Buncrana
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News
'Women shouldn’t have to live in fear going to work': Violent rapist gets 11 years for harassment and threats to three journalists
Man who raped his daughter appeals conviction
Journalists speak of living in fear after harassment and threats from violent rapist
Human trafficking conspirator to be extradited to UK after being hit with attempted murder charge
Planning
Planning new application: 2661600
GORTLECK BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO CO. DONEGAL CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO AN ONSITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT...
Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO AN ONSITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT
Planning decision made: 2661285
UMRYCAM , BUNCRANA , LIFFORD PO (1) SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF DWELLING AND (2) MINOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Planning new application: 2661571
LIAFIN , LINSFORT , BUNCRANA ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL OTHER SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Planning new application: 2661569
4 ARD NA GREINE , TULLYARVAN , BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 05/70202 REFERS) AND (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
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30 Aug 2026 latest- planningPlanning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO AN ONSITE...
- planningPlanning application received: (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS (PLANNING REF....
- planningPlanning application received: ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL...
- planningPlanning application received: ERECTION OF 4 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES, TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROAD,...
- planningPlanning application received: MINOR REVISIONS TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND CONSTRUCTION...
- planningPlanning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER...
- planningPlanning application received: (1) RAISING THE FINISH FLOOR LEVEL OF THE PROPOSED DWELLING PREVIOUSLY...
- planningPlanning application received: CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/51974 AND ALL...
- planningPlanning application received: DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW (DWELLING AFFECTED BY MICA) AND CONSTRUCTION...
- planningPlanning application received: SIDE EXTENSION (EASTERN ELEVATION) AND REAR EXTENSION (NORTHERN ELEVATION)...
- planningPlanning conditional: ERECTION OF A REAR EXTENSION AND MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO EXISTING DWELLING, A...
- planningPlanning refused: MINOR ALTERATION TO CONDITION NO. 2 OF THE GRANTED PLANNING REF. NO. 23/51183, FOR THE...
Crime & Courts
25 stories
Rapist father loses appeal as court finds complaint evidence was admissible
(Pictured: Michael Carter. Photo: Collins) A Donegal man has lost an appeal against his conviction for raping and sexually assaulting his daughter when she was a child, with the court finding that evidence of the victim's disclosure of the abuse to her aunt was admissible at trial. At the Court of A
Courts News Ireland report
14 Jul 2025 · Courts News Ireland
'Women shouldn’t have to live in fear going to work': Violent rapist gets 11 years for harassment and threats to three journalists
(Pictured L-R: Victims Amanda Brunker, Deirdre Reynolds Nicola Tallant. Credit: Collins) By Claire Henry and Eimear Dodd A violent rapist with previous convictions for kidnapping who harassed three female Sunday World journalists with explicit emails and threatened to kill them, has been jailed for
Courts News Ireland report
05 Jun 2025 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Letterkenny
Man who raped his daughter appeals conviction
A Donegal man who raped and sexually abused his daughter when she was a child has appealed his conviction, with his legal team arguing that a statement by the injured party’s aunt should not have been admitted into evidence. At the Court of Appeal today, Michael Bowman SC said that a complaint made
Courts News Ireland report
08 May 2025 · Courts News Ireland
Journalists speak of living in fear after harassment and threats from violent rapist
(File Picture: Victims Amanda Brunker (L) & Nicola Tallant (R). Credit: Collins) By Claire Henry A rapist with previous convictions for kidnapping and violence against women harassed three female Sunday World journalists with explicit emails and threatened to kill them, a court has heard. Amanda Bru
Courts News Ireland report
07 Mar 2025 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Letterkenny
Human trafficking conspirator to be extradited to UK after being hit with attempted murder charge
A Derry man who conspired to traffic migrants into Britain is to be extradited there for breaching the terms of his release from prison, after he was accused of a number of other charges including trying to murder his ex-partner. Stephen Andrew McLaughlin (44) was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonme
Courts News Ireland report
20 Jun 2024 · Courts News Ireland
