A MAN is to be sentenced at Letterkenny Circuit Court next week after admitting cutting his wife’s neck. Carl Hargaden (61), of 68 Flax Fields, Convoy, tendered a guilty plea when he appeared before Letterkenny District Court on Monday. Sergeant Maurice Doyle told the court that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has consented to Hargaden […]
Bunbeg man charged with the murder of grandfather
A BUNBEG man has been charged with the murder of his grandfather just days before Christmas. Derek Mulligan (36), of Magheraclogher, Bunbeg, was brought before Letterkenny District Court on Thursday charged with the murder of Derek Burns on December 19, 2023, at Carrickaboyle, Derrybeg. Detective Garda Paul Dolan told the court he arrested Mulligan, and when […]
Cost of living crisis forces a mother to steal groceries three times
A MOTHER of two young children experiencing financial difficulties because of the cost of living crisis was detected stealing groceries three times. The woman, aged in her 40s who has no previous convictions, pleaded guilty to three separate charges of theft at Letterkenny District Court on Monday. She is charged with stealing groceries from Aldi, Gortlee, on […]