THE killer who went on the run before being tracked down to a mobile home in Donegal last week was today remanded in custody. Gary Anderson, 29, absconded after being permitted to attend his father’s funeral in Derry earlier this month. He had been on the run for nine days before he was arrested by […]
On-the-run killer to appear before Letterkenny court on Monday
AN on-the-run killer who absconded after being permitted to attend his father’s funeral in Derry will appear before Letterkenny District Court on Monday. Gary Anderson, 29, had been on the run for nine days before he was arrested by Gardaí at a mobile home in Fahan near Buncrana on Wednesday. He was sentenced in 2023 […]
Conviction and fine for learner driver with no L plates
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A YOUNG Letterkenny man has been convicted and fined €250 after he failed to pay his fixed charge notice. Curtis John Montgomery, who has an address in Burnside View, Letterkenny, appeared in Letterkenny District Court earlier this week. Montgomery was first issued a fixed charge notice after he was caught driving unaccompanied and with no […]
Bail granted for man accused of breaching barring order
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A MAN accused of breaching a barring order has been remanded on continuing bail. The accused, who is in his 40s, appeared at Letterkenny District Court. The Donegal man has been charged in relation to an incident that allegedly took place in Donegal last week. Advertisement The charge of breaching a barring order is contrary to […]
Man charged with rape and sexual assault of a child is remanded on bail
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A DONEGAL man has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of a girl aged under 15. The accused, who is aged in his 20s, appeared in Letterkenny District Court to be charged with five offences that allegedly took place on dates prior to 2021. The accused, who was before the court on Thursday past, […]
Legal aid strike confusion causes case to be struck out
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A MAN charged with two separate offences had both cases against him struck out due to the ongoing solicitors’ strike. The defendant, a 50-year-old who appeared at Letterkenny District Court, was accused of two public order offences. Both were thrown out of court when it was wrongly assumed by gardaí that legally aid was being applied […]
Donegal criminal justice system in crisis
Donegal and Letterkenny District Courts have seen a 100 per cent fall in legal aid certificates being awarded, following the introduction of the new Criminal Legal Aid Scheme in July. This is according to new figures released by the Courts Service. In Donegal Town, the number of certificates granted fell from 32 in July 2025 […]
Man was so intoxicated he was unable to speak properly
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A MAN has been ordered to make a donation to White Oaks Rehabilitation Centre after appearing in court for two separate public order incidents. Khailo Droniuk, aged 60, appeared in Letterkenny District Court on Monday in relation to two incidents, which both occurred in Letterkenny. Droniuk who has an address at Drumnahough, Letterkenny, was arrested […]
Man appears in court for being topless on Milford street
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A MAN in his twenties was ordered to make a charitable donation after he was arrested for running through Milford Main Street topless and “highly intoxicated”, when he attended the Milford Summer Festival. Jamie O’Neil, 24, appeared at Letterkenny District Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to the public order offence under Section 4 of the […]
Driver had narrow escape in Lifford, court told
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A man has appeared in court after a spate of serious motoring offences in which a number of vehicles were rammed, including one with a child passenger which was forced off the road. It transpired he received a suspended prison sentence and disqualification for motoring offences just seven weeks ago. The alert over the latest […]