A RAMELTON woman has tendered a guilty plea to charges of robbery and producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury. Nadia Blake (26) was charged with the offences at Navenny Street, Ballybofey, on October 16, 2024. The accused appeared at Tuesday’s sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Court where she admitted robbing Stephen Doherty of a 50 […]
Tributes to former judge
WARM tributes have been paid to a former Donegal Circuit Court Judge, whose funeral was held yesterday. Judge John O’Hagan was appointed a Judge of the Circuit Court in 1998, and in 2006 he was appointed as the Circuit Judge for the Northern Circuit, covering counties Donegal, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan. He served as a Judge for 10 […]
Court adjourned due to outbreak of Covid-19
A trial at Letterkenny Circuit Court had to be abandoned today after a close contact of the accused was found to have tested positive for Covid-19. The trial, before a jury, had commenced on Wednesday with a number of witnesses including members of the Gardai having given evidence. But just before it was due to […]
BREAKING: Letterkenny fire accused granted bail
Nine cars were destroyed in the fire at a carpark under an apartment complex at Rosemount Lane in September, 2016.
Allegations of sexual assault on sister’s communion day
A 15-year-old girl has given of how she was allegedly sexually assaulted by a family friend on the day of her sister’s first holy communion five years ago.
Former Donegal court clerk cleared of falsifying documents
A FORMER court clerk has been cleared of falsifying two documents presented in a civil action to the High Court in Dublin.
18 month sentence for teaching assistant who had relationship with 14 year old
A DONEGAL man has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for defilement of a child under 17 years of age.
Garda denies sexualt assault charges
A FEMALE Garda has revealed how she tried to take her own life after allegedly being sexually assaulted and harassed by a fellow Garda, a court has heard.
Judge strikes out adverse possession claim over land in Kilmacrennan
A CIRCUIT Court judge has struck out an adverse possession claim over two acres of farm land in Kilmacrennan and ordered the plaintiffs to erect a fence within a month.