A man who called to the home of a terrified woman in Co Donegal brandishing a kitchen knife and demanding…
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Man erupts in court after being jailed for burning sister’s rented home down
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA Donegal man who admitted setting his sister’s rented home on fire after she refused to give him money for…
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Man who stabbed girlfriend five times in frenzied attack is jailed
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA woman who was stabbed five times by her boyfriend in a row at their flat said she thought she…
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Letterkenny woman introduced as Donegal’s newest solicitor
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA Letterkenny woman has been introduced as Donegal’s new solicitor. Margaret Mary Sheridan, from Glencar, was welcomed to Letterkenny District…
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Man asked sister to sell her body for sex so he could buy drugs
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA man who asked his sister to sell herself for sex to get him money for drugs set fire to…
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Notorious anti-vaxxer arrested after barricading himself into Ballybofey property
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA notorious anti-vaccine extremist barricaded himself into a Co Donegal property before being arrested in the early hours of this…
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Letterkenny woman pleads guilty to €8,000 social protection fraud
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA Letterkenny woman has pleaded guilty to a number of charges of fraud at the Department of Social Protection. Ann…
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Case of Gaoth Dobhair man charged in connection with grandfather’s death adjourned
by Staff Writer 1 year agoThe case of a Gaoth Dobhair man charged in connection with the death of his grandfather just days before Christmas…
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Mother caught shoplifting groceries three times couldn’t cope with cost of living
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA mother-of-two who was caught shoplifting on three occasions after finding it difficult to make ends meet has had her…
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‘He’s racking them up,” warns Judge as man gets FIFTH parking fine
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA man who failed to attend court after not paying a parking fine has been fined €200 and ordered to…
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A Killybegs fisherman has been sent forward for trial at the circuit court on a charge relating to alleged under-recording…
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A man has appeared at Letterkenny District Court charged with three counts of money laundering. Kazeem Balogun, with an address…
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A mother of three who failed to pay €625 in backdated fines has been given six months to do so.…
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Churchill man, 92, died in housefire after electricity knocked out by storm
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA 92-year-old man died after he tried to light a fire at his farmhouse when a storm knocked out his…
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Judge allows woman accused of shoplifting spree to visit Letterkenny Shopping Centre
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA woman who was banned from visiting almost all shops in Letterkenny has had her bail conditions partially lifted. Jodie…
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Drink-driver caught at early morning checkpoint gets six year ban
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA 51-year-old man has been disqualified from holding a driving licence for six years following a second drink driving conviction.…
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A 43-year-old man is to be sent forward for trial for alleged offences including assaulting a garda on duty, endangerment…
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Man given 240 hours community service for dole fraud
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA Donegal man has been sentenced to 240 hours of community service for continuing to claim social welfare payments after…
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Man spat in Garda’s face and urinated in cell after crashing Lexus into tree
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA man spat in a Garda’s face and then urinated in a Garda cell after he crashed his car into…
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‘Wild man’ with 31 charges given chance after court hears he has changed
by Staff Writer 1 year agoA Letterkenny man has been given a suspended jail sentence after appearing in court on 31 charges stretching back to…