Donegal Town News and Blog

Two arrested in Donegal Town still in custody (From OceanFM) Aug 22, 5:32 pm Two men arrested in Donegal Town in seperate incidents over the weekend remain in custody today. Both men appeared at a special sitting of Donegal Town District Court on Sunday evening last. Gardai arrested an Iranian national following a stabbing at the Cliffview hostel on the Killybegs road in Donegal Town in the early hours of Sunday morning. 26 year old Mohamid Ompor, with an address at Cliffview hostel appeared before a special sitting of Donegal Town District Court on Sunday evening and was remanded in custody to Castlerea prison having been charged with assault causing harm to a man from Kuwait who also lives at the hostel. Mr Ompar who will reappear at Donegal District Court on Thursday afternoon next. The injured party did not require hospital treatment and is today recovering from the ordeal. Meanwhile, Gardai arrested an 19 year old Derry man following a high speed pursuit in the early hours of Sunday morning which ended with a car crashing into the roundabout at Drumlongher, Donegal Town. James Coyle from 9, Greenhall Crescent, Racecourse Road in Derry was arrested following a high speed pursuit of a stolen car which began in Ballyshannon in the early hours of Sunday morning. Two thousand euro of damage was caused to a Garda car which was rammed by the offending vehicle at Drumlonagher on the main Letterkenny to Ballyshannon road just before 3am on Sunday. The accused was charged with seven counts of dangerous driving, one of having no insurance, failing to stop for Gardai and an unauthorised taking of the vehicle. Mr. Coyle is being detained at St Patrick’s Institution in Dublin and will also reappear in Donegal Town Court on Thursday next. Bail was not granted by Judge Conal Gibbons.
There hasn’t been much in the news lately (that might be a good thing).