High Court bail bid for man accused of Letterkenny Council building incident - Donegal Daily

A man remanded in custody after an incident that led to the closure of the Public Services Centre in Letterkenny on Monday is set to launch a bail bid in the Hi...

A man remanded in custody after an incident that led to the closure of the Public Services Centre in Letterkenny on Monday is set to launch a bail bid in the High Court.

Philip Dodoo appeared before Letterkenny District Court via video link from Castlerea Prison.

The 25-year-old is alleged to have used a metal bollard to smash a large pane of glass in the Public Services Centre building before punching a member of staff - just over two hours after being released on bail on Monday.

Dodoo is alleged to have entered the Public Services Centre at around 12.50pm and caused €1,000 criminal damage to a pane of glass in the reception area. When confronted by a member of Donegal County Council staff, Dodoo is alleged to have punched the man in the face.

The 25-year-old was hauled before Letterkenny District Court on Monday afternoon, having been granted bail earlier that day following an alleged incident at a casino in the town on Sunday.

The accused man is charged with assaulting a man, contrary to section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997 and with a count of causing criminal damage to the pane of glass, contrary to section 2 (1) of the Criminal Damage Act, 1991.

Dodoo is also before the court charged with three offences arising out of an alleged incident at Majestic Casino, Port Road, Letterkenny, on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Dodoo was charged with assaulting a man, contrary to section 2 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997 and with two counts of causing criminal damage to two slot machines in the casino, contrary to section 2 (1) of the Criminal Damage Act, 1991.

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Garda Sergeant Jim Collins told the court that directions are not yet ready from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Dodoo’s solicitor Mr Patsy Gallagher said that the matter of a bail application will be before the High Court. Mr Gallagher said that the application is to be processed next week.

Judge Emile Daly remanded Dodoo in custody to November 18 for DPP directions.

If Dodoo is granted bail in the interim, he must appear in person on the next date. If not, he will appear again via video link,

Earlier in the week Sergeant Collins said that the State would seek to expedite matters “as quickly as possible.

The public services centre was closed for the remainder of Monday in the wake of the incident and reopened the following day.