INDEPENDENT candidate Catherine Connolly has topped the poll in Donegal. The Galway woman received 33,286 votes out of the 50,810 votes cast in the county. Heather Humphreys received 9,316 votes and Jim Gavin received 1,774 votes. Advertisement Overall, 6,434 votes cast were spoilt.
Opposing TDs share their views on the presidential election
WITH the first count now well underway in the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny, tally figures suggest that presidential candidate Catherine Connolly is set to receive the majority of votes in Donegal. Tally figures show that Connolly received 75 per cent of the county’s votes, while Heather Humphreys received 20 per cent of votes and […]
Voting gets underway in the Presidential Election
VOTING is underway in the Presidential Election. Polling stations across the county opened this morning at 7am, and will close tonight at 10pm. The count centre at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny will open at 9am tomorrow morning, Saturday, October 24. Advertisement You can find out where your nearest polling station is by checking […]
Voters to go to the polls in presidential election
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PRESIDENTIAL election candidates Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys have almost done all they can in their campaign to become Ireland’s 10th President to go to Áras an Uachtaráin, but for whom will success be sweet? Heather Humphreys will be in Donegal today, visiting Dorrian’s Hotel in Ballyshannon at 1pm before calling to Killaghtee Hall in Dunkineely at 2.15pm for a […]
‘Election to Seanad would give FG a voice in Dublin’
Letterkenny cllr Jimmy Kavanagh has said that if he were elected to Seanad Éireann it would be an opportunity for Fine Gael to have a voice in Dublin.
General Election: Celebrations as MacLochlainn elected on the second count
By Diarmaid Doherty It’s been a night of celebration for Sinn Fein in Donegal with two party candidates elected in Donegal. Pearse Doherty’s election was confirmed after the first count as he passed the quota with over 6,000 votes to spare. Advertisement The second count saw the distribution of his quota and Padraig MacLochlainn received […]
Will Padraig MacLochlainn get elected on the 2nd count?
It’s possible he will, but of course also possible that he won’t. Here’s why. Pearse Doherty was elected on the first count with 18,898 votes, which put him 6,127 over the quota of 12,771. That surplus of 6,127 is now being distributed, most of which is sure to go to Padraig MacLochlainn. Advertisement Padraig MacLochlainn […]
Pringle dismisses fifth seat battle prediction
by Louise Doyle OUTGOING Independent TD Thomas Pringle has dismissed a prediction that the fifth seat in Donegal will come down to himself and 100% Redress Party candidate Charles Ward. “I would say those predictions are wrong, they have been wrong before,” Mr Pringle told the Donegal News. Advertisement “The fifth seat could be between […]
General Election: Counting staff discover wedding ring among voting papers
By Diarmaid Doherty Counting staff discovered a wedding ring among the voting papers when they opened a ballot box at the Aura Leisure Centre this morning. A note neatly taped to the top of the box indicated that a voter’s wedding ring had dropped into their ballot box when they cast their vote on Friday. […]
‘Why are we not voting for female candidates?’ – Cllr Niamh Kennedy
BY JEROME HUGHES THE Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council is raising the difficult question of why the electorate is choosing not to vote for female candidates at election time. Cllr Niamh Kennedy recently became only the fourth woman to be elected Chairperson of Donegal County Council in the local authority’s 125 history, and the first […]