The race to the Áras steps up a gear in Letterkenny


THE presidential race has stepped up a gear in Letterkenny with the emergence of posters. Three candidates will be on the ballot paper in the presidential election taking place on Friday, October 24, with the election determining the 10th president of Ireland. Fianna Fáil’s Jim Gavin has emerged as the candidate with the strongest national radio footprint in […]


Jim McGuinness insists semi-final won’t be repeat of 2011 clash


BY CHRIS MCNULTY c.mcnulty@donegalnews.com JIM McGuinness doesn’t believe that Donegal’s August 31 All-Ireland semi-final clash with Dublin will be a repeat of the low-scoring, defence-dominated meeting in 2011. It was a game that drew reams of columns in newspapers and countless debates on television and radio. Donegal had taken the blanket defence to new level […]