Courts
The very latest in Courts across Donegal
PERVERT PREYED ON NEPHEW OF WOMAN WHO FOSTERED HIM
A PERVERT sexually abused the young nephew of the Co Donegal woman who fostered him. The 63-year-old had pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal … more
KAVANAGH SUPPORTS CALLS FOR NON-CUSTODIAL SENTENCES FOR MINOR OFFENCES
Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh, has welcomed the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence’s call for greater use of non-custodial sentences by the judiciary where appropriate, where … more
LATE LATE SHOW HEARTACHE: PARTNER OF MARIE FLEMING READS HER LETTER TO THE NATION
THE partner of assisted suicide campaigner Marie Fleming broke down in tears on the Late Late Show last night as he … more
BIN LORRY DRIVER WEEPS AS HE IS CLEARED OF DANGEROUS DRIVING CAUSING DEATH OF TODDLER
A LORRY driver charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of a three-year-old boy wept in court today as he was found not guilty … more
MAN JAILED FOR ROBBING CHINESE RESTAURANT
A Ballybofey man has been jailed for 18 months for robbing a Chinese Takeaway in Convoy. Letterkenny Circuit Court was told how Gardai received a … more
BIN LORRY DRIVER THOUGHT HE HAD HIT MANHOLE WHEN HE REVERSED OVER CHILD
A driver thought he had simply hit a manhole cover when he reversed over a child in his bin lorry. Alex McDaid, (pictured right) fought … more
MAN WHO DROPPED OFF CAR AT GARAGE FOR REPAIRS RECEIVED PHONECALL TO SAY HIS CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN
A man who dropped his car in for repairs and had arranged to pick it up on Friday before he returned home to Galway received … more
FATHER SHOUTED AT DRIVER JUST SECONDS BEFORE BIN LORRY KILLED HIS SON
A heartbroken father shouted frantically at a bin lorry driver to stop just seconds before his son was knocked down and killed. Three year old … more
DONEGAL TD DEMANDS INQUIRY INTO CLAIMS CRIME STATISTICS ‘MASSAGED’
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Padraig Mac Lochlainn has called on Minister Alan Shatter to meet with the Garda Commissioner and the Garda Representatives Association to … more
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: SIX MONTHS JAIL FOR THUG WHO ATTACKED GALWAY MAN ‘FOR BEING UP HERE TAKING OUR JOBS’
A THUG who threw a sneaky punch at a totally innocent man, leaving his victim with a broken jaw, has been jailed for six months. … more
