Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Theft and criminal damage (holiday home burglaries)

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

1 report, 8 Aug 2024 to 8 Aug 2024

Outlets

donegallive.ie

• Donegal man jailed for further year over holiday home burglaries Theft and criminal damage (holiday home burglaries) · Co. Donegal

  Timmy O'Gara, 23, of Doonalt, Glencolmcille, Donegal, was jailed for three years for breaking into 19 holiday homes between April and July 2023 after watching a TikTok video of young people entering vacant properties. He was subsequently charged with stealing a Yamaha 2B outboard boat engine belonging to Arthur McLaughlin at Cladnageragh Pier, Kilcar, on 6 August 2024, and handling it at Towney, Kilcar, the following day. He also pleaded guilty to stealing a stag's head from Cloghan Lodge in July 2023 and deceiving a Letterkenny phone shop owner out of an iPhone valued at €1,139. In January 2026, Judge Liddy at Letterkenny District Court sentenced him to one year for the iPhone theft and a further year for the boat engine theft, all to run concurrently, with a release date of 2028.

  Sentenced, 9 Jan 2026Victim · 1 report

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1. 8 Aug2024
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Donegal man jailed for further year over holiday home burglaries

   South Donegal man up for alleged burglaries now charged with stealing boat engine

   victim, Arthur McLaughlin, irish (judged from name)Arthur McLaughlinIE

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