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Coroner issues plea on eve of cold snap as inquest finds man died from...
A coroner has issued a plea to the public to help homeless people if they can as Ireland faces into another freezing cold snap. Dr. Denis McCauley, coroner for County Donegal, issued the plea following...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with Letterkenny jewellery store robbery
Three men have appeared in court in connection with a series of raids including one in Letterkenny. The three appeared in connection with the recovery of €250,000 of stolen jewellery from a midlands...
View ArticleMan who did ‘donuts’ in front of kids is warned he will be banned
A man who wants to be a mechanic was given a final chance by a Judge after being found guilty of doing ‘donuts’ in front of children. Reece Maguire, appeared before Letterkenny District Court charged...
View ArticleMan charged with dangerous driving causing deaths of three Donegal women
A man has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of three women from Co Donegal in a traffic collision in Co Louth last July. Drogheda District Court heard today that Jason...
View ArticleMan found with bag of cocaine in hospital
A man admitted to Letterkenny University Hospital was found with a bag of cocaine on him. Sean White, of Drenan, Ballybofey appeared at Letterkenny District Court. The court was told that WHite was...
View ArticleMan head-butted ALDI manager when asked to move car
A man headbutted a supermarket manager after he was asked to move his car from outside the store. Owen McDonagh appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal charge with viciously assaulting...
View ArticleGarden crash man told hospital staff he would cut their heads off
A man who told hospital staff he would cut the head off them after he crashed into a garden wall has escaped going to jail. Kevin McGinley ploughed through the garden wall in Falcarragh, Co Donegal at...
View ArticleMan who went on drink-driving spree ordered to return from England for sentence
A man has been ordered to return from England to face sentencing after damaging two cars and injuring a woman during an alleged drink-driving spree. Kyle Boyle struck two cars, injuring a woman before...
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Man caught with €1,000 in cash just hours after cafe robbery
A Letterkenny man was caught with more than €1,000 in cash just hours after a local cafe was broken into. Thieves broke into the Counter Deli in Letterkenny and took a cash register with its contents...
View ArticleWoman used stolen credit card to steal from 14 shops
A young woman used a stolen credit card to defraud 14 different shops out of goods in a robbery spree. Sarah Mihai appeared at Letterkenny District Court where she pleaded guilty to all the offences....
View ArticleUlster rugby players cleared of all charges in Belfast rape trial
The jury has returned a ‘not guilty’ verdict in the trial of two Ulster rugby players and their teammates in Belfast, clearing the four men of all charges. Ireland and Ulster rugby players Paddy...
View ArticleWoman who stole neighbour’s camping gear thought it was rubbish
A woman who took all her neighbours items as she prepared to go for a weekend camping claimed she thought it was rubbish. Maria Siataru appeared in court charged with taking the items from neighbour...
View ArticleWoman who kicked car then spat at Garda
A young woman who was caught kicking a car then spat at an officer as he approached her. Erin Purdy appeared before Letterkenny District Court charged with assaulting a Garda and being intoxicated....
View ArticleAnother man arrested in connection with Ibiza sex assault
A second man has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a woman in Ibiza which also involved a man from Letterkenny. Mickey Murray, 54, appeared in court charged with assaulting the...
View ArticleDonegal man appears in court charged with causing death of brother
A Donegal man has been charged with causing the death of his brother by dangerous driving four years ago. Francis McCafferty of Belault in Pettigo, appeared at Omagh Magistrates’ Court this morning....
View ArticleTrial of man charged with Danielle’s murder begins this Friday
THE trial of a man accused of the rape and murder of Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin in Goa, India is due to get underway this Friday. Danielle, from Buncrana, was found dead in Goa on March 14 2017...
View ArticleHigh Court orders inquiry into detention of Donegal restaurant owner
The High Court has ordered an inquiry into the legality of the detention of a Chinese take-away owner from Donegal who has lived and worked openly in Ireland for the last 16 years. The application has...
View ArticleDonegal restaurant owner released from prison
A Chinese take-away owner from Donegal who challenged the legality of his detention has been released from Castlerea Prison. The challenge was brought by Yuntao Yu who had been incarcerated at the Co...
View ArticleMan who punched car in long-running dispute has ‘wrong perception of life’
A Donegal man who punched a car causing damage to the back panel has ‘the wrong perception of life’, a court has been told. Wesley McKnight (24), with an address in Muff, was before Letterkenny...
View ArticleVictory for local workers in union battle
Trade union Unite today hailed what it termed a ‘significant victory’ following the Labour Court’s recommendation that social care provider Extern recognise and engage with the union. Unite had...
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