A VETERAN Ballybofey Republican and former Sinn Fein candidate has blamed local party strategists for the loss of Padraig MacLochlainn’s Dáil seat.
Pearse Doherty admits SF may have mismanaged vote
PEARSE Doherty has admitted Sinn Féin may have mismanaged its Donegal vote, resulting in sitting TD Padraig MacLochlainn losing his seat.
Clothes needed for ‘Fashion Swap’ in aid of Pieta House
TWO local ladies are organising a ‘Fashion Swap’ in order to raise funds for a proposed Pieta House suicide and self-harm crisis centre in Donegal.
Garda appeal after elderly Arranmore man robbed
GARDAI are appealing for information after an elderly man was threatened and robbed in his home on Arranmore Island last night.
GE16 : Doherty eliminated as eighth count begin
AFTER five-and-a-half hours on Day 2, Returning Officer Geraldine O’Connor has announced that the eighth count will finally proceed.
GE16 update: Recount of Shiels and G Doherty votes
RETURNING Officer, Geraldine O’Connor has confirmed a recount of Dessie Shiels and Gary Doherty’s votes is taking place, following a request by SF.
GE16: McBrearty unwittingly goes ‘viral’
COUNCILLOR Frank McBrearty’s outburst at yesterday’s election count has not just attracted the attention of the local media.
GE16: Election count Day 2
AFTER seventeen hours counting, and just less than eight to sleep, we are back at the count in the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny.
GE16: Sinn Fein vilified by INM – Gary Doherty
“The campaign they carried out over the last three weeks was nothing short of a disgrace.”
GE16: FF & FG coalition not ruled out by Greens
“Donegal has made history in a number of ways today with the fact we have had three women stand.”