{"id":571904,"date":"2026-07-28T10:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/571904\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:29:10","slug":"four-injured-in-donegal-town-burglaries-as-gardai-issue-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/571904\/","title":{"rendered":"Four injured in Donegal Town burglaries as Garda\u00ed issue appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gardai have appealed for witnesses following two aggravated burglaries in the Donegal Town area on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the incidents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/news\/armed-intruder-injures-man-before-stolen-car-set-ablaze-in-donegal-town-643371\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first reported last night by Donegal Daily<\/a>, two people, aged in their 30s and 40s, suffered serious injuries and were hospitalised.<\/p>\n<p>The incidents are believed to be linked, while a car stolen in the first burglary was later found burned out.<\/p>\n<p>Garda\u00ed received a report of an aggravated burglary at a residential property in Ardeskin, Donegal Town, at around 8am on Friday, July 24<\/p>\n<p>Two occupants there, a male in his 50s and a male in his 30s, were assaulted and received what have been described as serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>A car was stolen from the driveway of the property and that vehicle was discovered on fire at Spierstown, Donegal Town &#8211; just off the main Donegal-Ballybofey road &#8211; at around 9am that day.<\/p>\n<p>At 8.30am, the assailant, who drove to a residential property in Drumrooske estate, carried out an aggravated burglary of a house at O\u2019Duignan Avenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two occupants of the house, aged in their 30s and 40s, were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-sans font-semibold text-xl md:text-[30px] leading-9 text-primary w-full\">\n        You may also be interested in\n    <\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/news\/two-youths-assaulted-at-letterkennys-bernard-mcglinchey-park-643419\" class=\"block w-2\/5 shrink-0\" aria-label=\"Two youths assaulted at Letterkenny&#039;s Bernard McGlinchey Park\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/two-youths-assaulted-at-letterkenny-039-s-bernard-mcglinchey-park.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full h-full object-contain relative z-10\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\"  alt=\"Two youths assaulted at Letterkenny's Bernard McGlinchey Park\" \/><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donegaldaily.com\/news\/gardai-seek-driver-after-dangerous-manoeuvres-at-dry-arch-roundabout-643417\" class=\"block w-2\/5 shrink-0\" aria-label=\"Gardai seek driver after \" dangerous=\"\" manoeuvres=\"\" at=\"\" dry=\"\" arch=\"\" roundabout=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gardai-seek-driver-after-quot-dangerous-manoeuvres-quot-at-dry-arch-roundabout.jpg\" class=\"max-w-full w-full h-full object-contain relative z-10\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\"  alt=\"Gardai seek driver after \" dangerous=\"\" manoeuvres=\"\" at=\"\" dry=\"\" arch=\"\" roundabout=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the man was armed with a bat and a blade, although this has not been confirmed by Gardai.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson told Donegal Daily: &#8220;Garda\u00ed are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed any of the incidents to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny road users who were in an of those three areas between the hours of 8am and 9:30am on 24th July 2026 and who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make this footage available to investigating Garda\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone with information is asked to contact Ballyshannon Garda Station on 071 985 8530 the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gardai have appealed for witnesses following two aggravated burglaries in the Donegal Town area on Friday. 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