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Case No. 13556Criminal damage · Co. Donegal · 3 Apr 2024

Man jailed for urinating in Letterkenny Garda cell

On 3 April 2024 at about 1.35pm, Andrew O'Neill, a 34-year-old man, was drunk and becoming aggressive with a bus driver at Letterkenny bus station, and gardaí were called. He was arrested, taken to Letterkenny Garda Station and searched, where drugs with a street value of €40 were found, and he later urinated on a door in a holding cell there. He was charged with criminal damage, being intoxicated in a public place and failing to comply with Garda directions, and he is in custody on other matters. On 3 June 2025 he was sentenced at Letterkenny District Court to two months for criminal damage, with the other charges taken into consideration, although one article's opening line says one month.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced3 Jun
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Andrew O'Neill urinated on a door in a holding cell at Letterkenny Garda Station.
Where
The drunken episode happened at Letterkenny bus station, and the urination occurred in a Garda cell in Letterkenny.
When
The incident happened on 3 April 2024 at about 1.35pm.
Cause
He was drunk and becoming aggressive with a bus driver.
Investigation
Gardaí were called, he was arrested, taken to Letterkenny Garda Station and searched.
Weapon
No weapon is mentioned in the sources.
Other details
  • Drugs with a street value of €40 were found on him during the search at the station.
  • He is 34 years old and has 58 previous convictions, and he is in custody on other matters.
Charges
He was charged with criminal damage, being intoxicated in a public place and failing to comply with Garda directions.
In court
He appeared at Letterkenny District Court.
Sentence
  • He was sentenced to two months for criminal damage, with the other charges taken into consideration.
  • One article's opening line says he was jailed for one month, which conflicts with the two months stated in the body.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused urinated on a door in the holding cell. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place at Letterkenny bus station. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 3 April 2024. (donegallive.ie)
  • causeThe accused was drunk and becoming aggressive with a bus driver. (donegallive.ie)
  • chargeThe accused was charged with criminal damage, being intoxicated in a public place and failing to comply with Garda directions. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtThe accused appeared at Letterkenny District Court. (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceThe accused was sentenced to two months in prison for criminal damage, with the other charges taken into consideration. (donegallive.ie)
  • sentenceThe article's opening line says the accused was jailed for one month. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherGardaí were called and the accused was arrested. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherDrugs with a street value of €40 were found on the accused during a search at the station. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe accused has 58 previous convictions and is in custody on other matters. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 3 Jun2025
    Sentenceddonegallive.ie, first report
    Man who urinated in Letterkenny Garda Station cell jailed for two months

    Court report on sentencing. The opening line says jailed for a month, but the body says two months for the criminal damage charge, with other charges taken into consideration. Not matched to an existing case.

    convicted, Andrew O'Neill, 34, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew O'Neill