10.5 years for man who raped and sexually abused daughter
(Pictured: Michael Carter. Photo: Collins) A Donegal man who raped and sexually abused his daughter when she was a child has been jailed for ten and a half years. Michael Carter (55) was found guilty last month following a trial at the Central Criminal Court of one count of rape and 25 sample counts
Courts News Ireland report
25 Jul 2023 · Courts News Ireland
Woman raped by father as child hopes case will give others courage to tell their story
(Pictured: Survivor Karen Harkin. Photo: Collins) By Eimear Dodd A young Donegal woman who was raped and sexually abused by her father when she was a child has said she will no longer imprison herself in “feelings of guilt and shame that are not mine to carry”. Karen Harkin read her victim impact st
Courts News Ireland report
24 Jul 2023 · Courts News Ireland
Man who raped sleeping girlfriend is jailed
A man who raped his sleeping girlfriend in her home has been sentenced to three years in prison. Francis Bourne (47) of Lower Main Street, Buncrana, Co Donegal pleaded guilty to the rape of a woman at her home in Donegal on November 31, 2016. The woman was aged 28 at the time of the offence, while t
Courts News Ireland report
26 Jan 2023 · Courts News Ireland
Regency accused claims dad was driving his jeep on day of attack
(Pictured: Accused Mr Jason Bonney. Photo: Collins) Lawyers for a man accused of participating in the murder of Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel have told the Special Criminal Court it will be their case that a jeep the prosecution say was used in the attack was being driven by
Courts News Ireland report
19 Jan 2023 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Convoy
Pair charged with involvement in attempted murder by McCarthy-Dundon gang
by Paul Neilan Two men appeared before the Special Criminal Court this afternoon charged with involvement in the attempted murder of Christy Keane by the McCarthy-Dundon gang in Limerick. John Costello (39) of Hennessy Avenue, Kileely, Co Limerick, appeared before the non-jury court charged with kno
Courts News Ireland report
03 Jun 2020 · Courts News Ireland
Whereabouts of accused financial advisor unknown, court hears
An Garda Siochana have been unable to locate and bring a financial advisor, accused of using investors funds for his own personal use, before the High Court to answer his alleged contempt. Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds was told that the Gardai in Buncrana, Co Donegal have searched for Mr James Doherty
Courts News Ireland report
30 Jul 2019 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Burnfoot
Howlin tells tribunal he had "duty" to put journalist's allegations on record
(Pictured: Ms Alison O'Reilly. Credit: Collins) By Gerard Cunningham Labour leader Brendan Howlin has said he had a duty to put information he was given by a journalist on the public record in the Dáil in February 2017 in order to inform the debate on the terms of reference for the Charleton tribuna
Courts News Ireland report
31 May 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Planning
71 stories
Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO AN ONSITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT
KATE LAVERY — GORTLECK BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH CONNECTION TO AN ONSITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT...
KATE LAVERY
File ref: 2661600 · Donegal County Council
30 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Lifford
Planning application received: (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 05/70202 REFERS) AND
JAQUILINE GILL — 4 ARD NA GREINE TULLYARVAN BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO CO. DONEGAL. (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 05/70202 REFERS) AND ...
JAQUILINE GILL
File ref: 2661569 · Donegal County Council
25 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Lifford
Planning application received: ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL OTHER SITE DEVELOPMENT WO
SHANE MCLAUGHLIN & LAUREN MCKEEVER — LIAFIN LINSFORT BUNCRANA CO. DONEGAL. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL OTHER SITE DEVELOPMENT WO...
SHANE MCLAUGHLIN & LAUREN MCKEEVER
File ref: 2661571 · Donegal County Council
25 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: ERECTION OF 4 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES, TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROAD, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ASSOCIATED WO
EMMET FRIEL — TULLYARVAN , BUNCRANA , LIFFORD PO. ERECTION OF 4 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES, TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROAD, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ASSOCIATED WORKS (OUTLINE PLANNING REF. NO. 25/50166 REFERS)
EMMET FRIEL
File ref: 2650107 · Donegal County Council
20 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Lifford
Planning application received: MINOR REVISIONS TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED UNDER PLANNING
GEORGE DOHERTY CONSTRUCTION (IRL) LIMITED — LUDDAN BUNCRANA CO. DONEGAL. MINOR REVISIONS TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED UNDER PLANNING...
