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Explainer: High Court ruling that affects majority of district court cases

A High Court ruling has led to the majority of cases in district courts in Donegal being adjourned over the last two weeks. This has been reflected nationwide, sparking fears of a major backlog in the district court system. In a case before the High ...

09 Jun 2022 at 18:32

Crime & Court

No conviction for bar manager charged with breach of Covid regulations

A man who was managing a bar owned by his father has escaped conviction for having customers on the premises during Covid-19 restrictions. Damien McIntyre, 48, of Main Street, Dunkineely was ordered to make a €500 charitable donation to Solace ...

01 Jun 2022 at 15:29

Crime & Court

Almost €1 million owed to the state in unpaid district court fines in Donegal

An MEP has described the extraordinary amount of unpaid district court fines in Ireland as a slap in the face to the victims of their crimes. Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, a former barrister, obtained the figures after the Irish ...

05 Mar 2025 at 07:48

Local News

A man in Donegal court for stealing cladding claimed he thought he was allowed to take it

A man who was before the district court for theft of timber claimed he had understood that he was allowed to take the wood. The same defendant was charged with driving without insurance. He claimed that he didn’t know that the policy ...

11 Jan 2022 at 17:48

Crime & Court

Two men arrested after €40,000 cannabis raid in Inishowen

Two men in their 20s were arrested following a significant drugs bust in Inishowen. Suspected cannabis with a value of €40,000 was seized after gardai raided two residences. Detectives from the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit were ...

28 Nov 2024 at 22:22

Local News

Woman fined for breaching Covid regulations and being drunk in Donegal

A woman who was a passenger in a vehicle which rammed a garda car on a number of occasions has been convicted of breaching Covid regulations. Jordyn Deery, 20, of 38 Drumbeg, Enniskillen, was also convicted of being intoxicated ...

25 Jan 2022 at 18:04

Local News

Woman jailed under Covid rules for travelling the country for her "special" line of work

A woman arrested for breaching Covid-19 travel restrictions told the court that she had no address and she travelled the country for “special work.” After hearing from the defendant, Judge Kevin Kilrane said he could not ...

03 Feb 2021 at 19:51

Crime & Court

Crashed BMW onto footpath while driving under the influence of drugs

A man who crashed a BMW onto a footpath while driving under the influence of drugs has failed to attend court and was convicted in his absence. The defendant, 26-year-old Diego Gjowacki of 34 Marian Villas, Donegal Town ...

25 Sept 2023 at 17:40

Crime & Court

Destruction order granted for car involved in fatal Bundoran collision

A police property application for the surrender to the state of a car involved in a fatal road traffic collision has been granted. Judge Sandra Murphy sitting at Donegal District Court on Monday, February 24 also ...

27 Feb 2025 at 16:09

Local News

Man collected brother’s social welfare payment while he was living abroad

Two brothers have appeared before Donegal District Court on charges relating to the collection of social welfare payments. One brother spent three months in Lithuania receiving medical treatment while his ...

07 Feb 2022 at 19:06

Crime & Court

€200 fine for fifth unpaid parking charge: ‘He is racking them up,’ says judge

A man who failed to attend court after not paying a parking fine has been fined €200 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of €138. Oisin Gallagher, Eglish, Donegal Town was due before Donegal District ...

08 Mar 2024 at 07:35

Local News

Man remanded in prison for assault in Donegal over Christmas has been released on bail

A man who had been in custody since being arrested for assaulting another man and causing him harm has been released on bail. Michael Callaghan, 33, of 436 Drumrooske Estate, Donegal Town was before ...

06 Jan 2021 at 15:13

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