Clik here to view.
JUDGE APPROVES BAIL SURETY FOR MURDER ACCUSED, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
Samuel Clarke at a previous court sitting. Pic by Northwest Newspics. A JUDGE has agreed to a surety in a bail application from a murder suspect. Samuel James Clarke, (52) of Magherane, Raphoe was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WEXFORD MAN FISH-TAILED HIS SUBARU IN FRONT OF GARDA CAR
A CO Wexford man fish-tailed his Subaru Impreza in front of a garda car during the rally weekend, Letterkenny District Court has heard. Kenneth Murphy of Carrigure, Ferns, pleaded guilty to careless...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MAN TELLS HOW HIS LIFE HAS BEEN DESTROYED AFTER BROTHER MURDERED
The late Bogdan Michalkiewicz A Polish man who came to Ireland to find a better life instead met a tragic death, his brother said after his killer was found guilty of murder today. Krzystof Grzegorski...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CO DERRY MAN CAUGHT IN SPEEDING CAR AT RALLY HAD 9 ECSTASY TABLETS
A COUNTY Derry man who was in a car which sped away from a Garda checkpoint was caught with drugs later, Letterkenny District Court has heard. Cathal Deery, Millgrove Park, Eglinton, Co Derry, was a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR DERRY MAN ON 173KM/HR DANGEROUS DRIVING CHARGE
A DERRY man accused of speeding in Co Donegal during the Donegal Rally weekend has failed to appear in court. Judge Paul Kelly issued an arrest warrant for Jonathan Meehan, from Cornwell Fields,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CLLR JOHN O’DONNELL BACK IN COURT OVER MISSED PAYMENTS
Cllr John O’Donnell as he appeared in the RTE Investigates programme. A SOLICITOR for Cllr John O’Donnell has claimed the re-entry of a civil case against him in Letterkenny District Court today was an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MANORCUNNINGHAM PAEDOPHILE TRYING TO MANIPULATE LEGAL LOOPHOLE FOR SHORTER...
Brennan A paedophile originally from Manorcunningham wants to be deported to Ireland in order to manipulate a legal loophole that would possibly see him leaving prison early. James Brennan (58), who is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MONAGHAN RALLY FAN ARRESTED TWICE ON SAME DAY AT LOCAL HOTEL
A MONAGHAN man was arrested twice on the same day after a fracas at a local hotel. Letterkenny District Court heard how Gerard Duffy was first arrested over the rally weekend at the Clanree Hotel. It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MOTORISTS ON DONEGAL RALLY WEEKEND CHARGES FAIL TO APPEAR IN COURT
Judge Paul Kelly A JUDGE has issued a number of arrest warrants for motorists facing a series of charges in relation to the Donegal Rally weekend. Judge Paul Kelly also ordered that each of the men...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TAXPAYERS’ LEFT WITH €15,000 ‘PARKING’ BILL AFTER BROTHERS FALL-OUT OVER...
TAXPAYERS have been left to pay a €15,000 ‘parking’ fee after a dispute between two Co Donegal brothers over a slurry tanker. Letterkenny District Civil Court heard how Jeffrey McKinney and his brother...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DONEGAL MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION
A Donegal man who was charged with possession of firearms and IRA membership before the Special Criminal Court in March has been additionally charged with possession of ammunition. The Irish...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DONEGAL MAN IN COURT IN NORTH ON DRUG DEALING CHARGES
A MAN from Donegal is awaiting trial in the North on dealing charges. Ivan Nicholl, from the townland of Ballyhone, is facing two charges at the Crown Court in Derry. The 28-year-old’s case was listed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DONEGAL PENSIONER FACING JAIL AFTER CONFESSING TO LITANY OF CHILD SEX ABUSE...
AN ELDERLY Donegal man is staring at prison after he pleaded guilty today to a catalogue of child sex abuse offences. Sex beast John Callaghan faced Derry Crown Court today for an arraignment hearing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TV LICENCE INSPECTORS START WEEKEND HOME VISITS IN DONEGAL AS ONE IN FIVE...
TV licence inspectors are to begin weekend visits to Donegal homes suspected of dodging the annual fee from tomorrow. The new crackdown will see homes checked on Saturdays and Sundays for the first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CAVAN RALLY FAN FISH-TAILED HIS CAR ON ROAD AFTER LEAVING DIFFING COMPETITION
A JUDGE has described a rally fan from Co Cavan as “a bit of a slow learner” after he admitted fish-tailing his car in front of gardaí as he drove towards pedestrians. Martin McEntee, who is 23 and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MAN WHO OWES CREDIT UNION €17K FOR CAR LOAN ORDERED TO PAY €20 A WEEK
A MAN who owes a Co Donegal credit union more than €17,000 for an unpaid car loan has been ordered to pay it back – at a rate of €20 per week. Christopher Toye, from 5 Moyle Road in Milford, wasn’t in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CHILDCARE WORKER ‘SCAPE-GOATED’ OVER TODDLER INCIDENT WINS TRIBUNAL CASE
Laura won her case A DONEGAL CHILDCARE claimed she had been scape-goated and ‘wrongly blamed’ for leaving an 18-month old toddler unsupervised outside a creche for 10 minutes has won her Employment...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DRINK-DRIVER ADMITS INJURING GARDA IN HIT AND RUN
A MAN has admitted a series of offences in which a local garda was injured during a dangerous drink-drive incident. Paul McGillian, from Ard Caoin in Manorcunningham, pleaded guilty when he appeared at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED FOR 3 MEN ON AGGRAVATED BURGLARY CHARGES
A JUDGE has issued arrest warrants for three men facing aggravated burglary charges who failed to appear in court. Legal representatives of all three men told Judge John O’Hagan that the men were not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
JURY TOLD HOW HEART-BROKEN PARENTS TRIED TO SAVE SON IN TRAGIC ROAD INCIDENT
The late Callum Dale. A heartbroken mother has told how she desperately waved her hands in a bid to stop a car hitting her young son seconds before he was killed. Callum Dale, who had Asperger’s...
View Article