By Kate Heaney AS speculation continues as to when the government will call the next General Election, parties and independent candidates in Donegal are moving forward with candidate selection in anticipation of it happening before the end of this year. Sinn Féin sources say it looks like the party view at present is to run […]
INTERVIEW: Ben Harkin, Fianna Fáil’s bright young thing
By Kate Heaney FIANNA Fáil’s newest aspiring politician looking to represent Donegal in Dáil Eireann is 23 year-old Ben Harkin from Termon. He is one of six party members who are hoping to be selected by the party here to contest the next General Election late this year or early next year. Advertisement The nominees […]
Pringle predicts February general election
MOUNTING speculation regarding a pre-Christmas general election has been dismissed by Independent Donegal TD Thomas Pringle who instead believes people will go to the poll in February. Talk of a general election ramped up this week after Eamon Ryan announced on Tuesday that he was stepping down as leader of the Green Party and will […]
McHugh rejects Taoiseach’s repeated efforts to mend Fine Gael rift
EFFORTS to bring Donegal TD Joe McHugh back into the Fine Gael ranks have intensified under the new leadership of Taoiseach Simon Harris, who has made direct appeals both before and after his recent ascension to the role. Deputy McHugh, a former minister and Government Chief Whip, lost the Fine Gael party whip over his […]
Fianna Fáil ‘extremely disappointed’ to lose Glenties seat
By Sabrina Sweeney IT was a poignant night for Anthony Molloy and the Fianna Fáil team in Glenties as the party managed to secure just one seat on Donegal County Council. While Molloy polled strongly and saw his vote rise by 53 per cent, party stalwart Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher admitted they were “extremely disappointed”. […]
‘I threw everything at it’ – Niall Blaney is gracious despite defeat in European elections
By Evelyn Cullen DESPITE a strong polling in Donegal with close to 15,000 first preference votes, about 20% of the total polled in the county, Fianna Fáil’s Niall Blaney will miss out on a seat in the European Parliament. Although counting was still ongoing yesterday morning when he spoke to the Donegal News, it was […]
Redress Party and Independents open talks over forming council pact
By Kate Heaney and Diarmaid Doherty NOW that the electorate have chosen their 37 Donegal County Councillors the negotiations have already started to decide which party members or independents get which roles in advance of next Friday’s first full council meeting. Talks have taken place between some independents and the 100% Redress Party with a […]
ELECTION 2024: McClafferty polls well in Glenties; Carr expected to take a seat
Five years after just missing out on election, Sinn Fein’s Brian Carr looks like taking a seat in the Glenties MD. The tally figures have the Glenties man sitting on 1,003 first preference votes, while his party colleague John Sheamais O Fearraigh is close behind on 968. They could well take two of the six […]
ELECTION 2024: ‘Hard work paying dividends’ – Naughton
Cllr Michael Naughton wore a broad smile in the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny as the tally figures put him on track to retain his seat in the Donegal Municipal district. The Fianna Fáil councillor looks set to come in just under the quota which is predicted to be 1,937, with the tallies predicting Naughton […]
ELECTION 2024: Emotional day for Donal Mandy as tallies predict he could top the poll
By Dionne Meehan FIANNA FÁIL candidate Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly has said he is overwhelmed by today’s tally results which show’s he could potentially top the poll in the Letterkenny area. Cllr Kelly was co-opted onto Donegal County Council three and a half years ago. Advertisement Speaking to the Donegal News in the Aura Leisure Centre […]