Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

Between September 1977 and February 1978, from the ages reported

Offences

Theft, Criminal damage and trespass, Theft; threatening behaviour; possession of a hammer, Theft; burglary; criminal damage

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

3 reports, 4 Apr 2022 to 13 Feb 2026

Outlets

donegallive.ie, irishtimes.com

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit

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• Letterkenny father and son to stand trial on theft and damage Theft · Co. Donegal

  Gavin Mitchell, 48, and his son Chad Mitchell, 29, both men from Letterkenny, face charges of theft, criminal damage and trespass at several locations in the town. The alleged offences span from October 2023 to April 2024, including incidents at Teach Earagail, Glencar Irish, 60 Upper Main Street and 39 Oaklands Park. The men appeared at Letterkenny District Court where the Director of Public Prosecutions consented to both going forward for trial. Judge Emile Daly applied the alibi warning and legal aid was granted to solicitor Patsy Gallagher for both men. They are to stand trial at the next sitting of Letterkenny Circuit Court.

  In court, 13 Feb 2026Accused · 1 report
• Donegal man jailed for a year over threats to mother and theft Theft; threatening behaviour; possession of a hammer · Co. Donegal

  Gavin Mitchell, a 46-year-old man originally from Letterkenny, Co Donegal, is alleged to have stole cash and alcohol between January 2021 and June 2023 and to have threatened his mother, a woman, at her home while intoxicated. On 9 October 2023 gardaí found him with a hammer on Lower Main Street in Letterkenny. He pleaded guilty at Letterkenny District Court to five counts of theft and to stealing a phone worth €300 and a bottle of alcohol from Tesco, Letterkenny Shopping Centre. The latest development, reported on 6 September 2024, is that he was jailed for one year, backdated to 19 July when he entered custody.

  Sentenced, 6 Sep 2024Convicted · 1 report
• Man sentenced for Letterkenny hospital chapel and hair salon burglary Theft; burglary; criminal damage · Co. Donegal

  On 5 March 2022, Gavin Mitchell, a 44-year-old man, stole a poor box containing approximately €300 from the chapel at Letterkenny University Hospital at 3.30am, then broke into a hair salon on Pearse Road near the Station Roundabout between 4.30am and 4.45am, stealing cash, two iPhones and €1,500 worth of hairdressing equipment. Mitchell was identified from CCTV footage and made admissions to Gardaí. He appeared at Letterkenny District Court via video link from Castlerea Prison, where Judge Alan Mitchell accepted jurisdiction. Mitchell was sentenced to four months in prison, backdated to 15 March 2022, with the hair salon burglary and criminal damage taken into account, and a five-month suspended sentence was also dealt with.

  Sentenced, 4 Apr 2022Convicted · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 13 Feb2026
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Letterkenny father and son to stand trial on theft and damage

   Letterkenny father and son face Circuit Court trial for alleged offences

   accused, Gavin Mitchell, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin Mitchell♂48IE
2. 6 Sep2024
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Donegal man jailed for a year over threats to mother and theft

   Man (46) who threatened his mother that he would ‘put teeth down her throat’ is jailed

   convicted, Gavin Mitchell, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin Mitchell♂46IE
3. 4 Apr2022
   Sentenceddonegallive.ie, in Man sentenced for Letterkenny hospital chapel and hair salon burglary

   Man jailed for robbing poor box from Letterkenny hospital chapel

   convicted, Gavin Mitchell, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gavin Mitchell♂44IE

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