A MAN who carried out indecent assaults on a young relation of his over 40 years ago has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years imprisonment at Letterkenny Circuit Court. The accused had pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault on dates between September 1, 1982, and December 31, 1982. The court heard of the severe impact the incidents […]
Boy (11) who cut toe in Donegal hotel swimming pool awarded €10,000
AN 11 year old boy who caught his toe on a broken tile in a hotel swimming pool has been awarded €10,000 in general damages at Letterkenny Circuit Court. The incident occurred at the Redcastle Hotel on August 13, 2020 when the boy was six. The infant was taken to Dungannon Hospital in County Tyrone for treatment […]
Man jailed for sexually assaulting two sisters
A DONEGAL man has been jailed for 14 months for sexually assaulting two sisters when they were children. The man, who is aged in his 50s, appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court on Tuesday for sentencing. He cannot be named in order to protect the anonymity of his victims. Advertisement The accused had pleaded guilty to a charge relating […]
Diocese reissues apology after former Raphoe priest sentenced
FORMER Donegal priest, Eamonn Crossan, from Letterkenny, was sentenced yesterday for crimes committed against a minor. Crossan (73), a former priest of the Diocese of Raphoe, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court via Videolink yesterday, where a five-year sentence was imposed on him. In the wake of the sentencing, Monsignor Kevin Gillespie reiterated an apology on behalf of the […]
Former priest sentenced for sexual abuse of boy
A 73-year old former parish priest has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for the repeated sexual abuse of a young boy over a period of six years. Eamonn Crossan, a native of Letterkenny, pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual abuse and two counts of sexual abuse representative of a total of 52 counts. […]
‘Return to rot where you came from’ – survivor tells former Donegal priest Eamonn Crossan
A MAN who has survived child abuse inflicted by Eamonn Crossan has told the former priest to “return to rot where you came from” during a victim impact statement delivered at Letterkenny Circuit Court. Judge John Aylmer directed that a camera be repositioned in the court, yesterday morning, so that the victim, now in his […]
Young boy experienced psychological difficulties after being bitten by dog
A YOUNG boy suffered bite marks after being attacked by a dog, Letterkenny Circuit Court heard. He had also endured psychological difficulties as a result and became reluctant to go outside the family home. The plaintiff was awarded €20,000 at Tuesday’s sitting of the court. Advertisement Aged eight at the time of the incident, the boy was […]
Man to be sentenced for assaulting wife
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 […]
Judge’s warning over student ‘money mules’
A JUDGE has warned that students in Donegal are being used as ‘money mules’ by criminals in order to launder the proceeds of crime. Judge John Aylmer made his comments at yesterday’s sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Court when sentencing two former students for money laundering offences. Rachel Nyarko (22), Brookdale Way, River Valley, Swords, Dublin, and her […]
Former parish priest jailed for two years
A former parish priest has been sentenced to two years imprisonment after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a teenager over thirty years ago. Eamon Crossan had plied his 13 year old victim with alcohol before carrying out the assault at the Parochial House in Kincasslagh on a date between 1984 and 1985. In a letter […]