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Ballyshannon man who avoided jail over €900k drugs haul in custody after sentence quashed

A man who avoided a jail term after being caught “red-handed” transporting drugs worth an estimated €900,000 was remanded in custody this morning, days after the Court of Appeal found his sentence was unduly lenient. Ciaran Lawn (43), of Derrykillew,...

25 Mar 2022 at 14:49

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Reopening of Buncrana Courthouse put back to September

The resumption of court services in Inishowen has been delayed, it has been confirmed. Buncrana Courthouse was due to reopen next month, after a two year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sittings of Buncrana District Court have been held at ...

27 May 2022 at 11:33

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Rape charge - Donegal man has been returned for trial to the next sitting of the Central Criminal Court

A Donegal man has been returned for trial to the next sitting of the Central Criminal Court on a charge of rape, after the case came before Sligo District Court. The man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, is charged with the rape of a ...

17 Dec 2021 at 23:37

Local News

Donegal man one of two jailed after €200,000 drugs bust

Two men have been jailed after gardaí caught them with over €200,000 worth of drugs during a raid on a flat. Lawyers for Donegal man Ronan McCallig (53) said that he got involved in the operation after losing his job in construction as a ...

25 Nov 2021 at 17:21

Local News

Middle-aged man guilty of historic sex abuse in Donegal loses appeal against conviction

A middle-aged man who was jailed for the historic sex abuse of his younger cousin at their grandmother’s home in the 1980s has lost his appeal against the conviction. The man, who is now 53, had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit ...

22 Oct 2021 at 19:36

Local News

Judge in Donegal court strikes out careless driving case due to ‘no evidence of driving’

A woman who lost control of her car which ended up on its roof in a field has had a careless driving charge struck out, despite admitting the offence. Danielle Kearney, 27, who lives in Donegal but whose address was listed as ...

08 Oct 2021 at 18:29

Local News

Donegal man has sentence doubled by Court of Appeal

A Donegal man who twice rammed his neighbour's home with his car, broke her jaw and tried to escape gardaí by swimming to Tyrone has had his jail sentence doubled by the Court of Appeal. Leon Kelly had been sentenced to ...

21 Jul 2021 at 21:30

Local News

Bundoran car fatality registered owner banned from driving for two years

The registered owner and front seat passenger of a car involved in a terrible single vehicle collision in 2018 which resulted in the deaths of two people and a life changing injury to a third person was banned from ...

17 Jul 2021 at 09:20

Local News

Donegal man (21), already banned from driving, gets eight month jail sentence for motoring offences

A young Loughanure man, who has several previous convictions for road traffic offences and is currently appealing previous jail sentences, has been jailed eight months, after he admitted driving with no insurance, ...

13 Jul 2021 at 18:57

Man arrested in connection with hit and run in Donegal is charged with road traffic offences

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Man in court in connection with hit and run in Donegal is charged with road traffic offences

A 50-year-old man arrested in connection with the death of a woman in a road traffic collision in Lifford in the early hours of Sunday morning has appeared in court charged with road traffic offences. Laura ...

12 Jul 2021 at 17:43

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David McGinley introduced as Donegal’s newest solicitor

A Milford man has been introduced to the Donegal Courts Service having qualified as a solicitor in early 2023. David McGinley comes from a family steeped in legal tradition. His parents, Kyran and Margaret ...

05 Oct 2023 at 18:27

National News

Pensioner dies after attack in Co Donegal

A pensioner has died two days after being attacked in Co Donegal. The man, in his 70s, was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital after the assault in the Derrybeg area on Sunday morning. He died late ...

20 Dec 2023 at 13:14

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