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Case No. 13868Burglary · Co. Donegal · 27 Apr 2025

Woman wakes to find intruder during Donegal Town burglary

A burglary took place at a house in Ardeskin, Donegal Town, County Donegal, between 2am and 3am on Sunday, April 27, 2025. A woman woke to find a male intruder in her home, and the intruder left immediately; gardaí say nothing was stolen, but the glass in the front door is believed to have been smashed. The age and nationality of the woman and the man are not given in the sources. No arrest or charge has been reported, and on April 29, 2025, gardaí appealed for anyone in the area with dash-cam footage or information to come forward.

  1. Reported29 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A woman woke to find a male intruder in her home during the burglary.
  • The intruder left immediately after the resident woke.
  • Gardaí say nothing was stolen from the property.
  • The glass in the front door is believed to have been smashed by the intruder.
Where
The burglary took place at a house in Ardeskin, Donegal Town, County Donegal.
When
The burglary took place on Sunday, April 27, 2025, between 2am and 3am.
Other details
  • The incident was first reported by donegallive.ie on April 29, 2025.
  • No arrest or charge has been reported.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are appealing for anyone in the area with dash-cam footage to make it available.
  • Anyone who observed suspicious activity in the area is asked to contact Ballyshannon garda station or the Garda Confidential line.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA woman woke to find a burglar in her home during the break-in. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA male intruder was in the house when the resident woke. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatGardaí say nothing was stolen from the property. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe glass in the front door is believed to have been smashed by the intruder. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe burglary took place at a house in Ardeskin, Donegal Town. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe burglary took place on Sunday, April 27, between 2am and 3am. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for anyone in the area with dash-cam footage to make it available. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationAnyone who observed suspicious activity in the area is asked to contact Ballyshannon garda station or the Garda Confidential line. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe intruder left immediately. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 29 Apr2025
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Woman wakes to find intruder in home during Donegal Town burglary

    First report of this incident. Nothing was stolen, the front door glass is believed to have been smashed, and gardaí are appealing for dash-cam footage and information.

    victim, femalesuspect, male