Man due back in court today to face Sligo murder charges
A man is due back in court today, charged with the murder of his mother in Sligo last year. Nigel Canavan of 16 Erris Gardens, Erris Street, Crossmolina, Co Mayo appeared before Carrick-On-Shannon District Court on Tuesday morning where he was charged with the murder of Angela Canavan at her…
Man charged following assault in Glencolmcille
A man has been charged following a serious assault that took place in Glencolmcille on Sunday night. It’s understood that a man in his 20s was attacked outside a licenced premises in the Cashel area after 9:30pm. In a statement to OceanFM news gardai say that they are…
Man due in court in connection with Charlestown drugs seizure
A man in his 20s is due in court in the morning charged in connection with seizure of Cannabis with an estimated value of €227,200 in Co. Mayo. The arrest follows a search of a domestic residence in the Charlestown area as part of Operation Tara on Sunday. During the…
Two men to appear in Sligo court over ‘series of violent incidents’
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with what gardai have described as ‘a series of violent incidents’ in Sligo town this week. The incidents occurred on The Mall yesterday, Tuesday, February 15th. . Both men will appear before the next sitting of Sligo District Court.
New District Court Judge for Letterkenny
Sligo based Solicitor Éiteáin Cunningham has been appointed as the new district judge for Letterkenny. Ms Cunningham has been appointed to the role by President Michael D Higgins. She takes over the post following the departure of Judge Raymond Finnegan. He was reassigned who moved to the Cavan/Monaghan District in…
Man appears in court over Sligo stabbing incident
A man in his 20s has been charged in relation to a stabbing incident which occurred in Sligo town yesterday. The man was arrested by Gardaí from Sligo shortly after the incident occurred. Local Garda were assisted by the Armed Support Unit from Ballyshannon. The man was…
Two people due in court over Mayo Drugs seizure
A man and a woman are to appear before the courts in Mayo in connection to a seizure of drugs and cash. 130,000 euro worth of narcotics and over 17,000 euro in cash were taken in the county on Saturday, with the two people – both aged in their 20s…