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Driver forced garda to jump out of his way at Covid-19 checkpoint

A Donegal man who was jailed for the manslaughter of a garda in 2009 endangered the life of another garda by driving straight at him, a court has heard. Martin McDermott appeared at Donegal Circuit Court after he had pleaded guilty to endangering ...

30 Mar 2022 at 20:33

Crime & Court

Donegal man jailed for shooting nephew in land row

A pensioner who shot his nephew in the arm as he tried to run away during a row over land has been jailed for 18 months. Anthony Mulhern, 69, shot his nephew Gary Mulhern after the two men rowed at the entrance to a field in Donegal Town. ...

21 Dec 2022 at 10:33

Crime & Court

Jury acquits Donegal man on sexual assault charges

A jury has acquitted a Donegal man charged with eight counts of sexual assault The man, now aged in his 20s, was found not guilty of one of the charges by direction of the trial judge, Judge John Aylmer. On the fourth day of the trial at ...

20 Dec 2022 at 10:33

Crime & Court

Man shot nephew during land row in Donegal Town

A man shot his nephew in the arm with a double-barreled shotgun in a row over land in Donegal Town. Anthony Mulhern, 69, shot his nephew Gary Mulhern after the two men rowed at the entrance to a field in Donegal Town. Mulhern Snr, of ...

15 Dec 2022 at 15:33

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Judge orders Donegal landowner to allow wildlife personnel repair mussel habitat damage

A Donegal landowner has been ordered to allow staff from the National Parks and Wildlife Service onto his lands in a bid to restore damage to the habitat of Freshwater Pearl Mussel. Richard Homer appeared at Donegal Circuit Court ...

06 Dec 2023 at 16:33

Local News

Driver forced garda to jump out of his way at Covid-19 checkpoint

30 Mar 2022 at 20:33

Donegallive

Man avoids jail after savage attack outside Bundoran hotel

A man who fractured the eye socket of another man in a brutal assault outside a Bundoran hotel has avoided prison. Gary McMenamin was given a two-and-a-half year suspended sentence for a savage attack on David Porter ...

12 Dec 2023 at 13:33

Crime & Court

Trial opens of Donegal man on eight sexual assault charges

The trial of a Donegal man charged with eight counts of sexual assault has opened in Donegal. The accused was accompanied by his parents as the trial began before Judge John Aylmer at Letterkenny courthouse. The man,...

13 Dec 2022 at 22:33

Crime & Court

Donegal court pays tribute after death of former Circuit Court President

Tributes have been paid in a Donegal court to the late Judge Diarmuid Sheridan, a former President of the Circuit Court, who has died. The late Judge Sheridan, who died on Wednesday, was appointed as the President ...

13 Dec 2024 at 11:33

Local News

Ex-soldier put behind bars for indecent assault of young Donegal girl

A former soldier has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for indecently assaulting a young girl in Donegal in the 1970s. In putting John Doherty behind bars, Judge John Aylmer said victim Sally ...

12 Dec 2024 at 09:33

Crime & Court

Donegal businessman found guilty of defiling girl (15)

A Donegal businessman has been found guilty of engaging in a sexual act with a teenage girl in 2011. He was found guilty of defilement by a jury at Donegal Circuit Court. The man, who is in his 30s and ...

19 Dec 2024 at 07:33

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Former priest facing 96 historic sex charges pleads guilty

A former parish priest from Donegal who was charged with almost 100 historic sexual offences against a male victim has pleaded guilty. Former cleric Eamonn Crossan appeared before Donegal Circuit ...

13 Dec 2023 at 07:33

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