A solicitor representing a man charged in connection with a €2.2m cannabis seizure in Ballybofey has accused prosecutors of failing to hand over key evidence, warning he cannot advise his client until the gaps are filled. Mr Frank Dorrian, appearing at Letterkenny District Court on behalf of Christopher Doherty last Monday, said telephone records central […]
Letterkenny man escapes jail term after hospital outburst
A Letterkenny man who hurled abuse at gardaí and caused serious disruption at the emergency department of Letterkenny University Hospital has walked free from court with a suspended sentence, despite having more than a hundred previous convictions. Thomas McDonagh (45), of Canal Road, Neil T Blaney Road, Letterkenny, appeared before Letterkenny District Court in connection […]
Man handed suspended sentence after hurling stone at parked car
A Letterkenny man with multiple previous convictions has escaped a prison term after causing €600 worth of damage when he launched a large stone at a car parked at the town’s Retail Park. Dilaver Elahi (32), Meadowbank, Letterkenny, appeared before Letterkenny District Court after CCTV footage captured him hurling a large stone onto the bonnet […]
Letterkenny man with 31 previous convictions jailed on multiple charges
A LETTERKENNY man who has already spent two months in prison in Castlrea, appeared before Letterkenny District Court by videolink on Monday last. John Sweeney (26), of Gort na Gréine, Letterkenny, faced multiple charges for being drunk and disorderly, theft, breach of domestic barring orders, criminal damage and assault, with offending dating back to 2019. […]
Bizzare attempted theft of pizza oven in Buncrana
A HOMELESS man with a former address in Buncrana appeared by videolink from Castlerea, at a sitting of Letterkenny District Court on Monday, May 25. Damien McDaid (53) was remanded in custody as he had no bail address. The court heard that McDaid was destitute, either sleeping by the river or sleeping in a car. […]
Man arrested on extradition warrant for offences committed in Donegal
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OFFICERS from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s International Policing Unit, working in partnership with Irish authorities, have today arrested a man wanted in the Republic of Ireland. The 67-year-old man is wanted to stand trial for offences of sexual assault and rape. These offences occurred in County Donegal. He was detained today on an […]
Key court date set in case of former Donegal priest
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A preliminary inquiry date was today agreed in the case of a former Donegal priest charged with child sex offences. Edward Gallagher has been in custody since his arrest in April 2025. At the time of his arrest, Gallagher, who is originally from Derry, was a priest in the Camus, Clonleigh and Leckpatrick parishes in […]
Former teacher to be sentenced next month for sexual offences
A CHILD sex abuser who admitted to 132 sexual offences involving indecent and sexual assaults of 19 boys between 1970 and 1995, had his sentencing adjourned until a sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Court commencing on June 9. Patrick Sharkey (83) was remanded in custody at court on Wednesday. Originally from Clonmany, with an address in College […]
Teen clocked at 166km/h told speed is way too high
AN 18 year old teenager caught driving at 166kmh in a 100kmh zone on a Donegal road has been told by a judge that the speed recorded was beyond her consideration for a reduction to a careless driving charge. “Speed is what is killing people, it’s simply too fast” Judge Emile Daly said at Letterkenny […]
Trailer wheel breaks loose on N13
A Meath lorry driver whose trailer shed a wheel on the N13 in Newtowncunningham had his case struck out at Letterkenny District Court on Monday past. Albert Cassely (68) of Mount Hanover, Duleek, Co. Meath, was driving his lorry and trailer near Moyle, Newtowncunningham at 8.30am on March 20, 2024, when the rogue wheel came […]