STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
John Tierney. (North West Newspix)
A third man has pleaded guilty to the serious assault of another man in Letterkenny.
John Tierney pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to Patrick O’Shea at Celtic Apartments, Pearse Road, Letterkenny, on June 23, 2020.
Tierney was brought to Letterkenny Circuit Court from Castlerea Prison, where he is currently serving a sentence on another matter.
The 34-year-old appeared for the purpose of being formally arraigned in the matter. Tierney, wearing a grey tracksuit, spoke only to plead guilty to the charge of assault causing harm.
Counsel for Tierney, Ms Dara Foynes SC, said that this offence was committed while Tierney was on bail ’so there will be implications’. Ms Foynes sought an updated probation report and a governor’s report for Tierney.
“He is, I believe, doing well in prison,” Ms Foynes said.
Judge John Aylmer remanded Tierney in custody and adjourned the case until the next sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Court in January.
Last week, two co-accused, Brian Cairney, a 49-year-old with an address at Oliver Plunkett Road, Letterkenny, and Danny Tierney, a 40-year-old from Celtic Apartments, Pearse Road, Letterkenny, also pleaded guilty.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
