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UPDATE: All Six seats filled in Glenties Electoral Area

By Harry Walsh FIVE years after topping the poll as an independent candidate, Seamus Ó Domhnaill is back on top of the pile – this time in the Fianna Fáil colours – in the Glenties Electoral Area. Shortly after 3pm this afternoon the Gortahork man was formally elected to the new look Council with 1,889 […]

Battle for final Inishowen seats

INISHOWEN looks set to return three Fianna Fail and three Sinn Fein councillors with Independent former town councillor Nicholas Crossan looking close to a quota.

O’Donnell follows in father’s footsteps

TWENTY years after his father was killed in a car accident Independent John O’Donnell (33) put in an awesome campaign to take the second seat in the Letterkenny-Milford Electoral Area.

Early tallies show Fianna Fáil polling strongly in Inishowen

WITH just 30 per cent of the Inishowen boxes opened, Fianna Fail were leading with35.7 per cent.
Fine Gael and Sinn Fein were running closely with FG on 22.9 per cent and SF on 21.7

Video: Get ready for ‘The Swell’ festival on Arranmore

NEW Donegal music and arts festival taking place this July is generating a lot of interest.

Reports of illegal ‘canvassing’ outside local polling stations

THERE has been anecdotal evidence of illegal ‘canvassing’ by candidates and their supporters in the vicinity of polling stations around the county this morning.

McElhinney’s elected to Europe!

WHILE Pat ‘The Cope’ will not know until Sunday whether or not he will be back in Europe, another Donegal institution will definitely be representing Ireland there.

Video: Gola Island voting.

VOTERS on the Donegal islands went to the poll this morning for the local and European elections. In the video below is Nancy Sharkey, Polling Officer, preparing the Gola Islands polling station for early voters. The remainder of the county goes to the polls on Friday. Polls open at 7am and will close at 10pm. […]

Work to start shortly on Dungloe sheltered housing complex

THE chairman of the Donegal Parents and Friends of People with Learning Disabilities has welcomed the announced of a €1.1 million grant for a purpose built sheltered housing complex in Dungloe.