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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]