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Patricia Freel from Mary's Meals is organizing a special fundraising event at the Great Northern Hotel in Bundoran, Donegal, with a particular focus on supporting relief efforts in Haiti. The charity continues its work providing meals to vulnerable populations globally.
Patricia Freel of Mary's Meals is organising a special fundraiser focused on Haiti relief efforts. The event will take place at the Great Northern Hotel in Bundoran, County Donegal. Mary's Meals is launching a particularly significant campaign to support the Caribbean nation.
Cases and rulings mentioning Bundoran from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Over two hundred witnesses are involved in the case of a man and a woman who are to stand trial in 2025 accused of murdering a Tyrone man whose body was found off Sliabh Liag cliffs in Co Donegal. Alan Vial (38), with an address at Drumanoo Head, Killybegs, Co Donegal and Nikita
The man who stood in the gym doorway did not look quite right. "Look at this c**t," Eddie McCann had told his classmate Bobby Messett. Dressed like a builder in a yellow hard hat and high-vis jacket, the man was also wearing a black balaclava and Wayfarer sunglasses. "It looked l
(File Picture: Mr Gerard Cervi. Photo: Collins) The man accused of murdering an early morning gym-goer and the attempted murder of well-known coach Pete Taylor at Bray Boxing Club may be granted bail "on the most stringent conditions", after the Court of Appeal found he has spent
(File Picture: Mr Gerard Cervi. Photo: Collins) A man accused of murdering an early morning gym goer and the attempted murder of boxing coach Pete Taylor in 2018 has applied for bail on the grounds that he has been in custody for almost five years with no new trial date in sight,
Council chiefs in Co Donegal who accused the county lifeguard supervisor of failing to get “life-or-death” safety inspections on ring buoys done only had “hearsay” to back up their allegations against her, the WRC has found. The finding was made as the Workplace Relations Commiss
A lifeguard supervisor sacked by Donegal County Council for alleged underperformance has been accused of failing to make sure ring-buoys were being inspected regularly. "There’s a lot of trust in the job – it’s life or death. Trust had broken down. Thank God there was no open wat
The High Court has approved a Personal Insolvency Arrangement allowing a former property developer write-off approximately €170m in debt owed to parties including NAMA and various financial institutions. The PIA was made in favour of 55-year-old Barry Harte, from Chapel Timoleagu
Two men who admitted their role in the transportation of €350,000 worth of cocaine have been jailed for six years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Arvydas Steponkus (45) handed over €280,000 worth of cocaine to Thomas O'Boyle (33), while a further €70,000 worth of the drug was f
(Pictured: Witness Ms Mary Lowry. Credit: Collins) Mary Lowry's evidence against Patrick Quirke was, "a piece of the most devious poison that has been delivered across the face of the Central Criminal Court for many a year," defence lawyers have told the jury in the love rival mu
(Pictured: Accused Mr Patrick Quirke. Credit: Collins) A man accused of murdering his alleged love rival knew of the existence of the tank where the deceased's body was found two years after his disappearance, his trial has heard. Jimmy Lowry said he grew up on the farm at Fawnag
(Pictured: Ms Mary Lowry. Credit: Collins) The son of a man whose body was found in a disused waste-tank has said his father's partner was "shaking" and "upset" on the morning of his disappearance. Robert Ryan Junior said he felt "straight away something wasn't right" when he met
(File Picture: Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis. Credit: Collins) A musician was "grossly drunk" and likely to have been incapacitated when he was stabbed to death in his home, a pathologist has told a murder trial. Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis told the tr
(Pictured: Garda Donal Maguire. Photo: Collins) By Declan Brennan and Sonya McLean A new charge of harassment has been dropped against a garda who was previously found not guilty by reason of insanity for harassing a married female sergeant. Garda Donal Maguire (40) suffers from
(Pictured: Garda Donal Maguire. Credit: Collins) A garda with early onset dementia who harassed a married female sergeant has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital (CMH). Garda Donal Maguire (40), a married man with two children, was found not guilty by reason of insanity
(Pictured: Garda Donal Maguire. Photo: Collins) A garda who harassed a married female sergeant by sending her a Valentine's Card, numerous emails and a friend request on Facebook has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Garda Donal Maguire (40), a married man with two chi
(Pictured: Garda Donal Maguire. Photo: Collins) Two forensic psychiatrists have told a jury that a garda was suffering from a mental disorder at the time of harassing a married female sergeant over four years ago. The jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Garda Donal M
(Pictured: Gda Donal Maguire. Photo: Collins) A garda harassed a female sergeant by sending her a Valentine's Card, emails and a friend request on Facebook despite numerous warnings from his superiors not to have any contact with her. Gerardine Small BL, prosecuting, told a jury
A Donegal garda has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accused of harassing a woman almost four years ago. Garda Donal Maguire (40) of Rock Road, Bundoran, Co. Donegal, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of harassing the woman at a location in Dubl
(Pictured: Pat Barry (57). Photo: Collins) A man arrested at a Republican Sinn Féin commemoration who went on to assault a detective garda and “took a hold” of his pistol has lost an appeal against conviction. Pat Barry (57) of St Bridget's Terrace, Bundoran, Co Donegal, pleaded
A highly qualified Longford carpenter has been spared jail after he admitted driving to Dublin to buy over €18,000 worth of heroin. Robert Nevin (32) and another man drove up from Mullingar in Nevin’s van and collected the drugs but were caught after gardai pulled them over for b