WOMAN CHARGED WITH CRUELTY MUST CONTACT ISPCA IF SHE WANTS TO OWN A DOG
The two dogs left in squalid conditions at the house in Raphoe. A mother-of-two must contact the ISPCA if she is ever planning to get a pet dog after being found guilty of cruelty to animals. Louise...
View ArticleMAN FINED AFTER URINATING IN GARDA STATION
A 62 year old Letterkenny man who urinated in the waiting area of Milford Garda Station has been fined €150. Letterkenny court. Anthony McMenamin appeared before Letterkenny District Court this...
View ArticleDPP TO SERVE BOOK OF EVIDENCE ON MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER OF POPULAR POLISH MAN
The Director of Public Prosecutions is ready to serve a book of evidence on a man charged with the murder of a popular Polish man in Letterkenny last year. Kryszstof Grezegorski leaving court....
View Article€1,500 DONATIONS ORDERED FOR DUO IN ‘GAY SHIRT’ NIGHTCLUB PUNCH-UP
TWO men who fought inside a Co Donegal nightclub in a row over a ‘gay shirt’ have been ordered to hand over €750 each by a judge. One of the men suffered a broken jaw and the other man bruising after a...
View ArticleDRIVING CHARGE AGAINST ACTOR STRUCK OUT AFTER HE APOLOGISES TO COUPLE
A driving charge against actor Gerard McSorley was withdrawn after he apologised to a couple outside of a local courthouse. Well known actor Gerard McSorley chats to a Garda as he left a previous...
View Article2 EXTRA MONTHS BEHIND BARS FOR BURGLAR WHO MADE DEATH THREATS IN COURT
Going back to the clink: Lafferty A NOTORIOUS Donegal burglar has been given an extra two months behind bars after making a death threat – in court! Matthew Lafferty has a string of previous...
View ArticleARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR MAN WHO LEFT PUB WITHOUT PAYING
A JUDGE has issued an arrest warrant for a man with a County Cork address wanted in Donegal for allegedly leaving a pub without paying. Dermot O’Connor, who is 59 and from Kilkorney in Mallow, failed...
View ArticleMAN KICKED IN GIRLFRIEND’S FRONT DOOR AND SPAT IN HER FACE
A Letterkenny man kicked in the front door of his ex-girlfriend’s house and then spat in her face after thinking she had another man in her bed. Letterkenny court. Shane Cullen, 23, called to the home...
View ArticlePOACHING CRACKDOWN: JUDGE ORDERS DESTRUCTION OF 143 ILLEGAL FISHING NETS AND...
A JUDGE has ordered the destruction of a series of items used by Donegal poachers. Judge Paul Kelly made the order after an application by the cross-Border Loughs Agency. Conservation officer John...
View ArticlePASSENGER FOUND SIPPING CAN OF BEER AFTER HIGH-SPEED GARDA CHASE
Gardai found a man sipping a can of beer after the car in which he was a passenger crashed after a high-speed chase. Letterkenny court. The car crashed into a telegraph pole after it has reached speeds...
View ArticleJAIL FOR THUG WHO ATTACKED INNOCENT COUPLE IN TAKEAWAY
Jailed: McMenamin A DRUGS-crazed thug has been sent to jail after a judge heard how he launched a vicious attack on an innocent couple who stopped off at a takeaway after a night out. Cillian...
View ArticleBROTHERS ON STALKING CHARGES SENT FOR TRIAL TO CIRCUIT COURT
TWO men have been sent for trial, accused of the harassment and stalking of a woman. Brothers Peter and William Gallagher appeared at Letterkenny District Court today where a book of evidence was...
View ArticleMAN WITH iPHONE STOLEN FROM CLUB CAUGHT BY TEXT MESSAGE
A DONEGAL man was arrested when trying to get a new sim card for a stolen mobile phone – when a text message came through from its owner. A court heard how staff then alerted Gardaí when the text read:...
View ArticleFINE FOR FINTOWN MAN ‘SWINGING OFF BARS’ ON NIGHT OUT
A FINTOWN man found “swinging off bars” on Letterkenny main street after a night on the drink was arrested after declining two Garda requests for him to move on. John Quinn, from Daraghan Beag, was...
View ArticleBALLYBOFEY CHINESE TAKEAWAY STAFF WERE LIVING ILLEGALLY IN DONEGAL, COURT TOLD
Mr Low: Jailed for 7 days FOUR Malaysian nationals arrested at a Ballybofey Chinese takeaway were living in Donegal illegally. One of them later gave a false name to Gardaí who managed to discover she...
View ArticleFERMANAGH MAN APPEARS IN COURT ON THEFTS FROM DONEGAL MACHINERY COMPANY
A Co Fermanagh man has appeared in court in Letterkenny today charged with thefts from a local farm machinery company. Letterkenny court. Thomas Jennings, of 1 Rosscah View, Kesh did not appear in...
View ArticleJUDGE ASKS IF FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAN HELP MAN PAY BACK €5K IN STOLEN CASH
A Judge has asked a solicitor to examine if family and friends can help a man pay back more than €3,600 which he obtained illegally from AIB bank in Letterkenny. Letterkenny court. Kieran Cunningham...
View ArticleMAN WHO STARTED ROW OUTSIDE HOTEL HAS STARTED NEW LIFE IN AUSTRALIA
A young Dungloe man who has started a new life in Australia has been fined €250 for using threatening and abusive language outside a Letterkenny Hotel. Robert Hanlon, 19, was spotted by Gardai arguing...
View ArticleGARDAI SMASH ROMANIAN SEX RING OPERATING IN LETTERKENNY APARTMENT BLOCK
Maria Vaduva, aged 21 from 18 Riverside Apartments and Mihaela Niculae, 36 who were working as prostitutes. Gardai have smashed a prostitution ring in Letterkenny. A total of six people appeared in...
View ArticleWOMAN SENT FOR TRIAL ON HIT AND RUN DEATH
The scene where Mr McSherry died A CO DONEGAL woman has been sent for trial to the Circuit Court, charged with dangerous driving causing the death of surfer Alan McSherry. Lisa Roohan (24) from...
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