Co. Donegal • 527 stories • Since 07 Apr 2014 • Latest 27 Jul 2026
MICHAEL DOHERTY — ARDRUMMAN LETTERKENNY CO. DONEGAL. CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN TO THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF.NO. 2561026 WITH SEWAGE TREATME...
DOLORES GALLAGHER — TEACH DONAL, MILL ROAD DUNGLOE LETTERKENNY PO CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE...
LEONARD AND jULIE BELL — KNOCKBRACK LETTERKENNY CO.DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL AS...
PATRICK MULHERN — GLASSERCHOO RD GORTAHORK, LETTERKENNY PO CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL...
TARA & CHRISTOPHER VECELLIO — CRUIT LOWER KINCASSLAGH LETTERKENNY PO CO. DONEGAL. 1) REFURBISHMENT AND RETHATCHING OF THE THATCHED COTTAGE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY KI...
(Pictured: Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly. Photo: Collins) by Paul Neilan A retired Irish-speaking garda sergeant from Donegal has been given permission by the High Court to challenge the Garda Commissioner's decision to refuse to reinstate his Ghaeltacht allowances, which he says is costing him €2
An Algerian national who choked and sexually assaulted a young woman down a dark alleyway in a "violent, predatory" attack has been jailed for six years. Mohamed Hallam, who has been living in Donegal since 2023, attacked the woman after picking her in a nightclub when she was out with friends in a
A 39-year-old man from Gweedore in County Donegal has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity following a majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court. The defendant was charged with killing his 78-year-old grandfather at Carrickcoyle on 19 December 2023 using a granite stone and cement block. Two psychiatrists gave evidence that he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time and met…
Derek Mulligan, aged 39, of Carrickcoyle, Derrybeg in County Donegal, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of his 78-year-old grandfather, Derek Burns, at Carrickcoyle on December 19th, 2023. The Central Criminal Court heard that two psychiatrists have given evidence at the trial, testifying that Mr Mulligan was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time and meets the criteria for the…
A 39-year-old man from Carrickcoyle, Derrybeg in County Donegal has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of his grandfather, Derek Burns, aged 78, who died on 19 December 2023 following an assault at the family home. The accused also pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to four additional charges arising from 17 December 2023, including criminal damage, making threats, and two counts of…
The Court of Appeal has upheld extradition orders against two men wanted in Northern Ireland for offences connected to the 1975 murder of an RUC officer. John Edward McNicholl, aged 73, of Newmills, Letterkenny, County Donegal, and Seamus Christopher O'Kane, aged 74, of Scalestown, County Meath, face charges arising from the investigation into Constable Robert John McPherson's death on 26 July 1975 in County Derry…
A 23-year-old Carlow woman may avoid imprisonment through community service following her guilty plea to money laundering charges at Carlow Circuit Criminal Court. Dion Timmons of Graiguecullen admitted to handling proceeds of crime when her bank account was used to facilitate a social welfare fraud originating in Letterkenny, Donegal. Between April 2022, approximately €12,000 was deposited into her account across…
A 23-year-old woman from Carlow has pleaded guilty to money laundering following her involvement in a significant social welfare fraud originating in Letterkenny, Donegal. The accused was approached whilst at college and persuaded to provide her bank account details under the misrepresentation that doing so constituted no criminal offence. Between April 2022, €12,374.64 was deposited into her account across 23…
The High Court has refused the State's application for leave to appeal a decision declining to extradite a convicted sex offender to Northern Ireland. Mr Justice Patrick McGrath ruled that the case was exceptional, finding it would be disproportionate to order the surrender of Paul Lomas, aged 41, with an address in County Donegal, given the age of the matters in question and the type of sentence involved. The…
A paramedic in Letterkenny has secured an award of €32,000 for racial discrimination from the Workplace Relations Commission following her dismissal over an incident at a petrol station. The EMT was fired for gross misconduct after allegedly permitting a patient to smoke during a journey, whilst her white colleague faced only a letter of concern for the same incident. The adjudicator found both staff members had…
A 27-year-old man from Letterkenny, County Donegal, has been sentenced to 21 months' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his role in laundering proceeds from invoice redirection scams. Adeleke Adelani pleaded guilty to laundering €100,397 in criminal cash during November 2019 and January 2020, and to further money laundering offences between October 2018 and February 2021. The court heard that €124,000…
Two men sought by United Kingdom authorities on charges connected to a 1975 RUC shooting have argued before the Court of Appeal that decades-long delays in pursuing their extradition amount to an abuse of process. John Edward McNicholl, aged 73, of Newmills, Letterkenny, County Donegal, and Seamus Christopher O'Kane, aged 74, of Scalestown, County Meath, face charges relating to the investigation into the murder of…
JACK DOHERTY GALLAGHER — RANAFAST ANNAGRY LETTERKENNY PO CO DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIAT...
