Co. Donegal • 48 stories • Since 13 Jan 2015 • Latest 26 May 2026
A local event in Donegal town saw a 9‑year‑old boy’s family call for life‑changing treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. County councillor Micheál Nocton urged the HSE to make the medication available in the Republic.
A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has had her conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal following a challenge to her trial proceedings. Jacinta McSherry O'Connor, aged 64, was found guilty in October 2023 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of two counts of indecent assault against a male student in 1985. The assaults occurred in the student's home while she was providing grinds; she was 24 at the time and…
A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has appealed her conviction for indecently assaulting a 13-year-old male student in 1985. Jacinta McSherry O'Connor, now 64, was found guilty following a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial in October 2023 and sentenced to three years imprisonment on each of two counts, with the final six months suspended. At the Court of Appeal, her legal team contended that the trial…
A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment following her conviction for indecently assaulting a male pupil in 1985. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after a trial in October 2023. The offences occurred when she was a student teacher and the complainant was 13 years old…
A 63-year-old former secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has been convicted of two counts of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old male pupil in 1985 while working as a student teacher at a Dublin secondary school. The offences occurred during home tuition sessions and on a family holiday to Spain. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the complainant, now in his fifties, described how the abuse had affected him…
A woman has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy in the 1980s following a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, of Donegal Town, was convicted on two counts of indecent assault by majority jury verdict after 11 hours of deliberation. The offences allegedly occurred between June and September 1985 while she worked as a student teacher at a Dublin…
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court will resume deliberations tomorrow in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63 and from The Mullins in Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault on a child allegedly occurring between June and September 1985. The alleged victim was 13 years old at the time, while Ms…
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has continued deliberations in the trial of a Donegal woman accused of indecently assaulting a male student nearly four decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63 and from The Mullins in Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a child between June and September 1985. The alleged offences occurred while Ms McSherry O'Connor worked as a…
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the jury has begun deliberations in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student nearly four decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, from Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault on dates between June and September 1985, when she was a student teacher at a Dublin school and the boy was thirteen years old. The alleged…
A teacher from Donegal Town has denied charges of indecent assault against a male student alleged to have occurred nearly four decades ago. The 63-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a child between June and September 1985, when she was a student teacher in Dublin. She took the stand at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and stated she never engaged in sexual contact of any kind with…
A 63-year-old teacher from Donegal Town has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a male student in 1985 when she was a trainee educator in Dublin. During trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the defendant told gardaí that nothing inappropriate occurred during tutoring sessions at the boy's home or during a holiday in Spain. She stated she believed the then-13-year-old harboured a crush on her…
A former English teacher has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court charged with indecently assaulting a pupil during the 1980s. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, of Donegal Town, Co Donegal, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault on dates between June and September 1985. The prosecution alleges the offences occurred both during tutoring sessions at the complainant's home and whilst on…
The Central Criminal Court in Monaghan heard testimony on 22 March from two psychiatrists who both concluded that Richard Burke was suffering from a mental disorder that substantially diminished his responsibility at the time of the alleged killing. Mr Burke, aged 32, of Killygordon, County Donegal, has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in relation to the death of Jasmine McMonagle at Forest…
HUGH DUNCAN — GORTLOSKY DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. ROOF FORMING LINK FROM EXISTING GARAGE TO DWELLING HOUSE WITH STORAGE WITHIN AND PERMISSION FOR CONS...
DARRAGH KELLY — 24 OLD GOLF COURSE ROAD DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING WITH SINGLE STOREY STORE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. AN APP...
GARVAN & ELEANOR WARD — GLEBE DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. CONSTRUCTION OF (A) AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING AT GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AN...
CAROL LYSTER — 33C OLD GOLF COURSE ROAD TULLAGHCULLION DONEGAL TOWN CO. DONEGAL. INSTALLATION OF 2NO. WINDOWS TO THE SIDE ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING DWELLING...
John & Pamela Leonard — Revlin Donegal Town Co. Donegal F94 Y6P9. The development for which retention permission is sought consists of the following:- (i) Erection...
A planning application has been filed with Donegal County Council under reference 2660867. Status not recorded.
Scoil an Linbh Iosa in Donegal Town is planning to build a single-storey garden room on the south side of the school as part of site works. The application from the school's board of management was decided on 14 May 2026.
A planning application has been filed with Donegal County Council under reference 2660858. Status not recorded.
GRATTAN BUTLER & DENIS O'MAHONY is seeking permission (1) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL WINDOWS ON THE NORTH FACING GABLE ELEVATION, (2) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL VELUX TYPE ROOFLIGHTS IN THE PITCHED ROOF AND (3) PROVISION OF SIGNAGE AT THE UPPER LEVEL OF THE GABLE ELEVATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS at GMB LAW OFFICE BUILDING, NEW ROW, DONEGAL TOWN, CO. DONEGAL. New Application.
