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Co. Donegal • 19 stories • Since 23 Dec 2014 • Latest 03 Aug 2026
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Stardust doorman tells inquest he did not kick padlock off door
Hutch and Dowdall met man caught with Regency rifles, surveillance garda tells trial
Cocaine mule's nerves led to stop by garda patrol
Bargaintown owner received 'eccentric and absurd' correspondence about property, High Court hears
Planning
Planning decision made: 2661250
CARROWHUGH , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING SOUTH-FACING FRONT DINING AND BATHROOM WALL TO BE IN LINE WITH THE FRONT BUILDING LINE OF THE HOUSE, (2) CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING ATTACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE TO ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION WITH ADDITIONAL WORKS T
Planning new application: 2661544
ELEVEN BALLYBOES , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO FORMATION OF A NEW ACCESS WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS ONTO PUBLIC ROAD
Planning decision made: 2661164
BALLYMACARTHUR , GREENCASTLE , LIFFORD PO CO. DONEGAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DETACHED 1.5 STOREY DWELLING (DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCKWORK) AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DETACHED 1.5 STOREY REPLACEMENT DWELLING, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Planning new application: 2661449
ELEVEN BALLYBOES GREENCASTLE CO. DONEGAL (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY REAR RETURN AND SHED, (2) CHANGE OF USE, REFURBISHMENT AND ALT...
Planning application received: (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY REAR RETURN AND SHED, (2) CHANGE OF USE, REFURBISHMENT AND ALT
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03 Aug 2026 latest- planningPlanning application received: (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY REAR RETURN AND SHED, (2) CHANGE OF...
- courtsSupreme Court recognises State's 'duty of care' to mussel seed fishermen
- courtsStardust doorman tells inquest he did not kick padlock off door
- courtsSurveillance garda saw 'the Monk' leave Dowdall's home, trial hears
- courtsHutch and Dowdall met man caught with Regency rifles, surveillance garda tells trial
- courtsCocaine mule's nerves led to stop by garda patrol
- courtsBargaintown owner received 'eccentric and absurd' correspondence about property, High Court hears
- courtsJail for body-building supplier who dealt in illegal steroids
- courtsMan acquitted of having loaded handgun at Stardust Memorial
- courtsTrial of man accused of dropping handgun at Stardust Memorial comes to close
- courtsHandgun accused nicknamed garda after 'Red Rock' character, trial hears
- courtsLab contaminated forensic samples, firearms trial hears
Crime & Courts
18 stories
Supreme Court recognises State's 'duty of care' to mussel seed fishermen
Paul Neilan The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by a group of commercial fishermen who argued that the State had a duty of care when granting access to mussel seed fishing zones in the State after Northern Ireland vessels "entirely collapsed" the size of the catch 20 years ago. The plaintiffs su
Courts News Ireland report
11 Apr 2025 · Courts News Ireland
Stardust doorman tells inquest he did not kick padlock off door
A former Stardust doorman has told an inquest that witnesses were “wrong” in their statements about seeing a person who matched his description kicking the padlock off an exit door in order to open it on the night of the fire. “I didn’t kick that door,” said John Furley, continuing his evidence toda
Courts News Ireland report
05 Jul 2023 · Courts News Ireland
Surveillance garda saw 'the Monk' leave Dowdall's home, trial hears
A surveillance garda saw Gerard The Monk' Hutch, who is accused of the murder of Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne, riding a motorcycle out of former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall's home just a week after the Regency Hotel shooting, the Special Criminal Court has heard. Mr Gerard Hutch (59),
Courts News Ireland report
01 Nov 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Dromod Killygordon
Hutch and Dowdall met man caught with Regency rifles, surveillance garda tells trial
A surveillance garda saw Gerard The Monk' Hutch and former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall meeting the man who was later caught with three AK-47 assault rifles used in the murder of Kinahan Cartel member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel, the Special Criminal Court has heard. The three-judge co
Courts News Ireland report
27 Oct 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Convoy Killygordon
Cocaine mule's nerves led to stop by garda patrol
