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Man appears in court for being topless on Milford street - Donegal News

By Lauren Wall · Donegal News · 9 September 2026

The 24 year old man appeared at Letterkenny District Court on Monday.

A MAN in his twenties was ordered to make a charitable donation after he was arrested for running through Milford Main Street topless and “highly intoxicated”, when he attended the Milford Summer Festival.

Jamie O’Neil, 24, appeared at Letterkenny District Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to the public order offence under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994.

Sergeant Jim Collins said that gardaí were on patrol in Milford at approximately 00:08am on August 9, when O’Neil was found to be topless and highly intoxicated.

Gardaí arrested him for his own safety and the safety of others.

Sergeant Jim Collins added that O’Neil was “deeply apologetic” once he had sobered up.

O’Neil who has an address at Spencer Road, Derry City, has no previous convictions.

Judge Emile Daly gave O’Neil the opportunity to donate €50 to St Vincent de Paul charity shop, Letterkenny, and to return with the receipt as proof of his donation.

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Reporting by Lauren Wall for Donegal News, funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme. Republished by News Room under the scheme’s reuse permission.

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