CIAN MC GRATH & ROSALEEN CANNON is seeking permission ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS at CLARCARRICKNAGUN, DONEGAL TOWN, CO. DONEGAL. New Application.
CAROLINE DUNCAN is seeking permission CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTACHED GARAGE, INSTALLATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS at BALLYDEVITT BEG, DONEGAL TOWN, CO. DONEGAL. Conditional decision on 08/05/2026.
MICHAEL BOYLE ON BEHALF OF FANAD HEAD LTD is seeking permission (1) RETENTION OF (A) 2 NO. BARS TO THE EXISTING BEER GARDEN AREA OF THE ORIGINAL MCCAFFERTY’S BAR AND BEER GARDEN AREA AND (B) AWNING STRUCTURE TO BEER GARDEN, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING MCCAFFERTY’S BAR PREMISES TO INCLUDE THE MERGING OF TWO ADJOINING BUILDINGS TO THE SOUTH OF CURRENT PREMISES IN ORDER…
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A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has had her conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal following a challenge to her trial proceedings. Jacinta McSherry O'Connor, aged 64, was found guilty in October 2023 at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of two counts of indecent...
A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has appealed her conviction for indecently assaulting a 13-year-old male student in 1985. Jacinta McSherry O'Connor, now 64, was found guilty following a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial in October 2023 and sentenced to three...
A secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment following her conviction for indecently assaulting a male pupil in 1985. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, was found guilty of two counts of indecent assault at Dublin...
A 63-year-old former secondary school teacher from Donegal Town has been convicted of two counts of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old male pupil in 1985 while working as a student teacher at a Dublin secondary school. The offences occurred during home tuition sessions and on...
A woman has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy in the 1980s following a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, of Donegal Town, was convicted on two counts of indecent assault by majority jury verdict after 11...
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court will resume deliberations tomorrow in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63 and from The Mullins in Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has continued deliberations in the trial of a Donegal woman accused of indecently assaulting a male student nearly four decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63 and from The Mullins in Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two...
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the jury has begun deliberations in the trial of a teacher accused of indecently assaulting a male student nearly four decades ago. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, from Donegal Town, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault...
A teacher from Donegal Town has denied charges of indecent assault against a male student alleged to have occurred nearly four decades ago. The 63-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a child between June and September 1985, when she was a...
A 63-year-old teacher from Donegal Town has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecently assaulting a male student in 1985 when she was a trainee educator in Dublin. During trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the defendant told gardaí that nothing inappropriate occurred...
A former English teacher has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court charged with indecently assaulting a pupil during the 1980s. Jacintha McSherry O'Connor, aged 63, of Donegal Town, Co Donegal, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of indecent assault on dates between...
The Central Criminal Court in Monaghan heard testimony on 22 March from two psychiatrists who both concluded that Richard Burke was suffering from a mental disorder that substantially diminished his responsibility at the time of the alleged killing. Mr Burke, aged 32, of...
A 30-year-old man from Donegal has been sentenced to five years imprisonment, with the final 18 months suspended, for the rape and sexual abuse of his niece when he was a teenager. The man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to two counts of oral rape and five counts...
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has viewed CCTV footage from Donegal Town showing a teenager accused of rape before and after the alleged offences on St Patrick's Day 2016. The accused, now 19, denies the charges relating to a 16-year-old girl. During cross-examination,...
An 18-year-old woman testified at the Central Criminal Court regarding allegations that she was raped in Donegal Town on March 18, 2016, following St Patrick's Day celebrations. The woman, who was 16 at the time of the alleged incident, described the assault occurring in a...
A trial has begun at the Central Criminal Court concerning allegations of rape and sexual assault following an incident in Co Donegal on St Patrick's Day 2016. The accused teenager, now aged 19, has denied one charge of rape and one of sexual assault against a 16-year-old girl....
At the Charleton Tribunal on 6 October 2017, Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn of Donegal Division gave evidence concerning the handling of allegations against whistleblower Garda Keith Harrison. Chief Supt McGinn stated her priority was ensuring gardaí acted in a clear and...
A man from County Donegal has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for the rape of a 14-year-old girl at a youth disco in December 2010, when he was aged 15. The Central Criminal Court heard that he pushed the girl into the ladies toilets and raped her in a cubicle. The...
A 21-year-old man has been acquitted at the Central Criminal Court of rape allegations arising from an incident in Donegal Town in July 2012. The accused had pleaded not guilty to the charge. The trial heard evidence that the complainant and the accused, both aged 18 at the...
The jury in a rape trial at the Central Criminal Court is to resume deliberations tomorrow following over two hours of consideration today. The accused, now aged 21, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of raping a woman in an alleyway in Donegal Town in July 2012, when both...