A LETTERKENNY man has been fined €250 after being found to have a quantity of cocaine in his possession. James Duncan, with an address at Cnoc Ard Apartments, appeared at the recent sitting of Falcarragh District Court after being charged with the offence on March 8, 2025. Gardai stopped the defendant’s vehicle at the Clanree Hotel […]
Punched taxi driver in the face over fare
A MAN who assaulted a taxi driver after stating he had no money to pay the fare has been fined a total of €900 at Letterkenny District Court. Brandon Ndlovu faced a charge of assault and failing to pay the fare after having asked the driver to take him from Dunfanaghy to Letterkenny. Detailing evidence in […]
Falcarragh man banned from driving
A FALCARRAGH man admitted to driving without insurance and to driving with a bald tyre on a separate occasion. Paul McCausland, with an address at Ballintemple, was stopped by Gardaí at Station Road, Falcarragh, on October 23, 2024, the local court was told. He had no insurance and subsequently failed to produce an insurance certificate. Advertisement […]
Convoy man jailed for attacking taxi driver is fined for drugs
A CONVOY man, who is currently serving a two-year jail sentence for attacking a taxi driver with a slash hook, has been fined €350 on a drugs charge. Dean Kelly was found with a quantity of cocaine valued at €70. Defendant had one previous conviction for a drug offence, Letterkenny District Court was told. Advertisement […]
Males arrested in Donegal into burglary investigations
Gardaí have arrested four males in connection with ongoing investigations targeting organised burglary gangs in the Donegal, Sligo and Cavan areas. Three of the males (including two juveniles) are expected to appear before Carrick-on-Shannon District Court this morning. A fourth male is also expected to appear before the courts in connection with the investigation, for […]
Three months jail for stealing cash from church collection boxes
A man has been sentenced to three months imprisonment after stealing cash from collection boxes in a church. Gheorghe Zoltan was arrested in the company of another man and found to be in possession of around €250 in cash and a set of bolt cutters. CCTV footage showed the two men in St. Mary’s Church […]
Jail for Letterkenny man who grabbed partner by her hair and dragged her around home
A Letterkenny man has been sentenced to seven months imprisonment after a court heard how he had grabbed his partner by the hair in the home they shared and dragged her around, resulting in her fracturing a finger. Before Letterkenny District Court was Liam Boyle who pleaded guilty to the assault charge. The court heard […]
Donegal man who regularly raped sister-in-law jailed for 12 years
By Sonya McLean A woman who was regularly raped by her brother-in-law has said the abuse meant that she never got the chance to grow into the person she was meant to be and she is now constantly fighting to stay alive. Eunan Merritt (56) of Crossroads, Killygordon was convicted by a jury following an […]
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Letterkenny man pleads guilty to criminal damage
A LETTERKENNY man has pleaded guilty to a charge of damaging a motor vehicle in the town. Paddy Sweeney, with an address at Gort na Greine, appeared at Tuesday’s sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Court, where he admitted a charge of criminal damage at Long Lane, Letterkenny. The offence, involving damage to a Volkswagen Golf, took […]