Three males wearing balaclavas set fire to an oil tank at a house in Castlefin, before smashing six windows of the property and the rear windscreen of a car parked at the address. Gardaí are investigating the incident of criminal damage in the area of Gortnamuck, Castlefin, on Saturday, December 27 shortly before 6.40pm. The fire service attended […]
Jail for Donegal man who raped woman while she slept
By Niamh O’Donoghue A Donegal man has been jailed for six and a half years for the rape of a woman while she was sleeping in her own home. Kevin McGovern (28) of Main Street, Castlefin was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of one count of rape on August 21, 2021. Advertisement A […]
Donegal man jailed for five years for rape
By Claire Henry A Donegal man with previous convictions for the rape and stalking of two different women has been sentenced to five years in prison for rape. The Central Criminal Court heard that Desmond Leitch (37) of Castlefin was found guilty of rape at an address in Convoy on January 14, 2018. Advertisement The […]
‘The system is broken’
Premium
By Róise Collins A much-needed childcare facility in the east of the county remains stalled more than 14 months after its planning permission was appealed to An Bord Pleanála, despite a growing childcare crisis in Donegal. The planned crèche, earmarked for the former River Club nightclub at Cloughfin, Castlefin, would cater for more than 100 […]
Community Mass today in memory of much-loved priest, Fr Oliver Crilly
A COMMUNITY Mass will be held this afternoon in St. Mary’s Church, Castlefin for much-loved Diocese of Derry Priest Fr. Oliver Crilly who passed away at Letterkenny University Hospital on Saturday afternoon. Fr. Crilly spent the last ten years of what should have been his retirement actively serving as Priest in Residence in the Parish […]
Vigilance urged in wake of bogus callers
VIGILANCE has been urged after it’s emerged bogus callers have been calling to properties in Castlefin offering to conduct roofing work. The warning comes after gardaí say they have received recent reports of a white van with MN registration plates and with two men on board calling to houses in the Castlefin area offering to conduct […]
Funeral to take place tomorrow of third victim of fatal traffic collision
By Róise Collins THE third victim of Friday night’s horrific fatal collision in Castlefinn will be laid to rest tomorrow. Samuel Hunter of Murlog, Lifford (formerly of Cranford, Milford) was one of five people involved in the two-vehicle road traffic collision in which two others died. Advertisement Mr Hunter, who was in his 70s, sustained serious […]
Castlefin to benefit from €€8.9m housing project
By Paul McElwee CASTLEFIN is to receive a welcome social housing boost with the news that 34 housing units are to be erected in the town. The €8.9 million project, situated at Raphoe Road, has already seen ground works begin following the contract being signed by Chairman of Habinteg Housing Association Packie Keeney. Advertisement Funding […]
Convicted Castlefin rapist jailed for stalking
A CONVICTED Castlefin rapist has been jailed for nine months after pleading guilty to stalking a Tyrone mother. Desmond Leitch (36), of Skelpy, Castlefin, was sentenced at Strabane Magistrates Court for committing the offence on dates between May 21 and May 23. In her sentencing remarks, District Judge Alana McSorley observed that it had been a ‘calculated and sinister’ offence […]
Convicted rapist refused bail for alleged ‘sinister’ stalking of woman
A convicted rapist awaiting trial for similar matters has been remanded in custody after allegedly stalking a woman by “pursuing her over a number of days, culminating in him arriving at her home.” Desmond Leitch (36) whose address was given as Castlefin, Lifford is accused of engaging in conduct amounting to harassment and stalking of the complainant between […]