Jail for Letterkenny man who viciously assaulted partner

A Letterkenny man who accused his former partner of sending pictures to other people before he viciously assaulted her has been jailed for seven months.

Liam Boyle appeared at Letterkenny District Court accused of the assault of his former girlfriend at the home they shared at College Park in Letterkenny.

The court was told that Boyle, now 28, had been drinking all day at the Glencar Inn from 2pm until midnight on March 5, 2024.

His partner had been with him but she had not been drinking and they walked home together.

When they got to the house, Boyle was stumbling and his speech was slurred and he noticed the woman's bags were inside a room in the house.

He accused her of sending pictures to other people but when she protested her innocence, Boyle told the woman to "get the f*** out of my house."

She asked him for help with her bags but he then threw the bags outside and grabbed her by the hair, dragging her eight metres before he threw the young woman out of the house.

The victim banged her head as Boyle attacked her.

Garda Sergeant Jim Collins said the woman attended Letterkenny University Hospital and that her middle finger was fractured and that she had to receive paracetamol.

Her middle finger was taped up but she suffered no long-term physical injuries, he added.

The court was told that Boyle is currently serving a sentence and is not due to be released util January, 2027.

The accused was jailed for two and a half years in February, 2025, for ramming the Carry Out off-license premises on Pearse Road in Letterkenny.

The father-of-one appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court on a range of charges including endangerment, criminal damage and dangerous driving which he pleaded guilty to.

Boyle's solicitor, Mr Kieran O'Gorman told Letterkenny District Court that his client was not attending Alcoholics Anonymous in prison and wanted to apologise for all he had done.

He added that Boyle was turning his life around and presented in court as a completely different man.

Passing sentence, Judge Emile Daly said she had read the victim impact statement and described the "serious nature of the assault that occurred."

The injured party had suffered feelings of "self consciousness and the loss of her income."

Judge Daly sentenced Boyle to seven months imprisonment.