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JOHN BOYLAN — TAWNYVORGAL LOUGH ESKE DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE. A NAT...
TIR CONAILL PROPERTIES LIMITED is seeking permission CONSTRUCTION OF 45 MIXED TYPE HOUSING UNITS TO INCLUDE (1) 9 NO. TWO STOREY, 4 BEDROOM DETACHED HOUSES WITH ATTIC UTILISATION (2) 16 NO. TWO STOREY, 5 BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES WITH ATTIC UTILISATION (3) 10 NO. 2 BEDROOM, GROUND AND FIRST DUPLEX APARTMENT UNITS IN TWO STOREY BUILDINGS (4) 10 NO. 2 BEDROOM GROUND FLOOR DUPLEX APARTMENT UNITS…
TIRCONAILL PROPERTIES LIMITED is seeking permission (1) ALTERATIONS TO THE LAYOUT AND HOUSE TYPES PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 20/51766, IN THE AREA DEFINED BY HOUSE NUMBERS 30-46 TO PROVIDE FOR A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF UNITS FROM 17 TO 12 TO INCLUDE (A) 10 NO. SEMI-DETACHED TWO-STOREY 4-BEDROOM HOUSE TYPES WITH ATTIC UTILISATION AND (B) 2 NO. DUPLEX TYPE 2-BEDROOM…
PAUL KENNEDY is seeking permission (1) RETENTION OF SHOPFRONT TO ‘KENNEDYS BY THE SEA’ INCLUDING RELOCATED ENTRANCE DOOR, GLAZING AND ASSOCIATED SIGNAGE AND (2) CHANGING WINDOWS ON FIRST FLOOR AND ERECTION OF A NEW WALL SIGN ON FRONT ELEVATION at QUAY STREET, DONEGAL TOWN, CO. DONEGAL. New Application.
JAMES FRIEL — THE HENEYS DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE TO BE SERVED BY AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER W...
A young woman in her 20s was hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries following a road traffic collision in Donegal town. Gardaí attended the scene and investigations are ongoing.
A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has had her conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal following a challenge to her trial proceedings. Jacinta McSherry O'Connor, aged 64, was found guilty in October 2023 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of two counts of indecent assault against a male student in 1985. The assaults occurred in the student's home while she was providing grinds; she was 24 at the time and…
A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has appealed her conviction for indecently assaulting a 13-year-old male student in 1985. Jacinta McSherry O'Connor, now 64, was found guilty following a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial in October 2023 and sentenced to three years imprisonment on each of two counts, with the final six months suspended. At the Court of Appeal, her legal team contended that the trial…
A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment following her conviction for indecently assaulting a male pupil in 1985. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after a trial in October 2023. The offences occurred when she was a student teacher and the complainant was 13 years old…
A 63-year-old former secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has been convicted of two counts of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old male pupil in 1985 while working as a student teacher at a Dublin secondary school. The offences occurred during home tuition sessions and on a family holiday to Spain. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the complainant, now in his fifties, described how the abuse had affected him…
A woman has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy in the 1980s following a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, of Donegal Town, was convicted on two counts of indecent assault by majority jury verdict after 11 hours of deliberation. The offences allegedly occurred between June and September 1985 while she worked as a student teacher at a Dublin…
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court will resume deliberations tomorrow in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63 and from The Mullins in Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault on a child allegedly occurring between June and September 1985. The alleged victim was 13 years old at the time, while Ms…
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has continued deliberations in the trial of a Donegal woman accused of indecently assaulting a male student nearly four decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63 and from The Mullins in Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a child between June and September 1985. The alleged offences occurred while Ms McSherry O'Connor worked as a…
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the jury has begun deliberations in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student nearly four decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, from Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault on dates between June and September 1985, when she was a student teacher at a Dublin school and the boy was thirteen years old. The alleged…
A teacher from Donegal Town has denied charges of indecent assault against a male student alleged to have occurred nearly four decades ago. The 63-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a child between June and September 1985, when she was a student teacher in Dublin. She took the stand at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and stated she never engaged in sexual contact of any kind with…
A 63-year-old teacher from Donegal Town has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a male student in 1985 when she was a trainee educator in Dublin. During trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the defendant told gardaí that nothing inappropriate occurred during tutoring sessions at the boy's home or during a holiday in Spain. She stated she believed the then-13-year-old harboured a crush on her…
A former English teacher has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court charged with indecently assaulting a pupil during the 1980s. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, of Donegal Town, Co Donegal, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault on dates between June and September 1985. The prosecution alleges the offences occurred both during tutoring sessions at the complainant's home and whilst on…
The Central Criminal Court in Monaghan heard testimony on 22 March from two psychiatrists who both concluded that Richard Burke was suffering from a mental disorder that substantially diminished his responsibility at the time of the alleged killing. Mr Burke, aged 32, of Killygordon, County Donegal, has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in relation to the death of Jasmine McMonagle at Forest…
JOSEPH BONNER — GLEBE DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. SINGLE STOREY SURGERY EXTENSION TO SIDE OF THE ABBEYGLEBE DENTAL PRACTICE AND STANDALONE PREFABRICAT...
JOSEPH BONNER — THE GLEBE DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. CHANGE OF USE FROM DWELLING HOUSE (F94 WR98) TO OFFICE / LABORATORY, ANCILLARY TO EXISTING ADJACENT ...
