Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

False imprisonment, Dangerous driving, Threat to kill

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

3 reports, 28 Feb 2022 to 9 Apr 2025

Outlets

donegallive.ie

• Man pleads guilty to false imprisonment and threat to kill in Donegal False imprisonment · Co. Donegal

  Ciaran Burke, a man from Drumduff, Mountcharles, County Donegal, was charged in 2022 with false imprisonment of Jennifer Sweeney, dangerous driving, and threatening to kill Garda Jim Connolly, all allegedly arising from an incident on 18 December 2021. He was first brought before Donegal District Court in February 2022 on charges of assaulting a garda, producing a chain, and threatening to kill the garda, with additional charges of false imprisonment, theft, criminal damage, and three counts of dangerous driving added in March 2022. He was sent forward for trial to Donegal Circuit Court in May 2022. In April 2025, Burke pleaded guilty to three charges at Donegal Circuit Court in Letterkenny, and Judge John Aylmer ordered a probation report before adjourning sentencing to the next session.

  In court, 28 Feb 2022Victim · 3 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 9 Apr2025
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Man pleads guilty to false imprisonment and threat to kill in Donegal

   Mountcharles man falsely imprisoned woman, threatened to kill Garda

   victim, Garda James Connolly, irish (judged from name)Garda James ConnollyIE
2. 29 Mar2022
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Man pleads guilty to false imprisonment and threat to kill in Donegal

   Donegal man charged with false imprisonment of woman and threat to kill garda

   victim, Jim Connolly, male, irish (judged from name)Jim Connolly♂IE
3. 28 Feb2022
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Man pleads guilty to false imprisonment and threat to kill in Donegal

   Man before court on allegation of assaulting a Donegal garda

   victim, Garda Jim Connolly, male, irish (judged from name)Garda Jim Connolly♂IE

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