A MAN who travelled from Dublin to Letterkenny to meet with a 13-year-old girl for sex has been jailed for five years. Kiran Srinivason (30), of Tonlegee Road, Coolock, Dublin was arrested by gardai after being caught in an online sting operation.He was charged with using technology to communicate with a child for the purpose […]
Man pleads guilty to arson attack at tattoo studio
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A MAN has pleaded guilty to a number of offences at a Letterkenny tattoo parlour including arson. Michael Hawe of James Larkin Court, Letterkenny appeared before Letterkenny District Court on Monday. The 35-year-old faces charges relating to incidents at INK Tattoo Studio, Oldtown Road, Letterkenny. Advertisement He is charged that on June 10 he did […]
Judge tells young man to change his life around as he is jailed
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A YOUNG Letterkenny man has been told to change his life around as he was jailed for robbery and drug dealing. David Orr (22) of Ballymacool Wood is charged with robbery at a Letterkenny take-away restaurant and two counts of possession of a controlled drug, namely cocaine, with the intention to supply. He appeared before […]
Donegal teenager charged with 18 counts of sexual assault
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A DONEGAL teenager has appeared in Letterkenny District Court on 18 alleged sexual assault charges. The defendant appeared in court today on charges relating to alleged offences over two years ago. He is charged of sexual assault on dates between January 2024 and May 2024. The alleged victims were all minors at the time of the […]
Mullan family inquest formally closed by coroner
THE inquest into the tragic deaths of three members of an Inishowen family after their car plunged into the Foyle river at Quigley’s Point six years ago has been formally closed. John Mullan (49), his son, Tomas (14) and six year old daughter, Amelia, died when the car they were travelling in slid down an embankment […]
Man convicted for theft from a Ballybofey supermarket
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A MAN has been convicted after he stole almost €40 worth of items from a Ballybofey supermarket, including mayonnaise and a mini science kit. Mykola Panchenko (54) of Cashelin, Castlefin, appeared before Letterkenny District Court on Monday morning charged with theft at Aldi, Chestnut Road, Ballybofey. He was charged that on December 12, 2025, he […]
Man jailed for attacking his cousin with a potato peeler
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A LETTERKENNY man has been sentenced to two and half years after he plead guilty to stabbing his cousin with a potato peeler. Paddy Boyle, of Leck View Cottages, was also plead guilty to producing a potato peeler, an article capable of causing serious harm, during the incident at Leck View Cottages, Letterkenny, on January 11, […]
Escaped killer’s solicitor says DPP delays are ‘a joke’
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A DEFENCE solicitor for killer Gary Anderson (29) has said the ongoing delays to return his client to the North are “a joke”. Anderson, who has been in custody in Castlerea Prison since September, appeared before Letterkenny District Court via video link this morning. The Derry man was given compassionate leave from Maghaberry Prison to […]
Man in court following incident at Letterkenny Public Services Centre
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A MAN has appeared in court twice in one day after he reoffended within hours of being granted bail. One of the offences related to an incident at the Letterkenny Public Services Centre which resulted in the facility closing to the public this afternoon. During the incident a member of staff was allegedly assaulted. Philip […]
Hundreds of circuit court cases affected by legal aid strikes
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HUNDREDS of criminal cases have been adjourned at Letterkenny Circuit Court as legal aid disputes continue. The first day of this sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Court saw a criminal list of over 200 criminal cases. Due to solicitors striking over legal aid pay issues, many cases have been adjourned to later weeks of the sitting, […]