A man who aroused the suspicions of gardaí because of his nervous and agitated behaviour has been jailed for two and a half years for carrying just over €61,000 worth of cocaine. Philip Cooke (34) was hiding the cocaine under his jacket while out walking. Gardaí who were on mobile patrol stopped him
Courts News Ireland report
22 Mar 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Bargaintown owner received 'eccentric and absurd' correspondence about property, High Court hears
The owner of the Bargaintown chain of furniture stores has secured a High Court injunction requiring several parties to vacate a commercial property it acquired last year. The High Court heard that solicitors for Bargaintown had received correspondence purportedly on behalf of the defendants that wa
Courts News Ireland report
16 Feb 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Jail for body-building supplier who dealt in illegal steroids
A business owner supplying supplements to the weight lifting community who had a side business dealing steroids has been jailed for 21 months. Robert Wynne (37), who had a legitimate nutrition supplements business, bought the illegally held substances in Northern Ireland and then supplied them to fr
Courts News Ireland report
23 Apr 2021 · Courts News Ireland
Man acquitted of having loaded handgun at Stardust Memorial
by Paul Neilan A man found not guilty of having a loaded handgun and 31 rounds of ammunition in a public park in Dublin "needs to take a long look" at himself, a judge of the Special Criminal Court said this morning. Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17, had pleaded not guilty
Courts News Ireland report
03 Jul 2020 · Courts News Ireland
Trial of man accused of dropping handgun at Stardust Memorial comes to close
The Special Criminal Court will deliver a verdict next month in the case of a man accused of dropping a loaded handgun during a chase through the Stardust Memorial. Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17, has pleaded not guilty to the unlawful possession of a handgun and ammuniti
Courts News Ireland report
03 Jun 2020 · Courts News Ireland
Handgun accused nicknamed garda after 'Red Rock' character, trial hears
A detective has told the Special Criminal Court that he was on first-name terms with a man accused of possessing a loaded gun and that the accused had even nicknamed him after a TV Garda character. Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17, has pleaded not guilty to the unlawful pos
Courts News Ireland report
27 May 2020 · Courts News Ireland
Lab contaminated forensic samples, firearms trial hears
A forensic science lab contaminated samples sent as part of the investigation into a man accused of having a loaded handgun and ammunition, the Special Criminal Court heard today. Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17, has pleaded not guilty to the unlawful possession of a Beret
Courts News Ireland report
26 May 2020 · Courts News Ireland
High-speed chase led to loaded handgun being dropped, trial hears
A court has heard details of a high-speed chase by gardaí of a man who allegedly dropped a loaded handgun and ammunition in a public park. The Special Criminal Court is hearing the trial of Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17, who has pleaded not guilty to the unlawful possess
Courts News Ireland report
21 May 2020 · Courts News Ireland
Planning
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Planning application received: (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY REAR RETURN AND SHED, (2) CHANGE OF USE, REFURBISHMENT AND ALT
SEAMUS MCLAUGHLIN — ELEVEN BALLYBOES GREENCASTLE CO. DONEGAL. (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO STOREY REAR RETURN AND SHED, (2) CHANGE OF USE, REFURBISHMENT AND ALT...
SEAMUS MCLAUGHLIN
File ref: 2661449 · Donegal County Council
03 Aug 2026 · Donegal County Council (Planning)
Court Reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Greencastle from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Supreme Court recognises State's 'duty of care' to mussel seed fishermen
The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by four commercial fishermen who contended that the State owed them a duty of care when permitting access to mussel seed fishing zones. The plaintiffs, including Gerard Kelly of Greencastle, County Donegal, invested approximately €14.25...
Stardust doorman tells inquest he did not kick padlock off door
A former Stardust doorman has told an inquest that witnesses were “wrong” in their statements about seeing a person who matched his description kicking the padlock off an exit door in order to open it on the night of the fire. “I didn’t kick that door,” said John Furley,...
Surveillance garda saw 'the Monk' leave Dowdall's home, trial hears
A surveillance garda told the Special Criminal Court that he observed a man he recognised as Gerard Hutch departing Jonathan Dowdall's home on the Navan Road on 12 February 2016 on a black Honda motorcycle, approximately one week after the Regency Hotel shooting. The officer,...
