Two men have appeared before a special sitting of a Donegal court on separate theft charges.
Tom Mongan, a 19-year-old of Cashel Park, Lisnennan, Letterkenny, and John Ward, a 21-year-old with an address at Cuirt Na Cora, Weir Road, Tuam, Co Galway, were brought before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court on Saturday.
The two were brought before Judge Emile Daly by Gardai having been arrested on foot of warrants.
Mongan has been charged with stealing €220 worth of perfume from McElhinney’s Stores, Main Street, Ballybofey on February 17, 2026. The charge is contrary to section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001.
Ward was charged with stealing fuel valued at €20.19 from Kellys Centra, Mountain Top, Letterkenny, on May 14, 2026.
The charge is contrary to section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001.
The two matters are not linked in any way.
Neither man was legally represented in court due to the action being taken by criminal defence solicitors across the country.
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Both Mongan and Ward were granted bail to appear before a future sitting of Letterkenny District Court.