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Special Criminal Court2026-04-13

Donaldson murder accused to get book of evidence

A 49-year-old man charged with the murder of Denis Donaldson, the former senior Sinn Féin official and long-serving MI5 informant killed in County Donegal two decades ago, has been remanded in custody by the Special Criminal Court until Jun

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Special Criminal Court2026-03-30

Extradited man charged with murder of Denis Donaldson

A 49-year-old man has been charged at the Special Criminal Court with the murder of Denis Donaldson, a former Provisional IRA member and senior Sinn Féin official killed in County Donegal in April 2006. Antoin Duffy, from Braade, Kincasslag

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Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2026-02-13

Criminal caught in middle of cannabis jelly factory is jailed

A man arrested during a garda raid on a Dublin apartment in November 2022 has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. David Thomas, aged 42, of Glenties Drive, Finglas, pleaded guilty to unlawful

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Central Criminal Court2025-05-08

48-year-old admits to facilitating criminal gang

A 48-year-old man from the Glenties area of Donegal has admitted to facilitating a criminal organisation at the Central Criminal Court. Patrick Fitzgerald, who also has a Dublin address in Finglas, pleaded guilty to participating in activit

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