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There has been a high volume of spoiled votes in Donegal. Nearly 6,000 ballots have been spoiled in the county, with over 100,000 votes expected to be spoiled across Ireland. Statements written on ballot papers include; ‘She was only 10 years old’, ‘Not my president’, ‘Justice for Harvey’, ‘None of the above’ and ‘SpongeBob no.1’.

Figures suggest the average voter turnout for Donegal averaged at around 40% yesterday, as the counting of votes continues in Letterkenny. Donegal Town recorded the highest turnout, with 42.6%, while Stranorlar saw 36.3% of the LEA vote. Figures recorded before 9pm also showed the voter turnout was the highest in Rossnowlagh with 41%, Ballyshannon with

Catherine Connolly is on course to be the next president of Ireland. Votes are still being sorted across the country, but tallies indicate it’s one-way traffic. In Donegal, tallies suggest Catherine Connolly is on 75%, while Heather Humphreys is on 20%. Well the Labour leader Ivana Bacik has said it looks as thought this will

  Ballot boxes have been opened across the country ahead of counting in the presidential election. Early tallies indicate Catherine Connolly will be Ireland’s next president. Boxes opened at 9am and votes are being sorted across the country ahead of counting. The early picture seems to back up the opinion polling with Catherine Connolly holding

  €8.6 million project launched to tackle obesity in Northern Ireland and the border counties. Nine thousand people will be supported to tackle obesity by empowering them to understand and change behaviours, primarily through improving diet and increasing physical activity. The CAWT Healthier Futures project, which is supported by the PEACEPLUS programme, has two distinct

Voter turnout is varied across Donegal, with voters having until 10pm tonight to have their say in the Presidential election. The highest turnout, according to the latest figures, is in the Donegal Local Electoral area at 25% with turnout dropping to as low as 8% in parts of West Donegal. Voting on Arranmore Island closed

Carrigart has been crowned Ireland’s tidiest Gaeltacht town. The 2025 Tidy Towns competition also sees Buncrana named the tidiest town in Donegal for the tenth year in a row. Meanwhile, Letterkenny has been named as the second tidiest town in the county, and Carrigart the third.

Donegal County Council is to receive just under €29 million in Local Property Tax funding next year. Figures published by the government today show a baseline allocation to the council of just over €27.4 million. When the 15% variation adopted by the council is applied, that rises to €28.9 million. It’s estimated that €10.2 million

The former Sinn Fein press officer and journalist Michael McMonagle has had his licence revoked and has now been returned to prison. It follows a breach of his Sexual Offences Prevention Order earlier this week. 44 year old Michael McMonagle, with an address formerly at Limewood Street in Derry, had been sentenced to 18 months

Voting is underway in the Presidential Election, with 267 Polling Stations across the county. Polling booths on the mainland will remain open until 10 o’clock tonight. On the islands, polling opens at two stations on Arranmore at 10 o’clock this morning, and closes at 7 o’clock tonight. That’s contrary to the closing time of 7.30

  Thousands of new voters will be casting their ballots in tomorrow’s presidential election, as up to 60 thousand young people have turned 18 since the last general election. This year’s contest sees Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly vying to become the next president. The Electoral Commission is reminding everyone their voice counts at the

Following the acquittal of Soldier F on five murder and two attempted murder charges, the brother of Bloody Sunday victim William McKinney says the families and wounded, and their supporters leave Belfast Crown Court with an incredible sense of pride in their achievements. Mickey McKinney said unlike his victims, there has been no declaration of

Soldier F has been found NOT GUILTY on seven counts. He had been accused of two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972. The former paratrooper, who cant be identified, pleaded not guilty to all charges. 13 people died on Bloody Sunday when members of the army’s parachute regiment opened

The Housing Agency has warned that some information belonging to defective block homeowners may have been accessed during a recent cyber incident. The body says it has been notified of a cyber incident involving one of the engineering consultant companies that works with the Agency on the DCB Grant Scheme. Chartered engineers, Jennings O’Donovan, experienced

Gardai have confirmed that the search for missing man Seamus Quinn has been called off following the discovery of a body. The 63 year old had been reported missing from Derry yesterday, with a cross border appeal launched as he had strong links to Donegal, and was thought to be in Inishowen. This afternoon, gardai