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Noel Jordan remains confident SF can secure three seats in next General Election

Sinn Féin’s Noel Jordan remains confident his party can secure three seats in Donegal. His party has received 48% of the vote in the county. Councillor Jordan has been eliminated on 13th count and his 5,513 votes are now being distributed. He says the support for Sinn Féin in Donegal is strong:

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Results of 13th count – Noel Jordan, SF eliminated

Distribution of John McNulty’s 3,434 votes: Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +457 = 11,751 Charles Ward, 100% Redress Party +125 = 9,909 Charlie McConalogue, Fianna Fail +258 = 9,029 Thomas Pringle, Independent +571 = 7,366 Nikki Bradley, Fine Gael +1,721 =

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Results of 12th count – John McNulty, FG eliminated

Distribution of Mary T Sweeney’s 3,376 votes: Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +372 = 11,294 Charles Ward, 100% Redress Party +1,318 = 9,784 Charlie McConalogue, Fianna Fail +240 = 8,771 Thomas Pringle, Independent +338 = 6,795 Noel Jordan, Sinn Féin +184

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If Charles Ward is elected it will be an ‘evolution’ – MAG Chair

100% Redress Party candidate Charles Ward getting elected to the Dail would be an ‘evolution’. That’s the view of the Chair of the Mica Action Group. After the 11th count, it looks like the 100% Redress Party candidate could secure one of the three remaining seats in Donegal, possibly at the expense of sitting TD

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Results of 11th count – Mary T Sweeney, Aontú eliminated

Distribution of Niall McConnell’s 2,185 votes: Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +124 = 10,922 Charlie McConalogue, Fianna Fail +61 = 8,531 Charles Ward, 100% Redress Party +598 = 8,466 Thomas Pringle, Independent +278 = 6,457 Noel Jordan, Sinn Féin +142 =

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Results of 10th count – Niall McConnell, Independent eliminated

Distribution of Nuala Carr and Carol Gallagher’s 1,638 votes: Nikki Bradley, Fine Gael +250 = 4,080 Vincent Bradley, Independent – ELIMINATED Nuala Carr, Green Party – ELIMINATED Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Carol Gallagher People Before Profit  – ELIMINATED Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +118 = 10,798 Noel Jordan, Sinn Féin +280 =

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Results of ninth count – Carol Gallagher, PBP & Nuala Carr Green Party eliminated

Distribution of Kim McMenamin’s 621 votes: Nikki Bradley, Fine Gael +7 = 3,830 Vincent Bradley, Independent – ELIMINATED Nuala Carr, Green Party +1 = 931 Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Carol Gallagher People Before Profit +8 = 707 Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +5 = 10,680 Noel Jordan, Sinn Féin +24 = 4,733

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Results of eighth count – Kim McMenamin, Irish Freedom Party eliminated

Distribution of Eamon McGee’s 422 votes: Nikki Bradley, Fine Gael +5 = 3,823 Vincent Bradley, Independent – ELIMINATED Nuala Carr, Green Party +0 = 930 Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Carol Gallagher People Before Profit +7 = 699 Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +8 = 10,675 Noel Jordan, Sinn Féin +14 = 4,709

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Results of seventh count – Eamon McGee, Irish Freedom Party eliminated

Distribution of Gerry McKeever’s 378 votes: Nikki Bradley, Fine Gael +36 = 3,818 Vincent Bradley, Independent – ELIMINATED Nuala Carr, Green Party +13 = 930 Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Carol Gallagher People Before Profit +1 = 692 Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +31 = 10,667 Noel Jordan, Sinn Féin +22 = 4,695

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Results of sixth count – Gerry McKeever, Independent eliminated

Distribution of Frank O’Donnell’s 337 votes: Nikki Bradley, Fine Gael +21 = 3,782 Vincent Bradley, Independent – ELIMINATED Nuala Carr, Green Party +4 = 917 Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Carol Gallagher People Before Profit +3= 681 Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +32 = 10,636 Noel Jordan, Sinn Féin +35 = 4,673 Claudia

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Frank O’Donnell doesn’t rule out running for election again

Independent, Frank O’Donnell has not ruled out running for election again. The former Chair of the Michael Collins/ Dr McGinley branch of Fine Gael in Letterkenny was eliminated on the fifth count on 337 votes. He stepped away from the party a matter of weeks ago based on his unhappiness with decisions being taken by

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Results of fifth count – Frank O’Donnell, Independent eliminated

