Man attacked takeaway with eight foot plank after being refused access to toilet
A man who attacked a fast-food takeaway with an eight-foot-long plank of wood when he was refused entry to toilets has been jailed. Dean Kelly, 21, appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal...
View ArticleMan claimed almost €30,000 in farm assistance payments but had €437,267 in bank
A farmer was paid almost €30,000 in farm assistance despite having almost half a million euro in various bank accounts. Shane Dorrian appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal charged with...
View ArticleTaxi-driver fined for not giving passenger receipt
A solicitor has accused the National Transport Authority of using a “sledge to crack a nut” after a taxi-driver appeared in court for not giving a customer a receipt. Danny Doherty appeared at...
View ArticleMan with €176,000 from compo claims obtained more than €30,000 in illegal...
A man who had more than €176,000 in his bank account following compensation claims from road traffic accidents illegally obtained more than €32,000 in social welfare payments. Mark Glenn appeared at...
View ArticleMan who led Gardai on 22km chase at speeds of 160kph is jailed
A man who led Gardai on a 22 kilometre chase through sixteen townlands reaching speeds of up to 160kph has been jailed for four months. Ryan McVeigh appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with...
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View ArticleMan who was rushing to work fined for speeding
A man who was caught speeding after he claimed he was late for work has been fined €300. Jamie Martin, from Glenkeen, Milford, was spotted by Gardai overtaking another car at 100kph on a 50kph zone at...
View ArticleTwo women tried to “gouge each other’s eyes out” at festival
Two women swung each other by the hair before trying to gouge each other’s eyes out at a Donegal festival. One of the women appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with assault and being drunk....
View ArticleBanned driver who caused €28,000 of damage after ramming two cars is jailed
A man who was banned from driving a week before causing €28,000 of damage after ramming into two cars has been jailed for four months and banned from getting behind the wheel for 14 years. Chris...
View ArticleWoman fined for begging in carpark
A woman who was caught begging in a carpark has been fined after appearing at Letterkenny District Court. Argentina Rostas also pleaded guilty to two charges of theft from both an ALDI and a LIDL store...
View ArticleMan attacked friend with hammer in row during McGregor fight night
A man went berserk and attacked his friend with a hammer after they fell out while watching a Conor McGregor UFC fight night. Mark Bogle attended a friend’s house in Raphoe, Co Donegal to enjoy an...
View ArticleMen who allegedly robbed pensioner in supermarket refused bail
Two men have appeared in court charged with the alleged theft from a pensioner in a Co Sligo supermarket. The two Romanian men, who only arrived in Ireland two weeks ago, allegedly targeted the woman...
View ArticleStudent caught dealing drugs was caught up in college debt
A Letterkenny student who took to dealing drugs while completing a computer course at the LYIT has appeared at Letterkenny District Court. Oisin Keeney was caught by Gardai after they raided a property...
View ArticleEir fined after admitting overcharging Donegal customers
PHONE company Eircom has been fined €10,500 after it admitted overcharging customers including some from Donegal. Eircom Ltd, trading as Eir, pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court today to offences...
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Uncle who stole bank card from young Donegal Pens entrepreneurs is ordered to...
The uncle of two teenagers who had set up a successful business making pens which have been bought by famous people around the globe used a lost bankcard to almost bankrupt the business. Donegal Pens,...
View ArticleMan charged with alleged assault of woman is given bail
A man charged with the alleged assault of a woman has been given bail until a file on the matter is prepared by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Reece Daniels, with a previous address at Milford,...
View ArticleMan who overtook school bus during 150kph Garda pursuit is jailed
A man who overtook a school bus forcing it to brake during a 10km pursuit by Gardai has been jailed for six months. Stephen Flood, 23, appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with various...
View ArticleJudge bans man from going near Milford
A 31-year-old man has been ordered not to enter Milford ‘under any circumstances’. Kevin Dunleavy of Meentagh, Glenvar was charged with assault and burglary. Dunleavy was before Falcarragh District...
View ArticlePot luck! Drinkers caught in bar after hours because of pool competition
A pool competition against a neighbouring establishment resulted in a west Donegal pub having around 20 patrons on the premises three hours after closing time. Garda Gallagher was on mobile patrol at...
View ArticleJudge refuses to strike out alleged drink-driving cases over delays
A local Judge has refused to strike out approximately 45 cases of alleged drink-driving because of an ongoing delay in hearing them. The cases were due to be mentioned at Letterkenny District Court....
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