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Departing Councillors on erosion of powers, social media power and stepping down

With sixty years between them in local government, Councillors Rena Donaghey and Nicholas Crossan bow out this week. Both began on Buncrana Town Council in 1994. In 1999, Fianna Fáil representative Donaghey was elected onto Donegal County Council ...

05 Jun 2024 at 10:57

Inishowen

Sinn Féin selects Toni Devine to run in the Carndonagh local electoral area

Sinn Féin has selected Toni Devine as the party’s second candidate in the Carndonagh local electoral area. She will run alongside the party’s sitting councillor Albert Doherty. Her selection brings the number of candidates the party is running ...

29 Mar 2024 at 12:34

Local News

Dáil boundary changes would influence Fine Gael's plans to find a successor to Joe McHugh

Fine Gael could be looking to double its Dáil representation in Donegal after the next general election. But it won’t be a case of trying to win two seats from five in the current five seat constituency; rather that will be the aim if Donegal ...

06 May 2022 at 19:43

Elections

Ciaran Mullooly in Donegal to meet communities he aims to represent in Europe

Former RTE journalist Ciaran Mullooly is running the upcoming European Parliament elections, and he is out and about in Donegal, meeting community and advocacy groups. “I am not here claiming to know everything, I am not here to make ...

18 Apr 2024 at 10:47

National News

General Election 2024: Taoiseach to call on President to dissolve 33rd Dáil

Taoiseach Simon Harris will formally request that President Michael D Higgins dissolve the Dáil this Friday afternoon, officially triggering a General Election. Mr Harris, who is in Budapest since Thursday, November 7, at the ...

08 Nov 2024 at 08:13

General Election

Charles Ward prioritises defective concrete crisis ahead of General Election

Charles Ward’s candidacy for the general election in Donegal under the banner of the 100% Redress Party is both a personal and political commitment to address one of the county’s most pressing issues: the defective concrete ...

14 Nov 2024 at 13:23

National News

Labour emphasises support for ‘football industry’

Ireland needs to commit to creating a “football industry” through sustainable Government support, Labour has said. Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash said football has been the “poor relation” in terms of Government sports ...

14 Nov 2024 at 17:14

Elections

Buncrana LEA: Canning crosses the line eventually after nervous afternoon

Fianna Fáil’s Paul Canning had a nervous afternoon at the count at Carndonagh Community School on Sunday despite finishing third in first preferences in the Buncrana LEA with 1,267. Having topped the poll in 2019, the ...

10 Jun 2024 at 14:21

Elections

Local elections in Inishowen to be contested by 21 candidates

The local elections in Inishowen are to be contested by 21 candidates seeking nine seats on Donegal County Council. The field for the two local electoral areas in the peninsula has increased by two compared to 2019. ...

21 May 2024 at 10:58

Elections

Niall Blaney eliminated in Midlands Northwest European election count

Fianna Fáil's Niall Blaney is out of the running having been eliminated in the 15th count in the Midlands Northwest European election count in Castlebar. Luke Ming Flanagan, the Independent candidate, looks set to ...

13 Jun 2024 at 08:39

National News

'There is no circumstance' says Labour TD on forming Government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

Labour Party TD Marie Sherlock says "There is no circumstance" that she can envisage Labour Party going into Government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael following the Irish General Election 2024. She goes on to say ...

03 Dec 2024 at 08:59

National News

'It’s not who I am' - Taoiseach apologises for walking away from carer on the campaign trail

Taoiseach Simon Harris has publicly apologised for walking away from a carer who he encountered in a supermarket while on the campaign trail ahead of the General Election. Video of the brief encounter, which has ...

23 Nov 2024 at 11:32

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