GEORGE DOHERTY CONSTRUCTION (IRL) LIMITED
File ref: 2661512 · Donegal County Council
14 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATI
SHAUNA GRANT — HILLTOWN COCKHILL BUNCRANA CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATI...
SHAUNA GRANT
File ref: 2661502 · Donegal County Council
12 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: (1) RAISING THE FINISH FLOOR LEVEL OF THE PROPOSED DWELLING PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. N
PATRICK & MAIREAD CARNEY — LUDDAN BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO CO. DONEGAL. (1) RAISING THE FINISH FLOOR LEVEL OF THE PROPOSED DWELLING PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. N...
PATRICK & MAIREAD CARNEY
File ref: 2661494 · Donegal County Council
11 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Lifford
Planning application received: CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/51974 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WO
DAVID KING — BALLYMAGAN BUNCRANA CO. DONEGAL. CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/51974 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WO...
DAVID KING
File ref: 2661480 · Donegal County Council
07 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW (DWELLING AFFECTED BY MICA) AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUNGALOW COMPR
BREEGE FLEMING — BARRACK HILL BUNCRANA CO. DONEGAL. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUNGALOW (DWELLING AFFECTED BY MICA) AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUNGALOW COMPR...
BREEGE FLEMING
File ref: 2661459 · Donegal County Council
05 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: SIDE EXTENSION (EASTERN ELEVATION) AND REAR EXTENSION (NORTHERN ELEVATION) AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
YVONNE & BRIAN MORAN — 38 GLENVIEW TULLYARVAN BUNCRANA CO. DONEGAL. SIDE EXTENSION (EASTERN ELEVATION) AND REAR EXTENSION (NORTHERN ELEVATION) AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS ...
YVONNE & BRIAN MORAN
File ref: 2661458 · Donegal County Council
04 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: ERECTION OF A REAR EXTENSION AND MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO EXISTING DWELLING, A PROTECTED STRUCTU
EAMONN DEVLIN — BALLYMAGAN UPPER & LOWER AND CLONBLOSK BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO CO. DONEGAL. ERECTION OF A REAR EXTENSION AND MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO EXISTING DWELLING, A PROTECTED STRUCTU...
EAMONN DEVLIN
File ref: 2660007 · Donegal County Council
30 Jul 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Lifford
Planning conditional: CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING AND BLOCKWORK SHED ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNE
NOEL & JACQUELINE MCLAUGHLIN — LISNAKELLY BUNCRANA LIFFORD PO CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING AND BLOCKWORK SHED ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNE...
NOEL & JACQUELINE MCLAUGHLIN
File ref: 2660032 · Donegal County Council
30 Jul 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Also covered in: Lifford
Court Reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Buncrana from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Rapist father loses appeal as court finds complaint evidence was admissible
A Donegal man has lost his appeal against conviction for raping and sexually assaulting his daughter during her childhood. The Court of Appeal dismissed the challenge on 14 July, with Mr Justice Michael MacGrath ruling that evidence of the victim's disclosure to her aunt was...
'Women shouldn’t have to live in fear going to work': Violent rapist gets 11 years for harassment and threats to three journalists
A man with previous convictions for rape and kidnapping has been sentenced to eleven years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for harassing three female journalists. Mark McAnaw, formerly of Letterkenny, County Donegal, pleaded guilty to charges relating to...
Man who raped his daughter appeals conviction
A man from Buncrana in County Donegal has appealed his conviction for the rape and sexual assault of his daughter during her childhood. The Court of Appeal heard the case on 8 May 2025. The appellant was found guilty in June 2023 at the Central Criminal Court of one count of...
Journalists speak of living in fear after harassment and threats from violent rapist
A man with convictions for rape, kidnapping and violence has pleaded guilty to harassing three female journalists at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Mark McAnaw, aged 52 and previously of Letterkenny, County Donegal, admitted to sending explicit and threatening emails to staff...
Human trafficking conspirator to be extradited to UK after being hit with attempted murder charge
A 44-year-old man from Derry has been ordered surrendered to UK authorities by the High Court in Dublin following an extradition hearing. Stephen Andrew McLaughlin faces extradition for breaching the terms of his release after serving a sentence for human trafficking...
