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CRIME SPREE THUG RELEASED ON BAIL TO ALLOW HIM TO PAY €7,700 TO VICTIMS
Moore: released AN ANNAGRY man behind a crime wave across County Donegal has been released on bail to raise funds to pay his victim. Philip Moore, who will be 21 tomorrow, faced dozens of charges...
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LARGE CROWD FOUND IN STRANORLAR BAR AT 2.30AM WERE FAMILY ‘TALKING’
Almost 30 people found in a popular Donegal bar at 2.30am were family chatting, a court has been told. Gardai called into Andy’s Bar in Stranorlar on December 29th, 2013. A total of 28 people were on...
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FERRY’S REFUSE GIVEN FINAL WARNING FOR NON-PAYMENT OF €320,000 COUNTY COUNCIL...
Ferry’s – owes Donegal’s ratepayers more than €300,000 A JUDGE has given a Donegal waste collection company a final warning over an astonishing unpaid €319,614 bill to Donegal County Council. The...
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JUDGE ORDERS DANCE TEACHER TO SHOW BANK ACCOUNTS AFTER CLAIMS HE CAN’T PAY...
A well-known Irish dancing teacher from Donegal has said he simply does not have the means to pay €400,000 to a young woman he was accused of sexually abusing. Michael Quigley at an earlier court...
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MAN’S EYEBROWS BURNED AFTER RESTAURANT’S ESB METER TAMPERED WITH
The owner of an Indian restaurant has been ordered to pay the ESB almost €4,000 when a worker had his eyebrows burned after a meter was tampered with. A man was injured after the ESB meter was tampered...
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SOLDIER’S TYRES WERE SO BAD THE WIRE WAS SHOWING THROUGH
A soldier who appeared in court for having bald tyres was told to look after his car or he may not be around to see his young child grow up. Martin McCrossan, 34, was stopped by Gardai at Castlefin....
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GARDAI ‘TAKEAWAY’ MAN TWICE AFTER TWO FIGHTS OUTSIDE CHIPPERS
A 24 year old man was arrested twice on the same night after getting involved in two different fights outside takeaways. Shane McFadden, from Ballygohan, Carrigart was first arrested at a chip van in...
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WOMAN WHO CLAIMED €23,000 ON DOLE HAD €200,000 IN BANK
A Ballybofey mum who claimed €23,000 on the dole for three years had €200,000 stashed in her bank account. Carmel Sheerin, 50, was caught getting Jobseekers’ Allowance despite having the large nest...
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JUDGE ORDERS BAKER TO PAY OUT €160 OVER ‘MEASLES’ WEDDING CAKE
Judge Paul Kelly A JUDGE has ordered a baker to hand back €160 to a couple over a wedding cake. Judge Paul Kelly made the ruling at the small claims court in Letterkenny after the mother of the groom...
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JOHN DOWNEY SHOULD NOT HAVE RECEIVED OTR LETTER, SAYS EX-PM TONY BLAIR
Tony Blair says John Downey should not have received an OTR lettter FORMER British Prime Minister Tony Blair told MPs today that Donegal fisherman John Downey should not have got a letter saying he was...
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BREAKING NEWS: DPP TO APPEAL SENTENCE OF DEATH DRIVER IN INISHOWEN CRASH
Shaun Kelly appearing at court sitting. Pic copyright North West Newspics. DONEGAL DAILY EXCLUSIVE: The Director of Public Prosecutions is to appeal the sentence handed down to Shaun Kelly, the Co...
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INISHOWEN MAN CHARGED WITH PARENTS’ MURDERS APPEARS IN COURT
A Donegal man charged with the murder of his elderly parents has been remanded in custody following a brief court appearance. Julian Cuddihy appeared in court today. Pic by Northwest News Pix. Julian...
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SENATOR’S DRINK-DRIVING CASE ADJOURNED AGAIN
A case of alleged drink-driving against Donegal Senator Brian O Domhnaill has been adjourned. Senator O’Domhnaill The Fianna Fail politician, who did not appear in court, faced a number of charges....
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MAN WHO PUNCHED WIFE IN ROW OVER TELEVISION SHOW HAS CASE DISMISSED
A man who assaulted his wife after a row over a television show has walked free from court. Griffin appeared at Letterkenny District Court today. Pensioner Kevin Griffin, 66, was accused of assaulting...
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JUDGE SLAMS VIDEO GAME CULTURE AS HE JAILS BOY RACER FOR FOUR MONTHS
A Judge has warned that too many young Donegal men are playing computer games involving high-speed car chases thinking they can out-speed Gardai. Daryl Kelly appeared at Letterkenny District Court...
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MAN WHO TERRORISED EX PARTNER WARNED HE WILL GO TO JAIL THE NEXT TIME
A Ballybofey man who faced a catalogue of charges after repeatedly breaking a barring order against his ex-partner and their children has escaped going to jail. Gareth Reid appearing at an earlier...
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PRIEST CHARGED WITH DRINK-DRIVING
A priest has had a drink-driving case against him adjourned until June pending a High Court case. Father Denis Quinn, (53), whose address was given as care of the Parochial House, Falcarragh, wasn’t in...
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JUDGE GRANTS FURTHER REVIEW OF CARNDONAGH CRASH TRAGEDY
A Judge has adjourned a case against a driver involved in a crash which resulted in the death of a pensioner to allow a review of the case by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Austin Stewart from...
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MAN WHO DROPPED TROUSERS BEFORE GRABBING HOLY STATUE GETS SUSPENDED JAIL TERM
A Carndonagh man who was ‘out of his mind with drink’ and grabbed a statute of Buddha before dropping his trousers at a Chinese takeaway has received a suspended jail sentence. Dermot McGuinness...
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MAN ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN COMPLAINED OF ‘INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR” IN BAR
A man was arrested by Gardai after a woman in a bar complained of inappropriate behaviour. Justin Fleming Justin Fleming appeared before Carndonagh District Court yesterday charged with intoxication....
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