An arrest warrant has been issued in Australia for a Donegal reality TV star who failed to attend court to face domestic violence charges.
Nathan Gallagher was due before Burwood Local Court, but was not in attendance when his case was called.
The Burtonport native, who appears on Below Deck Mediterranean, is believed to have fled Australia, a prosector reported to have told the court that the defendant “is offshore at this time”.
Gallagher has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm; intentionally choking a person without consent; and common assault.
In his absence, prosecutors asked the court to convict Gallagher. The Donegal man has been convicted of the three offences and the Judge also issued a warrant for his arrest.
At around 8.45am on Saturday 27 December 2025, officers from Ryde Police Area Command arrested Gallagher at a unit complex on Appleforth Street, Melrose Park where he was taken to Gladesville Police Station.
There were no reports of any serious injuries being suffered, but Gallagher was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday 28 December 2025. There, he was granted conditional bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on Thursday 15 January 2026.
An apprehended violence application on behalf of Gael Cameron has also been lodged in an Australian court. Gallagher and Cameron have appeared together in the ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’ show and their child was born last summer.
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Gallagher is also wanted in Ireland to answer a serious assault charge.
Donegal Daily has established that there is a live bench warrant in existence in Ireland for the arrest of Gallagher, who has been granted bail on strict conditions ahead of his September 1 court date in Australia.
The warrant was issued at Dungloe District Court on April 8, 2025 after Gallagher failed to appear. He is charged with assaulting another man and causing him harm at Main Street, Dungloe, on August 7, 2022.
That charge is contrary to section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997.