Over 200 referrals to Probation Service from Donegal courts in 2025 - Donegal Daily

Over 200 people were referred to the Probation Service in Donegal during 2025.The Probation Service Annual Report for 2025 outlines the figures.,In all, 226 peo...

Over 200 people were referred to the Probation Service in Donegal during 2025.

The Probation Service Annual Report for 2025 outlines the figures.,

In all, 226 people were referred to the Probation Service from courts in Donegal with 203 of those from the Letterkenny court and 26 from Buncrana.

Of those in Letterkenny, 99 were referred via the Circuit Court, 97 from the District Court and a further seven came via District Court appeals heard in the Circuit Court.

Another 26 people were referred by Buncrana District Court, the statistics showed.

The Probation Service made a €156,000 contribution towards the funding of the Pro-Social Driving Programme in 2025 and a sum of €22,000 was also allocated to the Donegal Women’s Centre.

Across the country, there were 11,760 probation reports completed in 2025.

The Probation Service completed 1,892 community service assessments, dealt with 17,686 people in the community and engaged with 3,785 people within the prison system.

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During last year, the Probation Service supervised 132 life-sentenced prisoners in the community and supervised 709 people convicted of sexual offences.