A young man has been charged with SEVEN counts of dangerous driving in Letterkenny over the weekend.
It follows a busy weekend on the Donegal roads with a raft of new cases coming before Judge Emile Daly at Letterkenny District Court on Monday,.
Separately, An Garda Siochana has confirmed to Donegal Daily that a total of 42 vehicles were seized by officers across the Donegal Garda Division between Thursday and today.
With solicitors partaking in industrial action, owing to a dispute over proposed changes to the Legal Aid system, the accused people were not represented in court on Monday. The majority of matters were adjourned until September, when the accused will either have to plead guilty or seek a hearing date.
One man was before the court on SEVEN dangerous driving charges arising out of an incident on June 21, 2026.
Ben McGuinness, an 18-year-old from Holywell Way, Sea Road, Kilcoole, Co Wicklow, faces dangerous driving charges following a pursuit.
He was charged with three dangerous driving offences in the downland of Ballyraine, while he has been charged with two counts of dangerous driving at Bonagee.
McGuinness is also charged with dangerous driving at Drumnahoagh and Drommore.
Garda Sergeant Jim Collins gave evidence of the arrest, charge and caution of McGuinness by way of schedule.
Sergeant Collins said that the matter will require directions from the DPP. Further charges are also possible, he said.,
Disclosure is to be given to the accused man’s solicitor and the case was adjourned until September 7.
A young Cavan man was on his way home from Letterkenny when he was arrested for dangerous driving and had his vehicle seized.
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Warren Byrne, a 20-year-old from Pollakeel, Mountnugent, Cavan, was charged with dangerous driving on June 22, 2026 at Tircallan, Stranorlar.
Sergeant Collins said there could be further charges in the case.
Judge Daly said that the vehicle was seized “for good reason” and told Byrne that the car would be returned on the strict understanding that neither he or anyone else “engage in anything remotely dangerous” in that vehicle.
“You have to be squeaky clean from now on,” Judge Daly told Byrne. “Rally weekend is not an opportunity for people to visit this county and engage in dangerous activities.”
The case was adjourned until September.
Lee Boyce (26), from Pound Street, Ramelton, was charged with an offence driving or attempting to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place while there is present in his or her body a quantity of alcohol such that, within 3 hours after so driving or attempting to drive, the concentration of alcohol in his or her breath will exceed a concentration of 9 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, to wit 79 microgrammes.
Stephen McGimpsey, a 36-year-old with an address at Brandon Grove, Bangor, was charged with dangerous driving at Magheraboy, Letterkenny. A précis of evidence is to be sent to his solicitor and the case was adjourned to September, when the accused will elect whether to plead guilty or contest the charge.
Tommi Geraghty (21) of Riocht Na Si, Ballygawley, was charged with dangerous driving on June 21, 2026 at Kilross.
Daniel Brown, a 22-year-old from Kilmonaghan Road, Newry, was charged with dangerous driving on June 21, 2026 at Pearse Road, Letterkenny.
Christopher Maguire, a 20-year-old of Sycamore Drive, Enniskillen, was charged with dangerous driving at Circular Road, Letterkenny, on June 21, 2026.
A bench warrant issued for Colm Cawley. The 28-year-old, of Knigh Cross, Nenagh, was charged following an incident on June 19 at Port Road, Letterkenny. He was charged with driving a mechanically propelled vehicle while under influence of intoxicant or exceeding the alcohol limit. He was also charged with having no insurance and driving without a driving licence.
An Garda Síochána put additional resources in place over the weekend for the Donegal International Rally, including increased checkpoints, high-visibility patrols and additional marked and unmarked vehicles, Garda motorcyclists and the Garda Air Support Unit.