10.5 years for man who raped and sexually abused daughter
A man from Buncrana, County Donegal, has been sentenced to ten and a half years imprisonment following his conviction at the Central Criminal Court for the rape and sexual abuse of his daughter. Michael Carter was found guilty last month of one count of rape and 25 sample...
Woman raped by father as child hopes case will give others courage to tell their story
A 22-year-old woman from Buncrana, County Donegal, has delivered a powerful victim impact statement at the Central Criminal Court following her father's conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault. Michael Carter, aged 55, was found guilty last month of one count of rape...
Man who raped sleeping girlfriend is jailed
A man from Buncrana, County Donegal has been sentenced to five years imprisonment, with the final two years suspended for two years, following his conviction for rape. Francis Bourne, aged 47, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping a woman at her home in Donegal...
Regency accused claims dad was driving his jeep on day of attack
At the Special Criminal Court, the defence for Jason Bonney, a man accused of participating in the murder of Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in February 2016, has contended that his father was driving the black BMW X5 jeep alleged to have been used in the...
Pair charged with involvement in attempted murder by McCarthy-Dundon gang
Two men appeared before the Special Criminal Court on charges relating to an alleged attempted murder in Limerick in 2015. John Costello, aged 39, of Hennessy Avenue, Kileely, County Limerick, faced charges of knowledge of the McCarthy-Dundon criminal organisation and providing...
Whereabouts of accused financial advisor unknown, court hears
Gardaí in Buncrana, Co Donegal have been unable to locate a financial advisor accused of misappropriating investor funds, the High Court heard on Tuesday. James Doherty, who traded as Demvera Capital Partners, faces contempt allegations following his failure to comply with...
Howlin tells tribunal he had "duty" to put journalist's allegations on record
At the Charleton tribunal, Labour leader Brendan Howlin testified that he felt obliged to place information received from journalist Alison O'Reilly on the Dáil record in February 2017. Mr Howlin said Ms O'Reilly had relayed allegations of sexual abuse against Sergeant Maurice...
Tribunal hears of threats made against whistleblower's life
The Charleton tribunal heard evidence on October 23rd regarding threats made against Garda Keith Harrison's life in October 2013. Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn of Donegal division outlined how two anonymous 999 calls on 4th and 5th October reported threats against Garda...
Partner tells tribunal that garda did not want whistleblower fame
At the Charleton tribunal in Dublin, the partner of Garda Keith Harrison testified that he did not seek recognition as a whistleblower. Ms Marisa Simms rejected suggestions her partner was motivated by attention-seeking when he made a protected disclosure in May 2014. Ms Simms...
Donegal man who killed parents with axe is comitted to Central Mental Hospital
A 43-year-old man from Carndonagh, County Donegal, has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, Dublin, following a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court. The man stood accused of murdering his parents at their home in...
Donegal man who killed parents with axe found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity
A man from Carndonagh, County Donegal, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of the murder of his parents at their home on October 22, 2014. Julian Cuddihy (43) faced two charges at the Central Criminal Court following the deaths of his mother Kathleen (73) and father...
Family of schizophrenic man sought help in weeks before he killed parents with axe
A man charged with the murder of his parents in Carndonagh, County Donegal in October 2014 has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court. Evidence heard today indicated that Julian Cuddihy's family had sought psychiatric intervention in the weeks...
Donegal man who falsely imprisoned partner will not return to jail despite "unduly lenient" finding
A Donegal man convicted of falsely imprisoning and assaulting his partner has avoided a return to custody despite the Court of Appeal finding his original sentence unduly lenient. Brian McLaughlin, 23, from Buncrana, had pleaded guilty to assaulting and falsely imprisoning his...
Six month jail term for man who assaulted partner "unduly lenient"
A man from Buncrana, County Donegal, has had his sentence for assault and false imprisonment declared unduly lenient by the Court of Appeal. Brian McLaughlin, aged 23, pleaded guilty to assaulting and falsely imprisoning his partner at their family home on 20 October 2013. He...
Sentence doubled for Donegal man over worst case of dangerous driving in Irish history
A man from Buncrana, Co Donegal, has had his sentence doubled following a Court of Appeal finding that his original jail term was unduly lenient. Shaun Kelly, aged 27, had pleaded guilty at Letterkenny Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing the deaths of eight men...