A YOUNG man caught driving at more than double the speed limit has been ordered to undertake a driver safety course. Gardaí were conducting a speed check operation on the Port Road on Thursday, June 19 last when they observed a driver travelling at 137kph in a 60kph speed limit zone. Letterkenny District Court was told that when gardaí stopped […]
Fine for woman who drove down road the wrong way
A YOUNG woman detected driving down the wrong way on the Port Road in Letterkenny with “people hanging out of the sun roof” during the rally at the weekend has been fined. Courtney Cahoon was before Letterkenny District Court on Monday charged that on Saturday, June 21, she did drive a vehicle in a manner (including […]
Young man ordered to make charitable donation after rally incident
A YOUNG MAN who was before Letterkenny District Court on Monday charged with being abusive to nightclub door staff and gardaí during rally weekend has been ordered to make a donation to charity. Christopher Cremin was charged with being intoxicated and using threatening and abusive language following the incident at Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, in the early hours of Sunday, […]
Man found in shed with long bladed knife jailed
A MAN found in a garden shed of a house in Killygordon with a long bladed knife has been jailed. Ryan Campbell (25) was charged with trespassing with a knife, weapon of offence or other article at Forest Park, Killygordon, on December 8, 2024. Campbell, with an address on court papers of 8 Gleann NaGreine, […]
Judge ‘not impressed’ with man’s drunken interaction with gardaí
A JUDGE has told a young man that she is “not impressed at all” with how he conducted himself with gardaí during a drunken incident in Letterkenny. Judge Éiteáin Cunningham made her comments at Monday’s sitting of Letterkenny District Court in relation to defendant John Morrow. Morrow (19) of Silverwood, Ballybofey, appeared before the court in connection with the […]
Court hears how Donegal nurse was left living in fear
A DONEGAL nurse has told of how she was left living in “a state of fear” and “feeling suicidal” following a sustained campaign of harassment over a 12-month period by her neighbour. Rebecca McCollum said she “still looks over her shoulder” and “continues to attend counselling” following the harrowing series of incidents perpetrated by Francis Lynn, which began shortly […]
Cannabis plants discovered after customs officers alerted to stun gun
WHEN customs officers in Dublin became alerted to a parcel found to contain a stun gun, it led gardaí to discover cannabis plants at a house in Letterkenny. Letterkenny District Court heard how customs officers contacted gardaí when they discovered what was inside the packaging. Sergeant Gerard Dalton told the court on Monday that as a result of information […]
Former Donegal teacher facing an additional 21 child sex charges
A FORMER Donegal schoolteacher charged with 110 child sex offences is facing an additional 21 charges. The man, aged in his 80s, appeared before Letterkenny District Court on Monday. The man, who cannot be named at this time, sat in the body of the courtroom as five of his alleged victims sat opposite during Monday’s brief hearing. […]
Man extradited to Donegal on historic sex charges
A DONEGAL man appeared before Letterkenny District Court this week having been extradited from the North on a number of sex assault/rape charges. Detective Garda Robin Doyle told the court the accused, who is aged in his 60s, was arrested at Lifford Bridge at 11.05am on Monday morning. The accused had served a prison sentence in the […]
Convoy man smeared blood on prison cell door
A MAN smeared blood on a prison cell door after being arrested for his own safety, Letterkenny District Court heard this week. Gardaí were on patrol on August 8, 2024 passing a junction in Drumkeen when they saw a person stagger out from the junction. Sergeant Jim Collins told the court that Neil Peoples, (26), Drumkeen, […]