Inquest hears man died while clearing trees with chainsaw
An inquest into the death of a man has heard he died while working clearing trees for the construction of a windfarm at Barnesmore. The inquest in Donegal Town heard that Jonathan Gormley, aged 29, had...
View ArticleGardai claim indicator on trailer in fatal crash was not working
Gardai have claimed that a trailer involved in a collision which killed a motorcyclist did not have a working indicator light. The evidence was given during the opening day of the trial of Lifford man...
View ArticleBreaking News: Judge orders jury to find man not guilty in death of motorcyclist
A Lifford man has been found not guilty by the direction of the Judge of dangerous driving causing the death of a motorcyclist. Hugh Shalvey, 34, was killed when his Honda motorbike collided with a...
View ArticleSex offender who punched girlfriend as they slept beside baby is jailed
A Donegal sex offender who punched his former girlfriend as their six month old baby lay beside her on a bed has been jailed for one year. Martin O’Hara (31), who has a previous conviction for rape,...
View ArticleMan jailed for holding up Letterkenny petrol station with pellet gun
A young man who was part of a three-man gang who held up a Letterkenny service station has been jailed for 18 months. Dean Kelly, aged 21, was sitting at his house in Glenwood Park in Letterkenny when...
View ArticleCourt wakes up and smells the coffee after jury mix-up!
A bizarre mix-up during the impanelling of a jury in Letterkenny certainly had legal staff smelling the coffee. The incident happened as a jury of 12 people was being sworn in for a trial at...
View ArticleMan with 132 convictions who slashed brother in neck gets suspended sentence
A man with 132 previous convictions who stabbed his brother-in-law with a glass in the neck while he slept in his bed with his wife and baby has walked free from court. John Ward, 33, appeared before...
View ArticleArmed robber doing business course in jail to understand victims’ hurt
An armed robber is now doing a business studies course in jail to appreciate the affect his crime is having on his victims, a court was told. Francis McDonagh was jailed today for two years after...
View ArticleMan accused of sexual assault is acquitted on direction of Judge
A Judge has ordered a jury to acquit a man accused of the assault and sexual assault of a woman he had been socialising with. The accused man, Samuel James Clarke, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court...
View ArticleFarmer claims he was punched by neighbour after row over straying cow
Two neighbours have appeared in court after one accused the other of punching him twice in a row over a cow. Gerard McGarvey of Golan, Milford claims that he was assaulted by neighbour Hughie McBride...
View ArticleDrunk, banned driver with 84 convictions who mowed down Garda walks free
A disqualified driver with 84 previous convictions who mowed down a Garda while drunk and uninsured has walked free from court. Paul McGillion appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court charged with the...
View ArticleJury fails to reach verdict against farmer accused of assault in row over cow
A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the case of a farmer accused of assaulting his neighbour in a row over a straying cow. Gerard McGarvey of Golan, Milford, claimed he was assaulted by his...
View ArticleCarrigart man ‘new to the business’ found with €7,480 worth of drugs
A Carrigart man was found to be in possession of drugs with a combined street value of €7,480 after drawing the attention of Gardaí as he disembarked a bus from Dublin in Letterkenny. Garda Stephen...
View ArticleJail for man with 95 previous convictions caught driving twice during 10-year...
A Letterkenny man with 95 previous convictions has been jailed for six months and banned from driving for ten years after being found driving twice in a two-week spell, while serving a separate...
View ArticleGardai demand mandatory jail for assaults on officers after drunk driver with...
Gardai have called for mandatory jail sentences for people who assault their members after a man with 84 convictions walked free from court after driving his car at an officer and seriously injured...
View ArticleWoman traumatised by sex abuse she suffered as a child by great-uncle
A woman has recounted the harrowing impact of being molested and raped by her great-uncle in Donegal and Dublin when she was a young girl. The woman was 10 years old when her great-uncle began kissing...
View ArticleElderly Donegal couple finally reunited after €800,000 settlement
One of Ireland’s oldest married couples will finally be able to reunite after a settlement of more than €800,000 was approved by the High Court today. Devoted husband and wife John, 98, and Bridget,...
View ArticleMan arrested for assault and trespassing in Termon had ‘no recollection’ of...
A 20-year-old man from Dessertmartin in County Derry had ‘no recollection’ of being in the area after being charged with assault causing harm and trespassing. Jack McGlinchey of Nutgrove Road,...
View ArticleDrink driver ‘threw himself around, pretending to have a fit’ after arrest
A 43-year-old Polish man ‘threw himself around, pretending to have a fit’, when taken into custody at Letterkenny Garda Station. Letterkenny District Court was told that Robert Wesnawski, of 16 The...
View ArticleDonegal Judge raises concerns about ‘under-resourced’ Probation Service
The Probation Service in Donegal is coming under strain and is under-staffed, a court has been told. Judge Paul Kelly told this week’s sitting of Letterkenny District Court that he was reluctant to...
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