GEORGE & VANESSA SAVVA — KEELOGES CHURCHILL LETTERKENNY CO. DONEGAL. DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE & CONNECTION TO ...
GLENVIEW CATERING LTD — RAYMOGHEY MANORCUNNINGHAM LETTERKENNY PO CO. DONEGAL. (1) RETENTION OF ALTERATIONS, EXTENSIONS AND ALTERED POSITION OF AGRICULTURAL CATTLE SHED PREVIOUSLY...
PAUL DOHERTY CONSTRUCTION LTD — AGHANGADDY GLEBE RAMELTON LETTERKENNY PO CO. DONEGAL. (1) CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING BUILDING FROM RETAIL / STORAGE (PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING RE...
ROSE & DENNIS FRIEL — RINBOY FANAD LETTERKENNY PO CO. DONEGAL. (1) RETENTION OF FIRST FLOOR LEVEL OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER REF. NO.97802...
KENNETH CAMPBELL — DUNGLOW DUNGLOE LETTERKENNY CO DONEGAL. CHANGE OF USE FROM EXISTING STORAGE FACILITY OVER RETAIL SHOP TO 3 NO. SINGLE-BED APARTMENTS, DEVELO...
ADAM MC BREARTY — LETTERLEAGUE CORROVADDY LETTERKENNY PO CO. DONEGAL. (1) RENOVATION AND RESTORATION OF EXISTING DERELICT HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF 2 STOREY EXTENSION TO...
LISA GALLAGHER & LEE GREER is seeking permission CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS at DRUMMACANOO, CHURCHILL, LETTERKENNY PO, CO. DONEGAL. New Application.
MARY & JOE GALLAGHER — CARROWCANNON UPPER FALCARRAGH LETTERKENNY CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION INCORPORATING A LEAN TO ROOF TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING D...
PATRICK HERAGHTY — BALLYHORK BALLYHEERIN FANAD LETTERKENNY PO CO. DONEGAL. (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION ONTO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING AND (2) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEP...
MARSHALL & PAT MCCLOUGHAN — 14 HIGH ROAD LETTERKENNY CO. DONEGAL. CHANGE OF USE FROM LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS TO OFFICES ON GROUND FLOOR OF PREMISES AND ALL ASSOCIATED S...
KEVIN & CLAIRE MCGONAGLE — NEWMILL RAMELTON LETTERKENNY PO CO. DONEGAL. PLACEMENT OF MOBILE HOME ON SITE, TO BE REMOVED UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DWELL...
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(Pictured: Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly. Photo: Collins) by Paul Neilan A retired Irish-speaking garda sergeant from Donegal has been given permission by the High Court to challenge the Garda Commissioner's decision to refuse to reinstate his Ghaeltacht allowances, which he...
An Algerian national who choked and sexually assaulted a young woman down a dark alleyway in a "violent, predatory" attack has been jailed for six years. Mohamed Hallam, who has been living in Donegal since 2023, attacked the woman after picking her in a nightclub when she was...
