THE remaining boxes in the Stranorlar electoral area are now being counted and Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty is now well ahead of the pack with 20, 697 first preferences followed by his party colleague Padraig Mac Lochlainn (13,751). Fianna Fail’s Charlie McConalogue is on 8,254 followed by Fine Gael’s Joe McHugh (7,536), Fianna Fail’s Pat […]
Storm Ciara wind warning upgraded to Status Orange
MET Eireann has issued a status yellow wind warning effective from noon on Sunday 9th until noon on Monday 10th and a status yellow snow and ice warning effective from midnight on Sunday 9th to midnight on Tuesday 11th.
Counting turns to south Donegal
COUNTING has now turned to South Donegal at the Aura Leisure Centre where Sinn Fein’s Padraig Mac Lochlainn has more than doubled his vote from 2016. Mac Lochlainn is now on 12,278 first preferences with party members saying they expect the Buncrana politician and Pearse Doherty (9,747) to be elected on the first count. Fianna […]
Counting of Letterkenny boxes underway
COUNTING of the boxes from the Letterkenny electoral area is now well underway at the Aura where Sinn Fein’s Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has already secured 11,568 first preference votes. Fianna Fail’s Charlie McConalogue is now on 7,185 votes but will be disappointed with his performance in Inishowen. Independent John O’Donnell and Fine Gael’s Joe McHugh […]
Mac Lochlainn polling very well in Inishowen
EARLY indications show that Sinn Fein’s Pádraig Mac Lochlainn is polling very well in the Inishowen electoral area securing 4,599 first preference votes so far. The latest tally figures show the Buncrana candidate has secured 41.8 per cent of the vote in Inishowen followed by Fianna Fail’s Charlie McConalogue (2,837). The figures relate to 35 […]
Counting under way in Donegal
COUNTING has commenced in Donegal following yesterday’s voting. Boxes were opened at 9am and Letterkenny’s Aura Leisure Centre is already busy with candidates, supporters and media in attendance. Thirteen candidates are vying for five seats in Donegal and the first result is expected in around 7pm this evening. Advertisement According to last night’s exit polls, […]
Busy morning at Donegal’s polling booths say officials
TRADITIONAL voting patterns have been thrown to the wind by Saturday polling, according to officials at Donegal’s electoral stations. Normally those manning the polling stations can predict quiet periods and busy spells. But not today with officials reporting a steady stream of people all morning as opposed to the pre-work, lunch hour and post-work rushes […]
Garvan is bringing them home to Mother Ireland
BRINGING THEM BACK HOME…A Letterkenny man is using intimate knowledge of his home country to design holidays for high-end American clients.
Cat shot in face near Lifford
RESCUERS of an injured cat found near Lifford were horrified when x-rays revealed that the cat had been shot in the face. Two volunteers from Donegal charity Animals In Need (AIN) spotted the cat whilst they were carrying out routine Trap/Neuter/Return of feral cats in the area. Named Tamara by her rescuers, it turned out […]
Wind warning upgraded to orange
MET Eireann has upgraded the wind warning for Donegal to orange on Saturday when the county will be going to the polls in the General Election. Gusts of up to 120km/hr are being forecasted between 12 noon and 4pm on Saturday. A Met Eireann spokesperson said: “In advance of the arrival of Storm Ciara on […]