegedly burgled a house in rural Donegal while armed with a wheel brace. James Gallagher (36) from Cushlawn Park, Tallaght, will go on trial before the next sitting of Letterkenny...
View ArticleLearner caught driving erratically with no lights was nine times over limit
A learner driver has been handed a three-year ban after being caught nine times over the drink driving limit in Letterkenny town centre. Leah Gibbons, aged 29, of Woodlands, Letterkenny appeared before...
View ArticleMan to go on trial for causing ‘violent disorder’ in pub
A man charged with committing ‘violent disorder’ is to go on trial in the Circuit Court next month. Stephen Crerand (38), of Ard O’Donnell, Letterkenny, is charged in connection with an incident in...
View ArticleElectrician’s dangerous driving sparked Garda arrest
An electrician has been banned from driving for two years after his driving sparked the attention of Gardai in Letterkenny. Kieran Taylor was charged in connection with an incident at Neil T Blaney...
View ArticleLetterkenny football fan bit bouncer and gave another a black eye
A Letterkenny man bit a bouncer and gave another a black eye after going on a drinking-binge following a football match. Dominic Dwyer appeared at Letterkenny District Court where he admitted to...
View ArticleMan convicted of dangerous driving on ‘rally anniversary’ fine and banned
A man who was caught driving at over 120kph in a 50kph zone in Letterkenny on the anniversary of ‘Rally Weekend’ has been fined €250 and banned from driving for two years. Corey Denver appeared at...
View ArticleJudge seeks video footage of alleged grabbing of GAA player’s testicles
A Judge has asked to view a copy of video footage of an incident in which a GAA player grabbed an opponent’s testicles during a game in Co Donegal. Teacher Michael Friel appeared at Letterkenny...
View ArticleMan appears in court on five sex assault charges
A Donegal man has appeared in court charged with five charges of sexual assault. The man, who is in his 50s, cannot be named for legal reasons. Four of the alleged charges are against on person and the...
View ArticleDonegal man in court on rape charges
A Donegal man has appeared in court on rape charges. Judge Éiteáin Cunningham agreed not allow the publication of the accused man’s name to protect the alleged victim in the case. The evidence of the...
View ArticleGardai raid young man’s Letterkenny house and find €2,000 of cocaine
A young Letterkenny man has appeared in court after Gardai raided his home and found €2,000 of cocaine which he was selling. Eoin McBrearty was also caught with a smaller quantity of cannabis during...
View ArticlePub landlord in court as 30 people found drinking in bar at 1.30am
Gardai found 30 people in a busy Ballybofey bar when they raided it at 1.30am. The former licensee of the bar, 50-year-old Jim McGowan, appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with a number of...
View ArticleRetired Donegal teacher denies sexually abusing former pupils
A former teacher from Donegal denies he sexually abused two former pupils. Patrick Gerard Sharkey, now 79, appeared before Antrim Crown Court where he pleaded not guilty pleas to six charges against...
View ArticleWoman accused of 13 charges of money laundering
A woman has been sent forward for trial on 13 charges of alleged money-laundering. The accused, 22-year-old Tiwalde Yusuff, appeared before Letterkenny District Court. A book of evidence was served on...
View ArticleDonegal fishermen’s plan to highlight salmon laws ends in fines
Two Donegal fishermen who use a fishing expedition to highlight the ease with which others were able to flout a ban on drift-net salmon fishing resulted in them appearing in court and being fined. The...
View ArticleMan who sprayed hand sanitiser over food in chipper avoids jail
A drunken man who sprayed hand sanitiser over food in a Letterkenny restaurant has escaped going to jail. Brian Ferry appeared at Falcarragh District Court charged with assaulting a Garda and also a...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with mother’s death remanded to hear DPP directions
A German man charged in connection with a fire in which his mother was killed has been remanded in custody. Letterkenny District Court was told that the Director of Public Prosecutions will give...
View ArticleMan caught swerving car through Barnesmore Gap banned for three years
A man who was found swerving his car from side to side in Barnesmore Gap has been disqualified from driving for three years. Marius Abrutis was reported driving his car erratically en route to...
View ArticleDonegal farmer banned from keeping animals for TEN years after ‘horrendous’...
A Co Donegal farmer has been banned from keeping animals for ten years after being found guilty of a number of charges of animal cruelty. 74-year-old farmer Leslie Stewart was found guilty of a number...
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