Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Born

Between May 1999 and January 2000, from the ages reported

Offences

Criminal damage, Assault causing harm

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

3 reports, 8 Feb 2022 to 29 May 2026

Outlets

donegallive.ie

• Man charged over €8,850 criminal damage at Letterkenny hospital site Criminal damage · Co. Donegal

  Matthew Gallagher, a 26-year-old of no fixed abode, is alleged to have caused €8,850 worth of damage on 27 May 2026 at the Boyle Construction site on Kilmacrennan Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, where 24 windows, three glass doors, eight toilets and cisterns and three porcelain sinks were damaged at a new hospital. CCTV was viewed and he was identified as the suspect, and he was arrested on 28 May 2026 and charged at 6.48pm with criminal damage, having nunchucks in his custody intending to damage property, and possessing €120 worth of cannabis. On Friday 29 May 2026 he appeared before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court, where gardaí objected to bail and the judge found a risk of reoffending if bail were granted. He was remanded in custody and ordered to be assessed by a medical practitioner.

  In court, 29 May 2026Accused · 1 report
• Man admits biting woman on Bundoran beach, court hears Assault causing harm · Co. Donegal

  Matthew Gallagher, a 26-year-old man of West End, Bundoran, Co Donegal, admitted assaulting a woman and causing her harm at Bundoran beach on August 16, 2024. The assault arose from an altercation about a dog and a ball, and he bit her on the hand and leg. He told gardaí he acted in self-defence, and he also faces other charges, including assaulting a male and criminal damage to a window blind. On January 16, 2026, Ballyshannon District Court accepted jurisdiction, so the case will proceed in the district court, and all matters were adjourned to March 20 with no sentence reported.

  In court, 23 Jan 2026Accused · 1 report
• Bail refused for man charged with assault causing harm in Letterkenny Assault causing harm · Co. Donegal

  Matthew Gallagher, 22, of Leitir Ard, Letterkenny, was charged with assault causing harm after allegedly head butting, punching and choking a woman at her home in Letterkenny on 6 February 2022. The woman, described as his aunt, fled through a ground floor window in her socks and was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital. Gallagher left the scene in a taxi and was detained the following day after presenting to Letterkenny Garda Station. Judge Alan Mitchell refused bail at Letterkenny District Court on 8 February 2022, citing the seriousness of the charge.

  In court, 8 Feb 2022Accused · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 29 May2026
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Man charged over €8,850 criminal damage at Letterkenny hospital site

   Man charged with causing almost €9,000 worth of damage to new hospital in Letterkenny

   accused, Matthew Gallagher, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Matthew Gallagher♂26IE
2. 23 Jan2026
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Man admits biting woman on Bundoran beach, court hears

   Man told gardaí he bit woman on hand and leg on Donegal beach ‘in self-defence’

   accused, Matthew Gallagher, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Matthew Gallagher♂26IE
3. 8 Feb2022
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Bail refused for man charged with assault causing harm in Letterkenny

   Woman had to flee her own home after 'serious and sustained' assault

   accused, Matthew Gallagher, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Matthew Gallagher♂22IE

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