Appeal against valuation of ‘missing’ Tory island house dismissed
The Supreme Court has struck out an appeal against a valuation placed on a man’s Tory island holiday home off the coast of Donegal which “disappeared” while he was abroad over a number of years. Film...
View ArticleGarda says man used hacksaw on patrol car to cause a ‘blow-out’
A Garda says he believes a man used a hacksaw on the tyre of his patrol car so he would suffer a blow-out while he was driving it. The Garda told Letterkenny District Court that he found the hacksaw...
View ArticleDonegal man charged with rape to appear at Central Criminal Court
A Donegal man has been sent forward for trial charged with rape and sexual assault. The man appeared briefly at Letterkenny District Court and has been sent forward for trial at the Central Criminal...
View ArticleGarda Sergeant awarded €55,555 for attack at Letterkenny Garda station
A garda sergeant injured during an incident at Letterkenny Garda station has been awarded more than €55,000 in compensation by the High Court. The Irish Times reports that Niall Davey was injured while...
View ArticleMan who went berserk and attacked Garda at agricultural show escapes jail
A young Ballybofey man who attacked a stranger’s car with a paling post at an agricultural show and then kicked a Garda in the head has avoided going to jail. John Callaghan, 23, went berserk at the...
View ArticleSuspected drunk-driver called Gardai “fat prostitutes” and spat in urine sample
A man stopped for suspected of drunk-driving called two female Gardai “fat prostitutes” and then spat into the urine sample he gave. Mark Fair appeared at Falcarragh District Court charged with a...
View ArticleMan broke into partner’s home and attacked her with brush
A young man broke into the home of his former girlfriend and beat her with a brush. The man appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with burglary, intimidation of witnesses and breaching a...
View ArticleMan who raped grand-niece after Take That concert jailed for seven years
A man who molested and raped his grand-niece 25 years ago at locations in Donegal and Dublin has been jailed for seven years for the “enormous and gross breach of trust”. The 66-year-old man, who...
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Man charged with dangerous driving causing deaths of two young women
A man has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of two young women outside Ballybofey. Friends Kiara Baird, 19, and mother-of-three Maria Wallace, 38, died after the car...
View ArticleMan accused of sexual assault in takeaway
A man has been accused of a sexual assault in a Letterkenny takeaway. The man, who cannot be named, is accused of the sexual assault at the takeaway, in October 2015. The case was sent forward for...
View ArticleMan escapes jail and half a million euro fine after DVD forgery business busted
A man who was caught selling counterfeit DVDs and CDs at a car boot sale was warned by a Judge that he faced a fine of almost half a million euro! Glen Hepburn was caught with 426 of the items when...
View ArticleCourt finds that man did not have ‘knife’ in his possession
A man charged with the possession of a knife and other articles has had his case dismissed after a court found the weapon was a piece of pipe. Ciaran Cleary, of 12 Fairgreen Hill, Letterkenny, appeared...
View ArticleExclusive: Drunk-driver who walked free after mowing down Garda to have...
A drunk-driver with 84 previous convictions who walked free from court after mowing down an on-duty Garda is to have his sentence appealed. Paul McGillion walked free from court in Co Donegal earlier...
View ArticleBouncer accused of breaking man’s arm in scuffle is cleared of assault
A man who claimed his arm was broken by a bouncer while he was being ejected from a Letterkenny nightclub has had his case thrown out. Arthur Fajkowski appeared before Letterkenny District Court today...
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Cop-killer freed after claims he drove at Garda just months after release...
A notorious Garda killer accused of driving at another Garda just months after being released from prison has walked free after claiming he was at home in bed texting friends. Jamie McGrenghan was...
View ArticleMan smeared Garda cell with excrement after row with local youths
A man who smeared excrement over the cells in Buncrana Garda Station after becoming involved in a row with local youths paid the local court €300 to avoid a criminal conviction. John Vernon, 43, of 17...
View ArticleMan studying alcohol counselling fell off wagon and threatened ex-partner
A man who is studying to become an alcohol counsellor has been banned from Letterkenny after threatening his partner. Paul Martin called to the home of the woman and kicked on her door and threatened...
View ArticleMan who fled Gardai on wrong side of busy road jailed for six months
A man who drove the wrong way down a busy road forcing motorists to take evasive action has been jailed for six months. Video footage of Kevin McIlmurray shown at a Co Donegal court showed him fleeing...
View ArticleSuspected drug-dealer swallowed almost €1,000 of heroin outside bus station
A suspected drug-dealer swallowed almost €1,000 worth of small bags of heroin after being approached by an undercover drugs Garda at Letterkenny bus station. Jonathan Behan was spotted by Garda Derek...
View ArticleFarmer whose car struck bin lorry awarded €1M in High Court
A 71-year-old Donegal man who was injured when a car driven by his wife crashed into the back of a bin lorry has settled his High Court action for €1m. Farmer Patrick Meehan suffered severe injuries in...
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