Distribution of Claudia Kennedy, Fianna Fail’s 292 votes: Nikki Bradley, Fine Gael +32 = 3,761 Vincent Bradley, Independent – ELIMINATED Nuala Carr, Green Party +9 = 913 Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Carol Gallagher People Before Profit +4 = 688 Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +76 = 10,604 Noel Jordan, Sinn Féin +15

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Results of fourth count – Claudia Kennedy, Fianna Fail eliminated

Distribution of Arthur Desmond McGuinness (35) and Vincent J Bradley (116) votes: Nikki Bradley, Fine Gael +7 = 3,729 Vincent Bradley, Independent – ELIMINATED Nuala Carr, Green Party +1 = 905 Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Carol Gallagher People Before Profit +10 = 684 Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +11 = 10,528 Noel

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‘All we want is to move on with our lives’ – Charles Ward, 100% Redress Party

Charles Ward of the 100% Redress Party says he is ‘optimistic’ as day two of counting is underway in Donegal. Yesterday, based on the first tally of votes, there was some disappointment however, the picture changed throughout the day when the first and second official count was confirmed and gave an insight into where he

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Padraig MacLochlainn elected on second count in Donegal

Padraig MacLochlainn has been elected on the second count in Donegal. He takes the second constituencey seat and follows Sinn Fein party colleague Pearse Doherty over the line. Deputy MacLochlainn received 3,296 votes from the distribution of Deputy Doherty’s surplus, taking him over the quota on 13,095 votes. Speaking just after he was elected, Deputy

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Results of second count in Donegal – Padraig MacLochlainn elected

Distribution of Pearse Doherty’s surplus: Nikki Bradley, Fine Gael +61 = 3,719 Vincent Bradley, Independent +5 = 116 Nuala Carr, Green Party +23 = 903 Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin – ELECTED Carol Gallagher People Before Profit +63 = 669 Pat The Cope Gallagher, Fianna Fail +480 = 10,504 Noel Jordan, Sinn Féin +1084 = 4,405

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‘Bittersweet’ day for Fine Gael’s Joe McHugh

Outgoing Fine Gael TD, Joe McHugh says it’s a ‘bittersweet’ day for him. In May 2022 Deputy McHugh announced that he was stepping away from politics. He previously took a stand in voting against the Government in the controversial Enhanced Defective Concrete Block scheme, which he said didn’t go far enough. Senator Nikki Bradley and John

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Pat the Cope Gallagher believes it will be down to ‘the wire’ to secure two FF seats in Donegal

Pat the Cope Gallagher believes it will be down to ‘the wire’ to secure two Fianna Fail seats in Donegal. The party ran three candidates in the constituency with Charlie McConalogue and Claudia Kennedy also on the ticket. Tallies indicate Claudia Kennedy has secured just 297 votes. She’s a long shot off but Pat the

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‘Time to review’ – Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh as FG look set to lose seat in Donegal

‘Maybe there’s lessons to be learnt’. That’s the view of Fine Gael Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh. First tallies indicate Fine Gael will lose it’s Dail seat in Donegal which will be a bruising result for the party. They ran two candidates in a bid to retain outgoing Joe McHugh’s seat but as it stands it doesn’t

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Sinn Féin confident they can secure three seats in Donegal

Sinn Féin are confident they can secure three seats in Donegal. As it stands around lunchtime here in the count centre at Aura Leisure Centre, Sinn Féin, according to tally figures, are sitting on 43%. Pearse Doherty is polling well right across the county with Padraig MacLochlainn cleaning up in Inishowen. Noel Jordan meanwhile, is

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‘Inishowen vote crucial but manageable’ – Senator Blaney

Early tallie indicated support for Fianna Fail has dropped approximately 20% in Inishowen. Sinn Féin has secured the majority of votes from the electorate in the peninsula. However, Charlie McConalogue and Pat the Cope Gallagher’s Director of Elections, Senator Niall Blaney says while the vote in McConalogue’s backyard was crucial, it is manageable. He says

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50 incidents of threat, abuse and harassment reported by politicians in run up to General Election

Over 50 incidents of threats, abuse and harassment are reported to have been made to politicians in the lead up to the General Election. A joint investigation by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and the Hope & Courage Collective documented 55 incidents including 4 violent offline actions. 90 per cent of the incidents used social

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DePaul says record homelessness figures are “unacceptable”

The record homeless figures of almost 15 thousand people is being described as “unacceptable.” DePaul says any new government must gather a strong response to the crisis. It says the housing market isn’t working for those most vulnerable, with 4,645 children trapped in homelessness. DePaul Director of Services and Development Dermot Murphy says children deserve

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