Killybegs fishing rep to seek election nomination


KILLYBEGS fishing representative Manus Boyle is to seek nomination as a local election candidate for Fine Gael in the south Donegal constituency. Mr Boyle, who is the son of former County Councillor John Boyle, is currently a member of the Dunkineely, Bruckless and Killybegs Branch of Fine Gael and the director of Killybegs Stevedoring Limited. […]

Moves to get more women into Donegal politics


A series of training programmes aimed at encouraging more women in Donegal to get into politics has been announced. Out of the county’s 37 elected members just four are female – Rena Donaghey, Niamh Kennedy, Marie Therese Gallagher and Noreen McGarvey. Not for profit organisation ‘Women for Election’ is hoping to even up the imbalance through its new […]

Donegal woman leads campaign for more women in politics


A DONEGAL woman is leading a campaign to get more women involved in politics and assist them in running in the 2024 local elections. Dr Michelle Maher is Programme Manager with See Her Elected, a campaign set up in response to the low number of women elected in rural Ireland. Speaking to the Donegal News […]

People Before Profit launch tomorrow night


  People Before Profit will launch a new Letterkenny branch tomorrow night in the Orchard Inn Bar.  Speakers will include Kieran Allen, National Secretary, Cyril Brennan, Ballyshannon branch of PBP. Cyril is also heavily involved in the Still Waiting Campaign.  Advertisement Ahead of tomorrow night’s launch, Finnian O’Donnell, Letterkenny branch organiser, said he believes it […]

Councillor gets driving ban for being ‘drunk in charge’


A Donegal County Councillor had to be handcuffed after becoming abusive and asking a garda ‘who the f*** do you think you are’, a court has heard. Ciaran Brogan (44) of Sockar, Trentagh, Letterkenny, was banned from driving for three years after being found guilty of being drunk in charge of a vehicle on June […]