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Solicitor seeks ‘urgency’ for Letterkenny teen charged with series of offence

The State has been urged to advance a case involving a Letterkenny teenager who is in detention over a series of incidents in August. The juvenile, a teenage boy who cannot be named for legal reasons due to his age, appeared before Letterkenny ...

03 Oct 2023 at 07:23

Donegallive

Letterkenny teen remanded after series of incidents

A teenage boy has been remanded in custody after a series of incidents in Letterkenny during August. The juvenile, who cannot be named for legal reasons due to his age, appeared before Letterkenny District Court via video link from the ...

03 Sept 2023 at 12:51

Crime & Court

Letterkenny teen faces assault causing harm charge

A Letterkenny teenager who is in custody in a youth detention centre has been charged with assault causing harm. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons due to his age (17) was brought from Oberstown Children Detention Campus ...

21 Feb 2023 at 15:54

National News

‘Dramatic’ increase in number of people detained in custody before trial

There has been a “dramatic” increase in the number of people detained in custody before a trial, new research shows. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) published a new research report into the use of pre-trial detention ...

07 May 2024 at 11:34

National News

Teen sentenced to life after killing woman in brutal hammer attack and posting video online

A teenage boy who used a sledgehammer and a lump hammer to bludgeon 51-year-old Lorna Woodnutt to death before posting a video on Snapchat has been sentenced to life in detention with a review after 15 years. The Central ...

03 Oct 2024 at 14:46

National News

Irish-American grandmother ‘overwhelmed’ after release from detention in US

An Irish grandmother has spoken about her relief after US authorities dropped attempts to deport her and released her from prison. Donna Hughes-Brown, 59, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) at ...

22 Dec 2025 at 11:15

National News

Irishman detained by Ice in ‘concentration camp’ asks Taoiseach to raise case

An Irishman who has been detained by Ice (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has described the facilities as “like a modern day concentration camp”. Seamus Culleton said he would like Irish premier Micheal ...

09 Feb 2026 at 19:46

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