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 […]
Counting suspended until the morning
COUNTING has been suspended at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny until the morning. Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochlainn were elected on the first count earlier this evening. There is still three seats to fill and it is all to play for when counting resumes at 10am. Pearse Doherty’s surplus was distributed after […]
Final tallies show SF take 45% of first preferences
FINAL tallies have revealed that Sinn Fein have taken 45% of first preference votes in Donegal. Pearse Doherty secured 20,909 first preference votes followed by Padraig MacLochlainn on 13,804. This is up from 27% of the share in the 2016 election. Fianna Fail secured 21% of the votes with Charlie McConalogue on 8,322 and Pat […]
Final boxes in the Stranorlar area being counted
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 […]
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 […]
5,000 new voters as 13 candidates declare for Donegal
UP to 5,000 new voters will be eligible to cast their vote in next
month’s General Election in Donegal.
Green party announce general election candidate
THE GREEN party has announced their candidate for the general election in Donegal will be Chairperson, Michael White. The Greencastle resident, who has been a member of the party since 2017, said he is delighted to have been selected. Mr White is originally from Moville and attended school in Moville and Carndonagh before going on […]