Drumcliff
Co. Sligo • 8 stories • Since 13 Jun 2018 • Latest 07 Aug 2026
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Garda feared for life and fired shot after "hit team" member drove at him
14 months for speeding, "barely over the limit" driver who caused death of woman (92)
Jail for man arrested during confrontation with armed gardai
Gardai fired seven shots at jeep during firearms arrest, court hears
Planning
Planning decision made: 2660190
Teach Ban Drumcliff South Co. Sligo F91 K6PN For retention of an extension to the rear of my house at Drumcliff South, Co. Sligo....
Planning Permission for retention of an extension to the rear of my house at Drumcliff
Planning conditional: CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED ELEVATIO
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07 Aug 2026 latest- planningPlanning Permission for retention of an extension to the rear of my house at Drumcliff
- planningPlanning conditional: CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND...
- courts'Hit team' member jailed after confrontation with armed gardai
- courtsGarda feared for life and fired shot after "hit team" member drove at him
- courts14 months for speeding, "barely over the limit" driver who caused death of woman (92)
- courtsJail for man arrested during confrontation with armed gardai
- courtsGardai fired seven shots at jeep during firearms arrest, court hears
- courtsDublin man pleads guilty to having handgun and silencer
Crime & Courts
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'Hit team' member jailed after confrontation with armed gardai
A member of a "hit team" has been jailed for eight years by the Special Criminal Court for having a Beretta handgun and silencer after a confrontation with armed gardai during which an officer opened fire on a jeep. The three-judge court heard Owen Cummins had driven a jeep straight towards gardai i
Courts News Ireland report
03 Mar 2020 · Courts News Ireland
Garda feared for life and fired shot after "hit team" member drove at him
A garda feared for his life and that of a man he was restraining on the ground when a member of a "hit team" drove his jeep straight towards them, the Special Criminal Court has heard. When the garda discharged his gun, the jeep veered to the side and smashed into a parked car while “accelerating at
Courts News Ireland report
20 Jan 2020 · Courts News Ireland
14 months for speeding, "barely over the limit" driver who caused death of woman (92)
A speeding, "barely over the limit" driver who struck and killed a 92-year-old woman as she crossed the road to buy her Sunday paper has been jailed for 14 months. James Dingle (42) struck Maureen Creaner (92) with his jeep as she crossed the road to buy a paper at 8.15am on a Sunday morning, causin
Courts News Ireland report
29 Mar 2019 · Courts News Ireland
Jail for man arrested during confrontation with armed gardai
A Dublin man has been jailed for eight years by the Special Criminal Court for having a Beretta handgun and silencer after a confrontation with armed gardai during which an officer opened fire on a jeep. The three-judge court heard the defendant was restrained on the ground by gardai as the driver o
Courts News Ireland report
31 Jul 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Gardai fired seven shots at jeep during firearms arrest, court hears
A Dublin man was arrested for having a Beretta handgun and silencer after a confrontation with armed gardai during which an officer opened fire on a jeep, the Special Criminal Court has heard. Andrew O’Keeffe (29), from Drumcliff Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7 pleaded guilty last month to possessing a 9
Courts News Ireland report
24 Jul 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Dublin man pleads guilty to having handgun and silencer
A Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing a Beretta handgun and silencer in Dublin last year. Andrew O’Keeffe (28), from Drumcliff Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7 pleaded guilty today to possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer at Kylemore Way in Ballyfermot on Sept
Courts News Ireland report
13 Jun 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Planning
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Planning Permission for retention of an extension to the rear of my house at Drumcliff
Tom O'Rourke is seeking permission Planning Permission for retention of an extension to the rear of my house at Drumcliff South, Co. Sligo at Teach Ban, Drumcliff South, Co. Sligo, F91 K6PN. Pre-Validation.
Tom O'Rourke
File ref: 2660190 · Sligo County Council
07 Aug 2026 · Sligo County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED ELEVATIO
TERESA J. DEVINS — BALLINAGALLIAGH DRUMCLIFFE CO.SLIGO F91 AK09. CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED ELEVATIO...
TERESA J. DEVINS
File ref: 2660208 · Sligo County Council
21 Jul 2026 · Sligo County Council (Planning)
Court Reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Drumcliff from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
'Hit team' member jailed after confrontation with armed gardai
A member of an organised crime group has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court following his guilty plea to firearm offences. Owen Cummins, aged 41, from St Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin, was convicted of possessing a Beretta handgun and...
Garda feared for life and fired shot after "hit team" member drove at him
A garda discharged his firearm at the Special Criminal Court after fearing for his life and that of a man he was restraining when a jeep was driven towards them at high speed. Owen Cummins, aged 41, of St Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty to possessing a Beretta...
14 months for speeding, "barely over the limit" driver who caused death of woman (92)
A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment for dangerous driving causing death at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. James Dingle, of Drumcliffe Road, Cabra, Dublin pleaded guilty to causing the death of Maureen Creaner, aged 92, on Navan Road, Cabra on 4...
Jail for man arrested during confrontation with armed gardai
A Dublin man has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court for possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer. Andrew O'Keeffe, aged 29, from Drumcliff Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty in June to the offence at Kylemore Way in Inchicore...
Gardai fired seven shots at jeep during firearms arrest, court hears
A Dublin man pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer following an armed garda operation in September 2017. Andrew O'Keeffe, aged 29, from Drumcliff Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7, was arrested after gardai responded to...
Dublin man pleads guilty to having handgun and silencer
A 28-year-old Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to unlawful possession of a firearm and silencer. Andrew O'Keeffe, with an address on Drumcliff Road in Cabra West, Dublin 7, admitted to possessing a 9mm Beretta handgun and silencer at Kylemore Way in...