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Man in court after crashing car in village with men on roof and bonnet

A driver who sped around the village of Clonmany with a man on the roof of his car and another man on the bonnet has appeared in court after one of the men was left with a serious brain injury. Adam McCarron appeared before Letterkenny Circuit Court,...

01 May 2024 at 11:56

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Sexy text in the ’50s

In the repressive moral climate of the Ireland of the 1950s, there was little to ease the appetite of the prurient. English tabloids were unknown, and only the banned News of the World could be counted on for unrestrained coverage of the graphic ...

09 May 2023 at 16:12

National News

Two women in court for running out on hairdressing bill

Two women appeared in court charged with dishonestly making off without paying for hairdressing services which cost €300. The offence took place on November 17, 2021 at 24 Lana Aoibhinn, Longford. The single charges against both women, Martina ...

13 Jul 2023 at 16:13

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Cocaine worth €2.3m found hidden under consignment of frozen chicken

TWO ENGLISHMEN who were caught unloading over €2.3 million worth of cannabis which was concealed under a consignment of frozen chicken are facing the possibility of lengthy prison sentences. Daniel Bowker, aged 40, of Empire Roadd, Bolton and ...

20 Jul 2023 at 17:28

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Judge says full-time criminal court needed in Mayo

A FULL-time criminal-court judge in Mayo is needed to cater for the increased workload of cases appearing before the Circuit Criminal Court in the county, according to a sitting judge. Judge Eoin Garavan made the comments during the sitting ...

20 Jul 2023 at 17:00

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Mayo man given seven years in jail for rape of work colleague

A Mayo man who raped a young woman at a house party as she drifted in and out of consciousness on a bathroom floor has been given an eight-year sentence with the final year suspended. Ciara Mangan, who has waived her right to anonymity, ...

17 Jul 2023 at 15:39

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Woman threw pint glass over garda's head in Westport pub

A WOMAN who threw a pint glass over a garda's head in a Westport pub over the weekend was told she was very lucky not to be going to jail. Ann McDonagh (41) of 59 Devonshire Hill Lane, London appeared before Ballina District Court ...

26 Jul 2023 at 14:00

National News

Tight security as man is charged with murder over death at popular tourist destination

A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose body was found floating in waters off Sliabh Liag cliffs in County Donegal. Alan Vial appeared amidst tight garda security at a special sitting of Ballyshannon ...

14 Jul 2023 at 17:40

National News

'It was wrong and I should have stopped' - Man in court over hit-and-run death of nine-year-old boy

A man has appeared in court charged over a hit-and-run collision in which a nine-year-old boy was killed in Bundoran. Sergee Kelly appeared at Carrick-On-Shannon District Court on Tuesday morning in connection with the fatal ...

26 Sept 2023 at 12:33

National News

Man accused of having 'machine gun' and ammunition in forest refused bail

A FATHER of three school-going children who is accused of unlawful possession of an M16 machine gun has been refused bail. Evan Little, aged 32, of Inis Eagla, Shannon, County Clare appeared before Ennis District Court this ...

20 Sept 2023 at 18:11

National News

Woman fined after dogs endured 'severe neglect and unnecessary suffering'

The Irish Society of Protection of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has highlighted the condition in which dogs were kept at an address in the Midlands. Inspector McCormack commented after Judge Andrew Cody at Portlaoise ...

24 Sept 2023 at 16:03

National News

Irish soldier charged with possessing cocaine valued at between £50,000 to £60,000

A soldier in the Irish Army has appeared at Derry Magistrate's Court today charged with possessing cocaine valued at between £50,000 to £60,000. Caolan Larkin (30) of Galgomna Road in Draperstown, Co. Derry faced ...

21 Sept 2023 at 11:27

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