Man who met 13-year-old boy on gay website forced him to perform sex act
A 30-year-old man who met a 13-year-old boy online forced him to perform a sex act him while the child’s mother was out. The accused, from Inishowen, travelled to the victim’s home after the pair met...
View ArticleMother of man killed by dangerous driver says she will never get over son’s...
The heartbroken mother of a young man killed by his friend after speeding away from a pub says she will never recover from the loss of her son. John Hegarty was just 21 when he was killed outside...
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Dozens trapped in apartment block after arson attack, court hears
Dozens of people were trapped in an apartment block in Letterkenny after two men set an underground car-park on fire, a court has heard. The pair set fire to two cars at the car park at Rosemount in...
View ArticleSupermarket manager stole €315,000 to feed his gambling addiction
A supermarket manager who stole more than €315,000 from his employer to feed his gambling habit put more than 100 jobs at risk. Wayne Johnston put hundreds of thousands of euro through his Paddy Power...
View ArticleMan who abandoned car in middle of road is fined
A man abandoned his car in the middle of the road in Castelfin and simply walked away. Jordan McClean appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged in connection with the offence on March, 2010 at...
View ArticleMan threatened to burn down house in row over rent money
A man threatened to burn down his rented home with two cans of petrol in a row over rent. Allan Manabat appeared before Letterkenny District Court following the terrifying incident. Manabat, aged 48,...
View ArticleMan who forced 13-year-old to perform sex act to be sentenced this Friday
A 30-year-old man who met a 13-year-old boy online and forced him to perform a sex act on him will be sentenced this Friday. The accused appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he was due to be...
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CCTV footage shows horrific beating and robbery of man for just €4
Two men mugged a “vulnerable man” and gave him a severe beating before robbing him of just €4. Victim Daniel Byrne was dragged to the ground outside a shop in Co Donegal and beaten severely. Mr Byrne,...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to sexual assault at popular Donegal beach
A man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a person at Kinnegar Beach in Rathmullan. Patrick McGinley appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court charges with the offence on June 11th, 2016. McGinley,...
View ArticleMan who forced boy into sex act after meeting online jailed for four years
A 33-year-old Co Donegal man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he forced a 13-year-old boy into a sex act after the pair met online. The man preyed on the child after the victim had...
View ArticleShop boss who stole €315,000 to fee gambling habit escapes jail because of...
A supermarket manager who stole more than €315,000 to feed his gambling addiction has escaped going to prison because of his previous “impeccable character.” Wayne Johnston pleaded guilty to stealing...
View ArticleDonegal publican withdraws €3M insurance claim over fire at premises
A Donegal publican has withdrawn his action against his insurer Aviva over its failure to pay out €3 million under an insurance policy for his premises, destroyed by fire almost 10 years ago. The Irish...
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Arsonist who put dozens of people in danger is jailed for 5 years
A man who put the lives of dozens of people in danger when he set fire to cars beneath an apartment complex has been jailed for five years. Paul McGinley deliberately put a gas cylinder inside a car at...
View ArticleText pervert lived in Donegal
A man who sent sexually explicit text messages and images to at least 10 women has admitted harassment. Jeff Cheyne, aged 58, originally from the Shetland Islands but living in Schull at the time,...
View ArticleDangerous driver who will be “weighed down” by pal’s death escapes prison
A driver whom a Judge said will be “weighed down” after killing his close friend after pleading guilty to dangerous driving has escaped going to prison. Seosamh McGonigle sped away from a pub in...
View ArticleMan found guilty of stabbing victim seventeen times in Letterkenny attack
A man has been found guilty after an attack which left a man with seventeen stab wounds following a row in a Letterkenny apartment. The Dublin man was found guilty of “intentionally and recklessly”...
View ArticleMen jailed for brutal attack on “vulnerable” man for just €4
Two men have been jailed for a savage attack on a “vulnerable” man during which they beat and kicked him and robbed him of just €4. Judge John Aylmer said the victim was in genuine fear for his life...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to harassing woman by phone
A young Donegal man has pleaded guilty to the harassment of a woman. Gerard Meehan, of Lisclamerty, Manorcunningham, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court where he pleaded guilty to harassing the woman...
View ArticleDaniel O’Donnell ‘superfan’ is jailed for her part in cocaine factory
A YOUNG woman who became an Internet sensation as Daniel O’Donnell’s No 1 ‘superfan’ was jailed for seven years for her role in high-tech cocaine extraction factory. Molly Sloyan (25) appeared before...
View ArticleThief runs thin on excuses as he is jailed for having slimming world card
A Judge has told a thief who was caught with a ‘slimming world’ membership card that he didn’t look like he needed to attend such classes. Stephen Scott was caught by Gardai wearing gloves and...
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