McKinney family lose appeal in rights-of-way battle at Oatfield site
The McKinney family, who founded Oatfield Sweets in 1930, have lost an appeal over whether there were rights-of-way at the former Oatfield Factory in Letterkenny. Yesterday, Mr Justice Gerard Hogan, on...
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Case adjourned for man charged with dangerous driving causing death of two...
The case of a man charged with dangerous driving causing the death of two friends has been adjourned to the next term of Letterkenny Circuit Court. Friends Kiara Baird (19), and mother-of-three Maria...
View ArticleJail for man who threatened to kill Garda after ‘berserk’ driving spree
A 26-year-old Donegal man who threatened to kill a Garda after going on what a Judge called a ‘berserk’ driving spree has been jailed for two years. Fair, who has 35 previous convictions,was found to...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for Arranmore man in 11-year-old assault case
A 46-year-old Arranmore man has been given a six-month suspended sentence after being convicted of assault causing harm in an incident on the island eleven years ago. Kieran Boyle of Leabgarrow,...
View ArticleMen avoid jail after causing €82,000 of damage in botched copper raid
Two Letterkenny men who were part of a gang that caused €82,000 worth of damage when they were involved in the attempted theft of copper cylinders and piping from an apartment block have avoided jail....
View ArticleMan who ’emptied’ sick brother’s credit card has ‘no recollection’ of how he...
A Donegal man who pleaded guilty to 22 counts of theft, amounting to over €5,000, from his Parkinsons-suffering brother’s credit card could not account for anything he bought ‘bar the clothes he was...
View ArticleMan gets community service over ‘stupid incident fuelled by drink’
A Judge sentenced a 33-year-old St Johnston man to 200 hours of community service, in lieu of a one-year prison sentence, over his part in what the Judge said was ‘a stupid incident fuelled by drink’....
View ArticleCounty Councillor’s appeal against drink-driving conviction is adjourned
The appeal of a Donegal County Councillor against a drink driving conviction has been adjourned to a special sitting of the Letterkenny Circuit Court next month. Fianna Fáil Councillor Ciaran Brogan...
View ArticleCommunity service for man following ‘drink-fuelled assault’ in Letterkenny
A 40-year-old Polish man has avoided jail after a ‘drink-fuelled’ assault following a New Year’s Eve party in Letterkenny. Pawel Stolarczyk of Dromore, Letterkenny, was sentenced at Letterkenny...
View Article‘Turning of a new era’ as Circuit Court Judge rises for the last time in...
District Court Judge Paul Kelly led the tributes to outgoing Circuit Court Judge John O’Hagan who presided over matters in Letterkenny Circuit Court for the final time today. Judge O’Hagan, a native of...
View ArticleBail refused for Donegal man who is ‘significant member’ of organised crime gang
A 29-year-old St Johnston man, said to be a ‘signifiant member of an organised crime gang’ has been refused bail and remanded in custody. Blain Curtis of Drumatoland, St Johnston, appeared before court...
View ArticleRetiring Judge tells Donegal’s boy racers: ‘Stop!’
In a parting message to Donegal, retiring Circuit Court Judge John O’Hagan has warned boy racers in the county: ‘Stop’. Judge O’Hagan was sitting at Letterkenny Circuit Court for the final time today....
View ArticleVictim of assault ordered to appear in court as confusion abounds over...
A Judge has directed that a witness order be served on a woman after she failed to appear at the sentencing case of a man convicted of assault causing harm to her at their St Johnston home. John Latta...
View ArticleSalesman who claimed €9K in benefits said company told him he could get dole...
A salesman who claimed more than €9,000 in illegal social welfare payments claimed his employer told him he could work for one year while claiming benefits. Charles McGee took up a job as a salesman...
View ArticleDad jailed and mum fined after girl misses 164 of 167 days of school
A father has been jailed and his partner fined after their teenage daughter missed an incredible 164 days from a 167 day school year. The teenager’s parents appeared at Letterkenny District Court...
View ArticleMum panicked and drove car at officer during Customs ‘ambush’
An Inishowen mum, who found herself in the middle of a Customs ‘ambush’ over non-payment of her VRT, has been fined for careless driving after she panicked and drove her car at a Revenue officer....
View ArticleMan who crashed hire car into telegraph pole banned from driving and fined
A company director, who crashed a hire car, was fined for no insurance and banned from driving, after the car hire company voided his insurance policy. Mark Gill, 37, of Annagh, Clonmany, was charged...
View ArticleFarmer, 73, fined after altering tractor insurance disc with black marker
A 73 year old farmer who used a black marker to change the insurance details on his tractor has been fined a total of €400. Robert Jenkins was involved in a minor traffic accident in Co Donegal on...
View ArticleBurglar who stole photos of tragic crash victim jailed for a year
A burglar who stole sentimental photos from a woman who lost a loved one in a tragic car crash has been jailed for a year. William Reilly, 25, broke into the home of Bernie Breslin in Letterkenny while...
View ArticleRow on social media ended up in woman assaulting classmate
A young woman who assaulted another woman after a fall-out on social media has been ordered to pay a donation to St Vincent de Paul. Chloe Dwyer, 19, appeared at Letterkenny District Court. The court...
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