Man who kicked patrol car and abused Gardai is fined €200
A man who blocked a Garda patrol car, abused Gardai and then kicked the Garda car has been fined €200. Conor John Mulholland was asked to leave the scene when Gardai arrested another man during a...
View ArticleMan ordered to stay out of Inishowen following major disturbance
A man has been ordered to stay out of Inishowen. Francis McDonagh, 19, appeared at Letterkenny District Court today. He was arrested along with a juvenile in the Earlsfort Avenue area of Buncrana last...
View ArticleMan fined after court heard he had Russian driving licence
A man was fined for having no insurance and licence after a court was told that he held a Russian driver’s licence instead of an Irish one. Damien Duffy, 36, of Magheramore, Clonmany, was charged with...
View ArticleFisherman given ‘benefit of doubt’ in row over dredges
A fisherman was cleared of fishing without a licence after a judge ruled the authority which provides the licence was unclear. Jason Steele, of Lower Cabry, Quigley’s Point, was accused of fishing...
View ArticleJudge warns man to get help to pass driving theory test
A man has been told to try and get help to pass his driver theory test after he was caught on the road with no licence or car insurance. Brian Toland, 22, from Drim, Malin Head, was charged with...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with Buncrana disturbance held in custody
A 19-year-old man who was earlier this week released on bail when charged in connection with a major incident in Buncrana earlier this week was remanded in custody today when he appeared at the town’s...
View ArticleJudge asks for time to read victim report following death of motorcyclist
A Judge has asked for time to read the victim impact report from the partner of a man who was killed following a crash in Burt in 2014. 83-year-old Moira Edwards appeared at Buncrana Court yesterday...
View ArticleLandmark judgement as cases against 50 Donegal anglers thrown out of court
A landmark fisheries case has today ruled in favour of anglers in Co Donegal. More than 150 summonses against 50 anglers from the Rosses angling club for illegally fishing for Salmon on the Gweebara...
View ArticleMan who punched boy following school falling-out is fined €750
A man who punched a 13 year old child in the face in a row over a fall-out at a school has been ordered to pay the boy €750. Fisherman Leonard Meehan came out of a pub in Ardara, Co Donegal and...
View ArticleYoung Donegal man awarded almost €3million after being run over by milk van
A young Letterkenny man has settled a High Court action for €2.9m over injuries he received after a milk van ran over his head when he was a toddler. Ian O’Donnell (18) suffered severe skull fractures...
View ArticleLetterkenny family promise fund will look after son after High Court battle
A Letterkenny mum has said she is glad her family’s ordeal is over after her 18-year-old son was awarded almost €3million in the High Court for horrific injuries he received in an accident. Ian...
View ArticleThree men appear in court charged with series of burglaries
Three men have appeared in court in Letterkenny charged with burglary. The men appeared at Wednesday’s sitting of Falcarragh District Court sitting in Letterkenny. The three had been arrested under...
View ArticlePensioner fined and banned from driving following tragic death of motorcyclist
An 83-year-old woman has been fined €1,000 and banned from driving after she pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of a musician and father-of-two. Heartbroken Máire Ní Threasaigh gave a...
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty to two assaults on Garda
A woman with HIV and a history of psychiatric illness has pleaded guilty at Donegal Circuit Court to assaulting a garda officer. Mary Kamunya, 37, from The Maples, Lismonaghan, Letterkenny was charged...
View ArticleMan who crashed girlfriend’s car has jail sentence replaced by community service
A man who was given a five prison sentence after he crashed his girlfriend’s car while he was uninsured in 2016, had the sentence substituted for community service on appeal at Donegal Circuit Court....
View ArticleChild who still suffers travel sickness after crash awarded €15,000
A girl injured in a car crash in West Donegal in 2014 has been awarded €15,000 in Donegal Circuit Court. The court heard that the girl, who was five at the time of the crash, was strapped into a...
View ArticleMan who obstructed and kicked out at Gardai has sentence suspended
A man who had been handed a two-month prison sentence after he obstructed and kicked out at a garda during a public order incident in 2014 had the sentence suspended on appeal at Donegal Circuit Court....
View ArticleMan convicted of breach of peace during Taoiseach’s visit has conviction upheld
A man who was convicted of a public order offence when Taoiseach Enda Kenny visited the MacGill Summer school has had the conviction upheld on appeal in Donegal Circuit Court. Gerry Bray of Church...
View ArticleWoman arrested after air rage incident on Donegal flight
A Scottish businesswoman who sparked an air rage alert was on her way to Co Donegal to sign into a rehabilitation centre. Alison Devine downed a bottle of wine and then several small bottles of gin...
View ArticleCourt notice: Jury panel not required for Donegal Town Circuit Court
This is a notice for the jury panel called to serve at Donegal Circuit Court in Donegal Town. Anyone called to attend for Jury Duty at Donegal Town Circuit Court on 28th March, 2017 are now no longer...
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