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Case No. 10544Assault causing harm · Co. Donegal · 23 Sep 2023

Buncrana man to stand trial over Letterkenny assaults

Kevin Grant, a 36-year-old man from Hilltown in Buncrana, is charged with two counts of assault causing harm, allegedly committed against two different people on Main Street in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, on 23 September 2023. These are allegations. At Letterkenny District Court, the Director of Public Prosecutions consented to him being sent forward for trial, and he was granted bail with conditions. The latest development is that the case was adjourned to Letterkenny Circuit Court on 5 May.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court10 Mar
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Kevin Grant is charged with two counts of assault causing harm.
  • The two alleged assaults were against two different people.
Where
The alleged assaults took place on Main Street in Letterkenny, Co Donegal.
When
The alleged assaults took place on 23 September 2023.
Charges
Both alleged assaults were committed on the same date and at the same location.
In court
  • The Director of Public Prosecutions consented to Grant being sent forward for trial to Letterkenny Circuit Court, as Garda Sergeant Jim Collins told Letterkenny District Court.
  • The judge gave Grant the alibi warning, and legal aid was granted to his solicitor, with two counsel assigned to the case.
  • The case was adjourned to Letterkenny Circuit Court on 5 May.
Other details
Grant was granted bail with conditions, including not socialising in Letterkenny, surrendering his passport and signing on at his local Garda station.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatKevin Grant is charged with two counts of assault causing harm. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe alleged assaults took place on Main Street in Letterkenny. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe alleged assaults took place on 23 September 2023. (donegallive.ie)
  • chargeBoth assaults were allegedly committed on the same date and at the same location against two different people. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtThe Director of Public Prosecutions consented to the accused being sent forward for trial to Letterkenny Circuit Court. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtThe judge gave the accused the alibi warning. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtLegal aid was granted to the accused's solicitor, and two counsel were assigned to the case. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtThe case was adjourned to Letterkenny Circuit Court on 5 May. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe accused was released on bail with a number of conditions. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherBail conditions include not socialising in Letterkenny, surrendering his passport and signing on at his local Garda station. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 10 Mar2026
    In courtdonegallive.ie, first report
    Buncrana man faces Circuit Court trial over serious assaults

    Reports that Kevin Grant appeared at Letterkenny District Court, was sent forward for trial to Letterkenny Circuit Court on 5 May, and was granted bail with conditions.

    accused, Kevin Grant, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kevin Grantvictimvictim