Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused, victim

Born

Between September 1960 and September 1961, from the ages reported

Offences

Possession of cannabis (Misuse of Drugs Act, Section 3), Assault and producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

2 reports, 18 Feb 2025 to 16 Sep 2025

Outlets

donegallive.ie

• Buncrana man (64) avoids cannabis possession conviction with €200 charity donation Possession of cannabis (Misuse of Drugs Act · Co. Donegal

  Fergal Pleimean, a 64-year-old man from Cockhill Road, Buncrana, County Donegal, had two grammes of suspected cannabis found in a kitchen press at his home during a garda search on 16 June 2023. He pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis under Section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act at Buncrana District Court, where the court accepted the cannabis was for his own personal use. Judge Deirdre Gearty directed him to pay €200 to the autism charity iCARE in lieu of a conviction, and the case was adjourned to 9 October for a receipt of payment to be produced. The latest development is that the case remains adjourned to 9 October pending that receipt.

  Sentenced, 16 Sep 2025Accused · 1 report
• Convoy man pleads guilty to assault and slash hook charge Assault and producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury · Co. Donegal

  Fergal Pleimean was stabbed with a slash hook on Main Street, Convoy, County Donegal, in the early hours of Saturday 13 August 2022. He sustained several non-life-threatening wounds and was treated at Letterkenny University Hospital. Dean Kelly, 29, of Main Street, Convoy, was charged with a section 3 assault and producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury. Kelly appeared at Ennis District Court on 15 August 2022, where Judge Marie Keane granted bail with conditions. He later pleaded guilty to both charges at Letterkenny Circuit Court, and the case was adjourned to the July sitting for a probation report.

  Convicted, 18 Feb 2025Victim · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 16 Sep2025
   Sentenceddonegallive.ie, in Buncrana man (64) avoids cannabis possession conviction with €200 charity donation

   Buncrana man (64) had cannabis stashed in his kitchen press when gardai came calling

   accused, Fergal Pleimean, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Fergal Pleimean♂64IE
2. 18 Feb2025
   Convicteddonegallive.ie, in Convoy man pleads guilty to assault and slash hook charge

   Convoy man pleads guilty to producing slash hook during assault

   victim, Fergal Pleimean, irish (judged from name)Fergal PleimeanIE

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