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Case No. 11710Trespass, criminal damage and public order offences · Co. Donegal · 20 Sep 2025

Man jailed over repeated trespass and criminal damage incidents in Letterkenny

Josh Cullen, 22, was sentenced to prison at court over seven charges, including trespass and criminal damage at Letterkenny Garda Station, McGettigan's Hotel and Atlantic Technological University. The incidents took place between September and October 2025, and the final month of the sentence was suspended.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced21 Dec
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCCTV showed Cullen damaging glass and setting off a fire alarm at McGettigan's Hotel. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatCullen scraped paint off a wall in a cell at Letterkenny Garda Station, costing €100 to rectify. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatOn October 26, 2025, Cullen was found in the engineering department at ATU and told staff he was a cleaner. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereCullen entered the custody suite of Letterkenny Garda Station by entering a keypad code. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenCullen accessed the custody suite of Letterkenny Garda Station on September 20, 2025. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenOn September 21, 2025, Cullen attempted to enter a code on a gate at Letterkenny Garda Station. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenOn October 25, 2025, Cullen was captured on CCTV entering a restricted area of McGettigan's Hotel. (donegallive.ie)
  • chargeCullen faced seven charges arising from repeated incursions into restricted areas of the Garda station and trespass and damage incidents. (donegallive.ie)
  • courtCullen was brought to court from Castlerea Prison, where he had been in custody since the end of October on these charges. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherNo damage was done and no property was taken at ATU, the court heard. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherHis solicitor said the behaviour was a form of protest over a perceived legitimate complaint about the health service. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 21 Dec2025
    Sentenceddonegallive.ie, first report
    Man who twice breached Letterkenny Garda staton custody area jailed for bizarre spree

    Court report on the sentencing of Josh Cullen for a series of trespass and criminal damage incidents at Letterkenny Garda Station, McGettigan's Hotel and ATU between September and October 2025. The incidents differ from the 16 December 2025 hospital offences in existing case 11674, so this is treated as a separate case.

    convicted, Josh Cullen, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Josh Cullen