Hutch and Dowdall met man caught with Regency rifles, surveillance garda tells trial
A surveillance garda told the Special Criminal Court that he observed Gerard Hutch and former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall meeting with a man later apprehended with three AK-47 assault rifles used in the February 2016 Regency Hotel murder of David Byrne. The National...
Cocaine mule's nerves led to stop by garda patrol
A man who aroused the suspicions of gardaí because of his nervous and agitated behaviour has been jailed for two and a half years for carrying just over €61,000 worth of cocaine. Philip Cooke (34) was hiding the cocaine under his jacket while out walking. Gardaí who were on...
Bargaintown owner received 'eccentric and absurd' correspondence about property, High Court hears
The owner of the Bargaintown chain of furniture stores has secured a High Court injunction requiring several parties to vacate a commercial property it acquired last year. The High Court heard that solicitors for Bargaintown had received correspondence purportedly on behalf of...
Jail for body-building supplier who dealt in illegal steroids
A business owner supplying supplements to the weight lifting community who had a side business dealing steroids has been jailed for 21 months. Robert Wynne (37), who had a legitimate nutrition supplements business, bought the illegally held substances in Northern Ireland and...
Man acquitted of having loaded handgun at Stardust Memorial
by Paul Neilan A man found not guilty of having a loaded handgun and 31 rounds of ammunition in a public park in Dublin "needs to take a long look" at himself, a judge of the Special Criminal Court said this morning. Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17,...
Trial of man accused of dropping handgun at Stardust Memorial comes to close
The Special Criminal Court will deliver a verdict next month in the case of a man accused of dropping a loaded handgun during a chase through the Stardust Memorial. Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17, has pleaded not guilty to the unlawful possession of...
Handgun accused nicknamed garda after 'Red Rock' character, trial hears
A detective has told the Special Criminal Court that he was on first-name terms with a man accused of possessing a loaded gun and that the accused had even nicknamed him after a TV Garda character. Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17, has pleaded not...
Lab contaminated forensic samples, firearms trial hears
A forensic science lab contaminated samples sent as part of the investigation into a man accused of having a loaded handgun and ammunition, the Special Criminal Court heard today. Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17, has pleaded not guilty to the unlawful...
High-speed chase led to loaded handgun being dropped, trial hears
A court has heard details of a high-speed chase by gardaí of a man who allegedly dropped a loaded handgun and ammunition in a public park. The Special Criminal Court is hearing the trial of Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17, who has pleaded not guilty...
Loaded handgun dropped after chase through Stardust Memorial, trial to hear
A man dropped a bag containing a loaded handgun and ammunition as he was chased by gardai through the Stardust Memorial Park, the Special Criminal Court will hear. Paul Norton (31) from Cromcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 17, has pleaded not guilty to the unlawful possession of a...
Jail for man who led gardai on dangerous motorway chase
A Dublin man who led gardai on a dangerous motorway chase after he and an accomplice stole a suitcase from a parked car has been jailed for three and a half years. Detective Garda Robert Collins revealed that this suitcase was then thrown out of the vehicle driven by Derek...
Suspended sentence for man whose careless driving left cyclist in a coma
(Pictured: Robert Faherty. Credit: Collins) By Declan Brennan and Catherine Sanz A man whose careless driving left a cyclist without the ability to speak, walk or hear has been given a suspended sentence of nine months imprisonment. Robert Faherty (63) was driving without...
Cyclist left with severe brain damage after collision with car driving with no lights on
By Catherine Sanz The husband of a woman left severely brain damaged after her bike collided with a car has said that the incident resulted in her losing the ability to speak, walk, or hear, a court has heard. The daughter of the man who had been driving the car said that he...
Man who wanted "death by cop" according to gardaí jailed for one year
A man who gardaí believed wanted to die by “death by cop” has been jailed for a year for threatening to kill officers and detonate a bomb. Gary Partridge (29) claimed that this was never his intention and insisted that he was actually trying to get the attention of gardaí. He...
Swords District Court round-up
Teen sentenced to one month in prison after he failed to complete community service A TEENAGER who failed to attend appointments at the Probation Services after he was ordered to carry out community service has been sentenced to one month in prison. Jamie Cunningham (18) of...