DONEGAL law firm Brian J McMullin Solicitors is in the running for two prestigious national law awards. The practice incorporates VP McMullin Solicitors (Ballyshannon) and Brittons Solicitors, and is a finalist in two categories of the Irish Law Awards 2019. The firm operates across Donegal, the North West and Dublin, and also provides in-house legal […]
Lifford woman to judge international film festival
A Lifford woman will be among the panel of judges at a prestigious international film festival being held in Portugal later this year. Actress Cheryl Rock will sift through the hundreds of entries submitted to the Art and Tur International Tourism Film Festival before travelling to Torres Vedras in October along with the rest of […]
Calls for urgent meeting as traffic chaos continues
CALLS are being made for an urgent meeting to discuss the gridlock that has gripped Letterkenny in recent days. Motorists have reported how journeys that normally takes five minutes are now lasting up to an hour. Ongoing roadworks at Pearse Road West, Circular Road and the dual carriageway are being blamed for creating the bottleneck. […]
Richard Noble – From New York to the edge of nowhere
THE ability to vanish completely in Donegal has long made it a bolt-hole for celebrities. Hollywood power couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have a holiday home tucked away near Ardara while Big Bang Theory star Christine Barinski recently purchased a property in the hills around Lettermacaward. One thing Donegal has never been short […]
Your new look county council as things stand
THERE are still results coming in but as it stands, here is how Donegal County Council will look when it next meets: Buncrana Paul Canning Rena Donaghey Jack Murray Nicholas Crossan Terry Crossan Advertisement Carndonagh Martin McDermott Martin Farren Albert Doherty Bernard McGuinness Donegal Niamh Kennedy Glenties Michael Choil Mac Giolla Easbuig John Sheamais O’Fearraigh […]
Seamus O’Domhnaill loses seat in Glenties
THE former Mayor of Donegal County Council, Seamus O’Domhnaill has been eliminated on the seventh count of Glenties Electoral Area. He secured 1222 final votes, having gained 31 votes in this round. His votes are now being distributed to the remaining candidates. The quota is 1815. Sinn Fein’s John Sheamuis O’Ferrargh is close with 1782 […]
John O’Donnell officially elected in Letterkenny
INDEPENDENT Councillor John O’Donnell has officially been elected. The Kilmacrennan took one of three seats in the Milford area when he reached quota on first preference votes alone. His first preference tally of 1,959 was more than enough to get him over the line. Friends and family cheered as the result was announced in the […]
Quiet start in Letterkenny but counting under way
COUNTING has begun in Letterkenny’s Aura Centre with seven seats in the balance. Things are quiet this morning, especially compared to yesterday when space was a premium in the count centre. The first result is expected around lunchtime and watching things closer than most will be the Sinn Fein candidates Gerry McMonagle and Adrian Glackin. […]
O’Donnell snubs RTE following election victory
KILMACRENNAN politician John O’Donnell has refused to speak to RTE after he topped the poll in the Milford Electoral Area. Councillor O’Donnell was at the centre of an Prime Time investigation into alleged corruption. After being approached by RTE’s Eileen Magnier in the Aura Leisure Centre this afternoon, Mr O’Donnell said he would not be […]
Third Milford seat very much in the balance
THE third seat in the Milford Electoral Area will not be decided until tomorrow, indications this afternoon show. Both Liam Blaney and John O’Donnell have done enough with the latter currently topping the poll. That could change tomorrow however the election of both men looks a done deal. The final seat is far from a […]