A 39-year-old man from Gweedore in County Donegal has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity following a majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court. The defendant was charged with killing his 78-year-old grandfather at Carrickcoyle on 19 December 2023...
Derek Mulligan, aged 39, of Carrickcoyle, Derrybeg in County Donegal, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of his 78-year-old grandfather, Derek Burns, at Carrickcoyle on December 19th, 2023. The Central Criminal Court heard that two psychiatrists have...
A 39-year-old man from Derrybeg in County Donegal has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of his 78-year-old grandfather at Carrickcoyle on 19 December 2023. The Central Criminal Court jury heard that the accused described using a granite stone and cement...
A 39-year-old man from Carrickcoyle, Derrybeg in County Donegal has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of his grandfather, Derek Burns, aged 78, who died on 19 December 2023 following an assault at the family home. The accused also pleaded not guilty by...
The Court of Appeal has upheld extradition orders against two men wanted in Northern Ireland for offences connected to the 1975 murder of an RUC officer. John Edward McNicholl, aged 73, of Newmills, Letterkenny, County Donegal, and Seamus Christopher O'Kane, aged 74, of...
A 23-year-old Carlow woman may avoid imprisonment through community service following her guilty plea to money laundering charges at Carlow Circuit Criminal Court. Dion Timmons of Graiguecullen admitted to handling proceeds of crime when her bank account was used to facilitate...
A 23-year-old woman from Carlow has pleaded guilty to money laundering following her involvement in a significant social welfare fraud originating in Letterkenny, Donegal. The accused was approached whilst at college and persuaded to provide her bank account details under the...
The High Court has refused the State's application for leave to appeal a decision declining to extradite a convicted sex offender to Northern Ireland. Mr Justice Patrick McGrath ruled that the case was exceptional, finding it would be disproportionate to order the surrender of...
A paramedic in Letterkenny has secured an award of €32,000 for racial discrimination from the Workplace Relations Commission following her dismissal over an incident at a petrol station. The EMT was fired for gross misconduct after allegedly permitting a patient to smoke during...
A 27-year-old man from Letterkenny, County Donegal, has been sentenced to 21 months' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his role in laundering proceeds from invoice redirection scams. Adeleke Adelani pleaded guilty to laundering €100,397 in criminal cash during...
A 37-year-old man from Castlefin, County Donegal, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Central Criminal Court for the rape of an 18-year-old woman at an address in Convoy on 14 January 2018. Desmond Leitch was found guilty by jury following a trial in which...
Two men sought by United Kingdom authorities on charges connected to a 1975 RUC shooting have argued before the Court of Appeal that decades-long delays in pursuing their extradition amount to an abuse of process. John Edward McNicholl, aged 73, of Newmills, Letterkenny, County...
A retired garda sergeant from Donegal has been granted High Court permission to seek judicial review of An Garda Síochána's handling of his application to restore a Gaeltacht allowance. Paul Wallace, formerly stationed in Letterkerry, applied in January 2023 to have the...
Mark McAnaw, aged 53 and previously of Letterkenny, County Donegal, has been sentenced to an additional ten months in custody following a breach of suspended sentence conditions at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. McAnaw pleaded guilty last month to harassing three female...
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...
Two men in their 70s have been granted leave to appeal their extradition to Northern Ireland on charges connected to the 1975 murder of an RUC officer. At the High Court, Mr Justice Patrick McGrath ruled that while authorities had provided detailed explanation for the delay in...
A former Donegal GAA player will not serve additional prison time following an unsuccessful appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Court of Appeal. Kevin McMenamin, aged 43, from Letterkenny, was convicted of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm after...
A 42-year-old Donegal man with 33 previous convictions, including multiple road traffic offences, appeared before the Court of Appeal on 29 April regarding his sentence for dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm. Kevin McMenamin, from Letterkenny, pleaded guilty at...