BAIL has been granted to a man after he allegedly breached a safety order on Wednesday.. The man, who is in his 40’s, appeared in Letterkenny District Court yesterday (Thursday). The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with breaching a safety order, contrary to section 33 (1) of the Domestic […]
Bail for man (60s) in court on sexual assault charges
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A Donegal man, charged with eight counts of sexual assault, has been remanded on bail after appearing at Letterkenny District Court. The man, who is in his 60s, cannot be identified for legal reasons. The offences, which come under Section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act, 1990, occurred between 2019 and 2022. Advertisement […]
Roadworks company fined €1.2m following fatal road collision
A ROADWORKS company has been fined €1.2 million for breaches of health and safety legislation following a fatal road collision in Donegal in which three members of a family died. John Mullan, 49, and his two children, 14-year-old Tomás and six-year-old Amelia – died after their car went off the road and plunged into Lough […]
Factory worker attacked woman after picking her up at nightclub
By Declan Brennan A factory worker who choked and sexually assaulted a young woman down a dark alleyway has been jailed for six years. Mohamed Hallam, an Algerian national living in Donegal since 2023, attacked the woman after picking her up in a nightclub when she was out with friends in Letterkenny. Advertisement After a […]
Driver stopped at Ballyraine disqualified for two years
CACHAY Tolbert (27) of The Archway, Carrick-on-Shannon, was charged with driving with no insurance on September 27, 2025 at Ballyraine, Letterkenny. Lettekenny District Court on Monday past heard that on failing to produce evidence of insurance when stopped, the defendant was given 10 days to appear with insurance and failed to do so. Tolbert failed […]
Letterkenny Gardaí catch Leinster drivers with no insurance
TWO Leinster men have been disqualified from driving after separate cases of driving without insurance came before Letterkenny District Court on Monday. Isse Idow (24) of Park Street, Dundalk, was charged with driving without insurance at Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, on January 18, 2026. Garda Cassidy told the court he stopped a car after the […]
Man caring for child found asleep under lorry
A NEWTOWNCUNNINGHAM man who was caring for a child was found to be intoxicated and asleep under a lorry last year. Adam Devenney (32) of Hawthorn Hill, Newtowncunningham appeared before Letterkenny District Court last Monday. He was charged with being intoxicated in Altaghderry, Killea on July 4, 2025. Sergeant Jim Collins told the court that […]
Alleged attacker with language barrier appears in court
A MAN accused of producing a large kitchen knife during an alleged assault in Letterkenny had repeated language difficulties in Letterkenny District Court on Monday past. Somalian – Abdifatah Ali Ibrahim (22) of Clachan Mór, Windyhall, Letterkenny, is charged with assault causing harm and possession of a weapon – a large kitchen knife, at his […]
New charge for man stopped in Bridgend drugs case
A new charge will come before the court for the Derry man that was stopped at Bridgend in April. Dean Beattie (33) of Glenvale Road, Derry, has already been in custody for three months since his arrest on April 18, following an incident at Mannerstown Crossroads, Bunnamayne, Bridgend, when he turned away from a Garda […]
Frustration over court delays as man remains in custody
SOLICITOR Mr Rory O’Brien has criticised continuing delays in the case of Paddy Sweeney (29), of Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, telling Letterkenny District Court that “the state do not have direction on the matter for the eighth time”. Sweeney faces a number of charges and appeared by Video link at Letterkenny District Court on Monday. […]