Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 15716Breach of barring order · Co. Donegal

Man charged with breaching barring order at Letterkenny court

A man was charged with breaching a barring order after calling to the home of his former partner and their family in April 2022, when he left a bag of sweets and a confirmation card for his son on the doorstep. He appeared at a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court, where the solicitor said two years had passed with no interaction between the parties and the judge accepted that this appeared to be a one-off incident. The Probation Act was applied, as reported on 21 October 2024.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court21 Oct
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man was charged with breaching a barring order by calling to the home of his former partner.
  • When no one answered, the man left a bag of sweets and a confirmation card for his son on the doorstep.
When
The incident took place in April 2022.
Where
  • The man called to the home of his former partner and their family.
  • The man appeared at a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court.
In court
  • The solicitor said two years had passed with no interaction between the parties.
  • The judge said the victim had come to the court seeking protection.
  • The judge accepted that this appeared to be a one-off incident.
Sentence
The Probation Act was applied.
Other details
The court report was published on 21 October 2024.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man left a bag of sweets and a confirmation card for his son on the doorstep of the house. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe man appeared at a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe man called to the home of his former partner and their family in April 2022. (donegallive.ie)
  • chargeThe man was charged with breaching a barring order by calling to the home of his ex-partner. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtThe solicitor said two years had passed with no interaction between the parties. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtThe judge said the victim had come to the court seeking protection. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtThe judge accepted that this appeared to be a one-off incident. (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceThe Probation Act was applied. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 21 Oct2024
    In courtdonegallive.ie, first report
    Father in court after leaving treats for son’s Confirmation

    Reports a court appearance over the April 2022 incident. No existing case matches this incident. The article says the Probation Act was applied.

    accused, malevictim