Brother and sister appear in court after Gardai raid brothel in Letterkenny
A brother and sister were among four people arrested in connection with the running a brothel in Letterkenny today. The pair appeared at Letterkenny District Court after Gardai raided an apartment...
View ArticleDonegal Garda banned for drink-driving
A retired Donegal Garda has been banned for drink-driving. William Vincent Burke, of Donegal Road, Ballybofey appeared at Dungannon Magistrates Court. The 65 year old was stopped by the PSNI in...
View ArticleJudge expresses concern for jobs of 55 workers at Donegal meat plant
A judge has expressed concern about the future for 55 workers at a Donegal meat plant being occupied in a dispute involving the premises’ owners and a bank appointed receiver. Mr Justice Paul Gilligan...
View ArticleMan asks Judge to jail him because he can’t stay away from his own home
A man asked a Judge to send him to jail because he can’t stay away from the house which he paid for himself. Daniel Callaghan had been ordered to stay away from his home at Greenhills, Carrigans....
View ArticleWoman jailed for Christmas for stealing whiskey
A woman who hid three bottles of whiskey in her dress after stealing them will spend Christmas in jail. Terca Muntean, aged 41, appeared before Letterkenny District Court, charged with the theft from...
View ArticleCouncillor convicted of drink driving
A Donegal county councillor has been convicted of drink driving. Ciaran Brogan, a former chairman of Donegal County Council, appeared at Letterkenny District Court. The court heard how Mr Brogan was...
View ArticleWoman abused by man declares him bankrupt in first case of its kind
A man living in Co Donegal who was ordered to pay a woman compensation of €21,000 over childhood sexual abuse has been declared bankrupt by his victim. It is believed to be the first case of its kind...
View ArticleGirl, 15, awarded €19,000 after her family’s car is rear-ended
A 15 year old girl has been awarded €19,000 after she was hurt in a car accident in Letterkenny in 2014. The accident happened when the girl was a front seat passenger which was rear-ended at the...
View ArticleBusinessman escapes jail for forging bank manager’s signature on €24K of...
A businessman who forged his bank manager’s signature to get bank guarantees to continue to receive cigarettes from two different companies has escaped going to jail. Wade McGinley, 47, appeared at...
View ArticleLetterkenny man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
A Letterkenny man has pleaded guilty to two charges of possession of child pornography. Mervyn Wasson, of Ballyraine Park, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court today where he pleaded guilty to the...
View ArticleCouncillor appears in court on alleged assault charges
Donegal county councillor John O’Donnell has appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court charged with alleged assault. The Kilmacrennan based councillor, who was in court for the hearing, is alleged to have...
View ArticleUncle jailed for three years after horrific abuse of niece
A six year old girl drew a picture of an erect penis to explain to her family how she had been abused by an uncle on a number of occasions. The girl was indecently assaulted on a number of occasions in...
View ArticleMan knocked out pensioner after row over ‘bottom feel’ in takeaway
A young man felt a pensioner’s bottom in a chip-shop and then knocked him unconscious when the elderly man reacted. Kevin Crawford knocked Patrick Deeney unconscious with just one punch during the...
View ArticleMan who downed six pints and almost killed two friends jailed for 3 years
A man who downed six pints before getting behind the wheel before almost killing his two friends during a horrific head-on collision has been jailed for three years. Seamus O’Donnell, now 27, did not...
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Man who felt pensioner’s bum and then knocked him unconscious is found not...
A young man who knocked a pensioner unconscious after feeling his bottom in a chip-shop has been found not guilty of the attack. Kevin Crawford, 22, walked free from Letterkenny Circuit Court today,...
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Man who lit aerosol can and sprayed in girl’s face is jailed
A man who lit an aerosol can and sprayed it in the face of a young woman has been jailed for a year. Kevin Quinn did not know his terrified victim Shauna McHugh when he attacked her at a Letterkenny...
View ArticleMan who attacked rising GAA star with single punch escapes jail
A young man who punched a young GAA star in the face outside a nightclub and smashed his jaw has escaped going to jail. Mark Laverty appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court after pleading guilty to a...
View ArticleMan who fell asleep in Chinese restaurant abused Gardai when he woke up
A man who fell asleep in a Chinese restaurant and then abused Gardai when he was awoken has been ordered to pay €150 to charity. Sean Ward of 14 Hilltop Crescent, Stranorlar was in Chinatown Restaurant...
View ArticleCouple cut security tag from shoes and stole them
A Letterkenny couple who cut a tag from a pair of children’s shoes and then stole them have been ordered to pay the shop €20. Patrick and Presilla McDonagh appeared at Letterkenny District Court...
View ArticleMan claims yellow lines painted outside his home
A man is challenging a parking offence after a court heard that yellow parking lines had been painted – outside his house! Paul Tully of Mullinagung, Lifford is charged with parking on double yellow...
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