Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Born

Between May 1981 and May 1982, from the ages reported

Nationality

Latvian, as stated in a report

Offences

Possession of a knife

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

1 report, 21 May 2026 to 21 May 2026

Outlets

donegallive.ie

• Welder charged with possessing a knife in Carndonagh Possession of a knife · Co. Donegal

  Aleksandrs Nikiforovs, a 44-year-old Latvian man and Inishowen-based welder, has been charged with illegal possession of a knife. The alleged incident took place at Millbrae, Carndonagh, on 8 November 2025. He faces one charge under Section 9 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990. On 21 May 2026 he appeared before Carndonagh District Court at Buncrana Courthouse, where Judge Emile Daly accepted jurisdiction, and the case was adjourned until 21 July at Carndonagh District Court after the defence applied for disclosure of evidential statements.

  In court, 21 May 2026Accused · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 21 May2026
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Welder charged with possessing a knife in Carndonagh

   Welder (44) accused of illegal possession of a knife in Donegal

   accused, Aleksandrs Nikiforovs, 44, male, Latvian, named, non-irishAleksandrs Nikiforovs♂44LV

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