Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

1985, from the ages reported

Offences

Aggravated burglary, Threats to kill or cause serious harm, And burglary, Burglary and criminal damage

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

6 reports, 26 Jan 2023 to 31 May 2026

Outlets

donegallive.ie

Photographs

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• Letterkenny pair sentenced over aggravated burglary and threats to kill Aggravated burglary · Co. Donegal

  On 1 June 2022, man Matthew Lafferty, 30, and woman Amanda Coleman, 37, were involved in an incident at Robinsons Hall, Port Road, Letterkenny, where Lafferty held a hammer to a woman's head and Coleman made threats to kill two people. The pair were also charged over a spate of burglaries at seven commercial premises in Letterkenny on 20 September 2024. Identified from CCTV and arrested at Letterkenny Bus Station, they each faced 13 charges including aggravated burglary and threats to kill or cause serious harm. Both pleaded guilty at Letterkenny Circuit Court in February 2025, and Lafferty admitted three further burglary charges in November 2025. In May 2026, Lafferty was sentenced to eight and a half years' imprisonment with part suspended, while Coleman received a fully suspended four-and-a-half-year sentence.

  Sentenced, 31 May 2026Convicted, accused · 3 reports
• Pair sent for trial over Letterkenny burglaries and criminal damage Burglary and criminal damage · Co. Donegal

  Matthew Lafferty, a 33-year-old man, and Amanda Coleman, a 39-year-old woman, are charged with six burglaries at Letterkenny businesses and criminal damage of €700 to a tanning salon, with the main offences on September 20, 2024. Lafferty was charged in September 2024 and refused bail, while Coleman was charged in December 2024 and granted bail with a curfew. The DPP directed trial on indictment in February 2025, and both were sent forward to Letterkenny Circuit Court. Books of evidence were served in April 2025, with the trial set for May 2025.

  In court, 24 Sep 2024Accused · 3 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 31 May2026
   Sentenceddonegallive.ie, in Letterkenny pair sentenced over aggravated burglary and threats to kill

   Letterkenny pair sentenced after apartment block threats and business break-ins

   convicted, Amanda Coleman, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amanda Coleman♀40IE
2. 29 Apr2025
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Pair sent for trial over Letterkenny burglaries and criminal damage

   Pair sent for trial over spate of Letterkenny burglaries

   accused, Amanda Coleman, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amanda Coleman♀39IE
3. 21 Feb2025
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Pair sent for trial over Letterkenny burglaries and criminal damage

   Letterkenny pair to stand trial for spate of burglaries

   accused, Amanda Coleman, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amanda Coleman♀39IE
4. 12 Feb2025
   Convicteddonegallive.ie, in Letterkenny pair sentenced over aggravated burglary and threats to kill

   Letterkenny duo plead guilty to making threats to kill during burglary

   convicted, Amanda Coleman, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amanda Coleman♀39IE
5. 20 Dec2024
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Pair sent for trial over Letterkenny burglaries and criminal damage

   Woman charged over spate of burglaries at businesses in Letterkenny

   accused, Amanda Coleman, 39, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amanda Coleman♀39IE
6. 26 Jan2023
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Letterkenny pair sentenced over aggravated burglary and threats to kill

   Pair to stand trial over threats to kill with hammer

   accused, Amanda Coleman, 37, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amanda Coleman♀37IE

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