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LITHUANIAN GANG STOLE 11 PAIRS OF SHOES AND A €340 TOOTHBRUSH
Three Lithuanian men who stole 11 pairs of shoes during a theft spree have been ordered to pay more than €400 in compensation to the shops they robbed. The three men also stole a toothbrush worth €340...
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DOUBLE KILLER GALLAGHER BREAKS SILENCE DURING BROTHER’S COURT APPEARANCE
John Gallagher leaving an earlier sitting at Letterkenny court. (North West Newspix) A double-killer has broken his silence on his killings of a mother and a daughter and described the deaths as an...
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INISHOWEN DEATH CRASH JAIL APPEAL TO BE HEARD TODAY
The scene of the crash in 2010. A case against the alleged leniency of the sentence given to Shaun Kelly over the death of eight people in Inishowen is to be heard today. Kelly (26), of Hill Road,...
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TRIAL OF THOMAS ‘SLAB’ MURPHY FOR TAX EVASION HEARS OF DONEGAL CHEQUES
The trial at the Special Criminal Court of prominent republican Thomas "Slab" Murphy for alleged tax evasion has heard evidence of cheques from a Donegal company being lodged in a bank account in his...
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APPEAL IN INISHOWEN DEATH CRASH ADJOURNED FOR JUDGES TO DECIDE
The eight men killed in the crash. The case against the alleged leniency of the sentence given to Shaun Kelly over the death of eight people in Inishowen has been adjourned. Three judges from the Court...
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TWO MEN CHARGED OVER DONEGAL CANNABIS GROW HOUSE FIND
GARDAI have scored a major success against drug dealers after a raid on a house in Co Donegal. Detectives are still trying access the full value of the find, with at least €25,000 worth of cannabis...
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SENATOR MUST PAY COSTS OF HIS FAILED LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER EXPENSES CASE
Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill must pay the costs of his failed legal challenge to an investigation by the Standards in Public Office Commission into alleged duplication of expenses claims. Senator O...
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HIGHLAND RADIO TO PAY DJ €26,000 AS HE WINS CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL CASE
Former Highland Radio DJ Steven Lynch. A former Highland Radio DJ has been awarded €26,000 after successfully suing the station for constructive dismissal. Steven Lynch claimed he was forced to leave...
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MAN WHO RUBBED HIS PENIS OFF WOMAN’S LEG IN DONEGAL NIGHTCLUB GIVEN PROBATION
A convicted sex offender who rubbed his erect penis off a young woman's leg in a busy Donegal nightclub has been ordered to undergo treatment. William Friel, 63, from Dunaff, Clonmany admitted to the...
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MAN FINED €600 FOR THROWING iPHONE AT TAXI AFTER ROW WITH GIRLFRIEND
A man has been fined €600 for throwing his iPhone 5 at a taxi - following a row with his girlfriend. Ian Duffy, 26, from Convoy Road, Drumkeen pleaded guilty to the charges against him at a sitting of...
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MAN DENIES SPEEDING AFTER CLAIMING HE SOLD VAN WHEN HE WAS DRUNK
Man denied he was speeding as he had sold the van when he was drunk. A man has denied he was speeding in a van after claiming he had sold it weeks before the alleged incident while he was drunk. Dillon...
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MAN REMANDED IN CUSTODY AFTER HE THREATENED TO BURN OUT HIS EX-PARTNER
A man has been remanded in custody after he threatened to burn his ex-partner out of her home. Liam Peoples, 41, with an address at 347 Mountain Top, Letterkenny was arrested by Gardaí yesterday...
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DRUNKEN PAIR WHO WERE COVERED IN BLOOD TOLD GARDAÍ TO F**K OFF
TWO Donegal teenagers who were set upon by a gang of vicious youths were fined €100 each for failing to co-operate with Gardaí. Eddie Curran, 18, with an address at 1 Knocknamona Terrace, Letterkenny...
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DRUNK-DRIVER HAS LICENSE RESTORED AFTER HE TELLS JUDGE -“I’VE LEARNT MY LESSON’
A man who was disqualified from driving for SIX years for being intoxicated while driving - has had his license restored. Martin Maguire, 35, with an address at 4 Market Close, Castlefin lost his...
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MAN ON 11 COUNTS OF DANGEROUS DRIVING DENIES DAMAGING GO SAFE SPEED VAN
A man who committed ELEVEN counts of dangerous driving - has denied causing criminal damage to a Go Safe speed van. Mark Fair, 25, with an address at Ballinahone, Fahan appeared at Letterkenny District...
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MAN CAUGHT DRIVING WHILST ON MOBILE PHONE RECEIVES €300 FINE
A Donegal man was fined for driving whilst using a mobile phone - and for wearing no seatbelt. Francis Callaghan, 44, with an address at Tullnascreen, Churchill, Letterkenny was charged for failure to...
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DRUNKEN MAN REFUSED TO GO HOME AND TRIED TO GET GARDAÍ NUMBER
A man who was highly intoxicated outside Voodoo - and who refused to heed directions from Gardaí to go home has been fined €150. Patrick Douglas, 44, with an address at 26 Booterstown, Dunmore Road,...
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DRINK-DRIVE CASES ADJOURNED OVER IRISH LANGUAGE ISSUE
Judge Paul Kelly has adjourned a number of drink-driving cases until March - as he awaits the results of an appeal lodged in the Court of Appeal. Hundreds of drink-driving cases were adjourned...
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FRANK SHORTT’S DAUGHTER ‘SENT NAKED PIC OF GAY MAN TO SCHOOL IN SCIENTOLOGY...
THE daughter of Donegal public Frank Shortt is being sued by a gay man whose picture she sent to a school in a row over Scientology, a court has heard. Zabrina Collins is counter-suing in the case. Her...
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MAN IN COURT ON DONEGAL PETROL STATION ROBBERY CHARGE
Gardai at the scene of the raid of the petrol station at Glencar in Letterkenny earlier this week. A MAN has appeared in court charged in connection with a hold-up at a petrol filling station in...
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