SINN Fein held a selection convention in the Beach Hotel in Downings last night when Maria Doherty, daughter of the former Sinn Féin Vice President and West Tyrone MP, Pat Doherty, was confirmed as the party’s candidate for the new three seat Milford Electoral Area in the forthcoming local elections. The convention was addressed by […]
All nine sitting Sinn Fein councillors seek re-election
Selection conventions will get underway in the coming weeks but the party’s executive council has already met to decide its strategy.
Road Safety Group to Examine Increase in Oil Spillages on Donegal’s Roads
Sinn Féin Councillor John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh has today (Friday) welcomed confirmation from Donegal County Council that the Donegal Road Safety Working Group has agreed to examine the alarming increase in the prevalence of oil spills on many of the county’s roads. The decision comes following a request made by Cllr Ó Fearraigh last month […]
FF prepared to go to court over Údarás board row
Cllr John Shéamus Ó Fearraigh, Sinn Féin, had been elected to the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta with 12 votes, one vote ahead of Séamus Ó Domhnaill.
Donegal families need a Mica Redress Scheme now – Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Donegal Sinn Féin Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has again appealed to the Government to put in place a redress scheme for the thousands of Donegal families affected by mica defective concrete blocks in their homes. He raised the matter again in the Seanad today with the Minister of State for Housing Damien English. Senator […]
‘Alarmed and angry’ as 1000 more on waiting list since January
Donegal Sinn Féin Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has today (Wednesday) expressed his anger and deep concern at the dramatic increase in the number of patients awaiting outpatient procedures to be carried out at Letterkenny University Hospital. His comments come following the publication of the latest patient waiting data from the National Treatment Purchase Fund […]
Part of roof covering hospital’s former A&E collapses
Cllr Gerry McMonagle said the incident occurred in the very early hours of Sunday morning last.
Doherty demands urgent answers about cardiac care at LUH
Deputy Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson, is demanding an urgent explanation from the Minister for Health after it was revealed this week that cardiac rehabilitation services have been suspended at its unit housed at Letterkenny hospital’s St Conal’s Campus. It’s understood that the decision to close the facility was taken due to equipment failure […]
BOI withdraw from four Donegal branches
Bank of Ireland have made the decision to withdraw their services from four Donegal branches. Sinn Fein Finance spokesperson Deputy Pearse Doherty has said it is ‘another blow for rural communities. Mr Doherty has criticised the decision confirmed to him today by Bank of Ireland that it is to remove over-the-counter cash services from four […]
Donegal Council referring to ‘Londonderry’ on maps
A motion proposing the name change will be tabled at a meeting of Donegal County Council this afternoon by Sinn Fein Cllr Liam Doherty.