Two men have been remanded in custody following a burglary in Kilmacrennan earlier this week.
Brandon McGinley and Adrian Mitchell were refused bail when they were brought before a sitting of Buncrana District Court.
The pair were allegedly armed with a baseball bat and machete during the incident in the area of Gort Na Rí, Kimacrennan in the early hours of June 10, 2025.
McGinley (25) and Mitchell (19), both Glenard Park, Long Lane, Letterkenny are each charged with entering a building as a trespasser and committing an arrestable offence, to wit, section 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990, namely that they produced an article capable of inflicting serious injury.
The charge is contrary to section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001.
The court heard that Mitchell has been charged with a number of other alleged offences – including criminal damage, theft and burglary – relating to different incidents.
The pair were identified after a manhunt was launched. Gardai had appealed for anyone who saw two men aboard a scrambler motorbike in the Gort Na Rí area to come forward.
Mr Rory O’Brien, solicitor for both men, applied for bail, but Gardai objected to the duo being granted bail.
After hearing the evidence and submissions, Judge Eiteáin Cunningham remanded McGinley and Mitchell in custody.
They are due to appear again before Letterkenny District Court for directions from the Direction of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
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