Men fined after stag party celebration ends up in court
Two men who arrived in Co Donegal for a stag party in Letterkenny ended up in court after abusing Gardai during a drunken row. Leitrim men Declan Gannon and Michael McEniff appeared at Letterkenny...
View ArticleMan filmed kicking unconscious man ‘like a football’ refused bail
A man filmed in a video viciously assaulting an unconscious man on the ground has been refused bail by a court in Co Donegal. John Sweeney, 27, appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with...
View ArticleMan, 60s, charged with 14 sex assault charges
A Donegal man has appeared in court facing 14 sexual assault charges. The man, who is in his 60s, cannot be identified to protect his victim. The man’s solicitor, Mr Ciaran Mac Lochlainn, sought the...
View ArticleMan who couldn’t afford shoes took a pair of Tommy’s from TK Maxx
A young man who simply couldn’t afford a pair of shoes swapped his old ones with a pair of new Tommy Hilfigers from TK Maxx. Remus Cirpaci appeared at Letterkenny District Court after being caught by...
View ArticleWell-known Donegal solicitor appointed District Court Judge
Donegal State Solicitor Ciaran Liddy has been appointed a Judge. Mr. Liddy, who is from Sligo but who has lived outside Letterkenny for many years, has been appointed as a District Court Judge. He...
View ArticleWoman who attacked pensioners during burglary called ambulance for them
A woman who viciously attacked two elderly pensioners then tended to them before calling an ambulance for them and fleeing. Krystyna Gasperowicz appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court in Co Donegal...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to indecent sex acts at Aura Leisure Centre
A Letterkenny man has appeared in court charged with a number of sexual related offences at the local Aura Leisure Centre. Louis Nugent appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting young woman seeks new legal team
A man accused of assaulting a young woman in Letterkenny has had his case adjourned after his legal team came off record. Seamus Cooley is charged with assault causing harm contrary to section 3 of the...
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 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 pleads guilty to indecent sex acts at Aura Leisure Centre
A Letterkenny man has appeared in court charged with a number of sexual related offences at the local Aura Leisure Centre. Louis Nugent appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting young woman seeks new legal team
A man accused of assaulting a young woman in Letterkenny has had his case adjourned after his legal team came off record. Seamus Cooley is charged with assault causing harm contrary to section 3 of the...
View ArticleLifelong colleague watched friend swept away after he fell from barge
A construction worker told how he watched a lifelong friend and colleague being swept away to his death after he fell from a barge while they were demolishing part of a bridge in Co Donegal. Ian Smith,...
View ArticleMan with “horrific” child abuse material claims he was “addicted”
WARNING: Report contains graphic content A man found in possession of what was described as ‘horrific’ stash of material showing children being abused claims he was addicted to viewing such material....
View ArticleMan found hiding child abuse images in toilet cistern
A man who pleased guilty to having images of children being sexually abused hid the pictures on a mobile phone in the cistern of a toilet in his home. Brendan McAteer, a 45-year-old, appeared before...
View ArticleFormer footballer avoids jail after being caught with fake jersey haul
A former professional footballer caught with tens of thousands of euro worth of fake replica soccer jerseys and fake cigarettes has avoided going to jail. Kevin Doherty had pleaded guilty to a number...
View ArticleRaphoe woman pleads guilty to six welfare fraud charges
A Raphoe woman has pleaded guilty to six charges of making a false statement while claiming job seeker’s allowance. Lorna Laird appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court charged with the offences under the...
View ArticleRamelton man charged with growing cannabis at his home
A man has appeared in court charged with cultivating cannabis at his home in Ramelton. Nicholas Hanlon of Wheelie Lea, Pound Street, Ramelton, was charged with cultivating cannabis without a licence at...
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 ArticleRamelton man charged with growing cannabis at his home
A man has appeared in court charged with cultivating cannabis at his home in Ramelton. Nicholas Hanlon of Wheelie Lea, Pound Street, Ramelton, was charged with cultivating cannabis without a licence at...
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