RAYMOND & NICOLA CRAWFORD — SUMMERHILL DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND INSTALLATION OF EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ...
MARY MCCAUL — OGHERBEG DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) DECOMMISSIONIN...
NICHOLAS GARVEY — DONEGAL VETERINARY CLINIC DOONAN DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. (1) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND CONNECTION OF FOUL SEWER TO PUBLIC MAINS SEWER, (2) ...
MICHELLE BRESLIN & PAURIC CALDWELL — CLARLOUGHEASK DONEGAL TOWN DONEGAL PO CO. DONEGAL. (1) REFURBISHMENT OF BARN LOCATED TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING HOUSE FOR USE AS A SELF-CONTAINED APARTMEN...
MILLTOWN HOUSE LIMITED is seeking permission (1) PART DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF USE TO PROVIDE SELF-CATERING ACCOMMODATION ANCILLARY TO EXISTING GUESTHOUSE ACCOMMODATION APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25/62093, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A COVERED LINKED CANOPY BETWEEN THE GUESTHOUSE ACCOMMODATION AND PROPOSED SELF-CATERING ACCOMMODATION AND…
LIZA & DAMIAN FRENCH — LOUGH EASKE DEMENSE DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A STOREY AND A HALF TYPE DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE INCORPORATING A WASTEWAT...
SEAMUS MCGOWAN — DRUMARK DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A STORAGE SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS...
LOUISE GATELY — SMALL WORLD CRECHE CLARENDEN DRIVE DRUMLONAGHER DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. (1) RETENTION OF A SOFT LANDSCAPED PLAY AREA AS AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING EXTERNAL PLAY AREAS SERVING...
ANN HOUSTON — RAFORKER DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATM...
ORLA & CIARAN NIXON — DRUMRAT DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL F94 K2Y0. CONSTRUCTION OF A SUNROOM EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS...
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A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has had her conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal following a challenge to her trial proceedings. Jacinta McSherry O'Connor, aged 64, was found guilty in October 2023 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of two counts of indecent...
A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has appealed her conviction for indecently assaulting a 13-year-old male student in 1985. Jacinta McSherry O'Connor, now 64, was found guilty following a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial in October 2023 and sentenced to three...
A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment following her conviction for indecently assaulting a male pupil in 1985. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault at Dublin...
A 63-year-old former secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has been convicted of two counts of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old male pupil in 1985 while working as a student teacher at a Dublin secondary school. The offences occurred during home tuition sessions and on...
A woman has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy in the 1980s following a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, of Donegal Town, was convicted on two counts of indecent assault by majority jury verdict after 11...
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court will resume deliberations tomorrow in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63 and from The Mullins in Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has continued deliberations in the trial of a Donegal woman accused of indecently assaulting a male student nearly four decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63 and from The Mullins in Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two...
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the jury has begun deliberations in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student nearly four decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, from Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault...
A teacher from Donegal Town has denied charges of indecent assault against a male student alleged to have occurred nearly four decades ago. The 63-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a child between June and September 1985, when she was a...
A 63-year-old teacher from Donegal Town has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a male student in 1985 when she was a trainee educator in Dublin. During trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the defendant told gardaí that nothing inappropriate occurred...
A former English teacher has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court charged with indecently assaulting a pupil during the 1980s. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, of Donegal Town, Co Donegal, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault on dates between...
The Central Criminal Court in Monaghan heard testimony on 22 March from two psychiatrists who both concluded that Richard Burke was suffering from a mental disorder that substantially diminished his responsibility at the time of the alleged killing. Mr Burke, aged 32, of...
A 30-year-old man from Donegal has been sentenced to five years imprisonment, with the final 18 months suspended, for the rape and sexual abuse of his niece when he was a teenager. The man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to two counts of oral rape and five counts...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed CCTV footage from Donegal Town showing a teenager accused of rape before and after the alleged offences on St Patrick's Day 2016. The accused, now 19, denies the charges relating to a 16-year-old girl. During cross-examination,...
An 18-year-old woman testified at the Central Criminal Court regarding allegations that she was raped in Donegal Town on March 18, 2016, following St Patrick's Day celebrations. The woman, who was 16 at the time of the alleged incident, described the assault occurring in a...
A trial has begun at the Central Criminal Court concerning allegations of rape and sexual assault following an incident in Co Donegal on St Patrick's Day 2016. The accused teenager, now aged 19, has denied one charge of rape and one of sexual assault against a 16-year-old girl....
At the Charleton Tribunal on 6 October 2017, Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn of Donegal Division gave evidence concerning the handling of allegations against whistleblower Garda Keith Harrison. Chief Supt McGinn stated her priority was ensuring gardaí acted in a clear and...
A man from County Donegal has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for the rape of a 14-year-old girl at a youth disco in December 2010, when he was aged 15. The Central Criminal Court heard that he pushed the girl into the ladies toilets and raped her in a cubicle. The...
A 21-year-old man has been acquitted at the Central Criminal Court of rape allegations arising from an incident in Donegal Town in July 2012. The accused had pleaded not guilty to the charge. The trial heard evidence that the complainant and the accused, both aged 18 at the...
The jury in a rape trial at the Central Criminal Court is to resume deliberations tomorrow following over two hours of consideration today. The accused, now aged 21, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of raping a woman in an alleyway in Donegal Town in July 2012, when both...