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  1. planningERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH
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11 years for man (59) over rape and abuse of teenage girls

A Donegal man who sexually abused two teenage girls more than 25 years ago, regularly creeping into one girl's bed in the night to rape her, has been jailed for 11 years. Andrew Robert John McElhinney (59) of Muntermellon, Hornhead, Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal, was found guilty by a Central Criminal Cour

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10 Mar 2025 · Courts News Ireland

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ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH

BRENDAN MCGONIGLE & NATASHA DOOGAN is seeking permission ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA, ENTRANCE GATES AND PIERS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS at MURROE, DUNFANAGHY, CO. DONEGAL. New Application.

BRENDAN MCGONIGLE & NATASHA DOOGAN
File ref: 2650069 · Donegal County Council
18 Jun 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)

Planning application 2660402

A planning application has been filed with Donegal County Council under reference 2660402. Status not recorded.

JOANNE DAWSON
File ref: 2660402 · Donegal County Council
30 Apr 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)

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Central Criminal Court 2025-03-10 Courts News Ireland

11 years for man (59) over rape and abuse of teenage girls

A 59-year-old man from Dunfanaghy, County Donegal has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment following his conviction for the sexual abuse of two teenage girls over two decades ago. Andrew Robert John McElhinney was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury on seven of...