Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Assault on a garda; breach of the peace; assault causing harm; obstruction of a peace officer, Assault on gardaí; criminal damage; theft; handling stolen goods

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

3 reports, 2 Aug 2024 to 23 Jan 2025

Outlets

donegallive.ie, irishmirror.ie

• Man charged with assaulting garda in Letterkenny granted bail Assault on a garda; breach of the peace; assault causing harm; obstruction of a peace officer · Co. Donegal

  John Boyle, 59, of Leck Cottages, Letterkenny, is charged with assaulting Garda Neil Kemmy, breach of the peace, two counts of assault causing harm, and obstructing a peace officer, relating to alleged incidents from October 2023. He was arrested and conveyed to Letterkenny Garda Station. Boyle appeared before Judge Ciaran Liddy at Letterkenny District Court on 22 January 2025, where there was no objection to bail. He was granted bail in his own bond of €100 and the case was adjourned for formal directions from the DPP.

  In court, 23 Jan 2025Victim · 1 report
• Letterkenny man remanded on assault and theft charges Assault on gardaí; criminal damage; theft; handling stolen goods · Co. Donegal

  Donal Kelly, 26, of Letterkenny, is charged with assaulting three gardaí, damaging Garda property, theft and handling stolen goods following incidents on 29 July 2024. He is accused of assaulting Garda Damien Maughan and Garda Neil Kemmy at the emergency department of Letterkenny University Hospital and Garda Peter Hughes at Letterkenny Garda Station, as well as lighting a cloth inside a prisoner cell in a Garda patrol van and bursting a tube of chalk. Kelly is also charged with stealing clothing and footwear worth €325 at Sports Direct and handling stolen goods worth €250 at the Radisson Blu Hotel carpark. He appeared by videolink at Letterkenny District Court on 2 August 2024, was remanded in custody, and the case was adjourned to 22 August for directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

  In court, 2 Aug 2024Victim · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 23 Jan2025
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Man charged with assaulting garda in Letterkenny granted bail

   Man in court charged with assaulting garda in Letterkenny

   victim, Neil Kemmy, irish (judged from name)Neil KemmyIE
2. 2 Aug2024
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Letterkenny man remanded on assault and theft charges

   Donegal man accused of assaulting three gardai and setting patrol van on fire

   victim, Neil Kemmy, irish (judged from name)Neil KemmyIE
3. 2 Aug2024
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Letterkenny man remanded on assault and theft charges

   Letterkenny man charged with assaulting Gardai and lighting fire in Garda van

   victim, Neil Kemmy, irish (judged from name)Neil KemmyIE

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