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  Almost 800 new special needs assistant posts are being rolled out to schools this coming September. Education Minister Joe Mchugh has made the announcement today. Minister Joe McHugh says special needs assistants are vital to the work of a school. About 37 and a half thousand pupils with additional care needs will be supported […]

    Police are appealing to two young women who may have been sexually assaulted in Derry on Saturday to contact them. It’s believed that the two women were assaulted in two separate incidents. The Police Service of Northern Ireland is appealing to two young women who may have been sexually assaulted outside a music

  A man has been seriously injured after being assaulted and hit by a van in Derry. The incident occurred in Drumleck Gardens during the early hours of yesterday morning. A 32 year old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was assaulted and struck by a van at around 1.40 a.m.

Buncrana Electoral Area   – Complete  Paul Canning Rena Donaghey Jack Murray Nicholas Crossan Terry Crossan   Carndonagh Electoral Area  – Complete Martin Mc Dermott Martin Farren Albert Doherty Bernard Mc Guinness   Donegal Electoral Area    Niamh Kennedy Noel Jordan      Glenties Electoral Area – Complete        Michael Choil Mac Giolla Easbuig

Niamh Kennedy has been elected on the eleventh count in the Donegal Electoral Area, following the elimination of Fine Gael’s John Boyle. Her surplus of 279 votes is now being distributed. Tom Conaghan (Ind) 1272 + 101…1373 Billy Grimes (Ind) 1057+ 10…1067 Noel Jordan (SF) 1873 +160…2033 Niamh Kennedy (Ind) 2031 +291…2322 Seamus Maguire (Ind)

Counting is complete in the Letterkenny Electoral Area, with four councillors elected on the final count, three of them without reaching the quota. Independent Kevin Bradley was elected after exceeding the quota by one vote, while Fianna Fail’s Manus “Mandy” Kelly and Donal Coyle were deemed elected along with Sinn Fein’s Gerry Mc Monagle, while

Independent Niamh Kennedy continues to progress in the Donegal Electoral Area following the distribution of Fianna Fail candidate Eimear McGuinness’s votes in the ninth count. However she is still just over a hundred votes off the quota. Donegal Town Independent candidate Pauric Kennedy has been eliminated, with incumbent Independents John J Boyle (FG) 888 +82…870

Cathairleach of Donegal County Council Seamus O’Domhnaill has been reflecting on the loss of his seat, saying media coverage of an LIS application in his name was manipulated. He spoke to Greg Hughes……  

The Glenties count has finished with four candidates elected without reaching the quota. Fianna Fail’s Anthony Molly and Noreen Mc Garvey, Sinn Fein’s Marie Therese Gallagher and Fine Gael’s Michael Mc Clafferty were all deemed elected without reaching the quota. Oisin Kelly spoke to Noreen Mc Garvey, and first, Anthony Molloy……..

Michael Mc Bride has become the third councillor elected in Letterkenny at the expense of Sinn Fein’s Adrian Glackin who has lost his seat More to follow

Sinn Fein’s Terry Crossan has been elected in Buncrana, at the expense of Fine Gael’s Micky Doherty. He spoke to Catherine Gaffney…….  

Outgoing Independent Nicholas Crossan has been elected in Buncrana, with just one more seat left to fill. He spoke to Catherine Gaffney……..  

Fine Gael’s Jimmy Kavanagh has been elected in Letterkenny, exceeding the quota on the transfers of his running mate Bernie Moran. He spoke to Greg after his election…………

As counting continues in the St John Bosco Centre in Donegal Town, Independent candidate Roger Meehan has now been eliminated in the sixth count following the distribution of the votes of Diarmaid Doherty. The count is now on its seveth round with Independent Niamh Kennedy on 1,682 leading Sinn Fein’s Noel Jordan who has 1,609.

The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council has lost his seat. Fianna Fail’s Seamus O’Domhnaill has been eliminated after failing to secure transfers from his running mate Enda Bonner, who also lost his seat. Mr O’Domhnaill, who topped the poll in 2014, ended up with 1222 votes.

Fianna Fail’s strategy in the Glenties Electoral Area will come under the microscope after the election count, with sitting councillors Enda Bonner and Seamus O’Domhnaill set to lose their seats according to observers at the count. The speculation is that they’ll be replaced by party colleagues Noreen Mc Garvey and Anthony Molloy. Speaking to Oisin

Counting continues in the Donegal Electoral Area, and after the fifth count, Justin Coughlin, Valerie McNulty, Cyril Brennan, Seán Ó Beirne and Diarmaid Doherty have all been eliminated. Doherty’s 432 votes will now be redistributed. No candidate has yet made the quota of 2,042. The transfer of 126 votes to John McNulty is the biggest

Counting has concluded in Lifford Stranorlar with outgoing Councillors Frank Mc Brearty and Liam Doherty both elected. The final count saw Fine Gael candidate Garvan Connolly run both close, but in the end, it’s as you were. Michaela Clarke has been speaking to both candidates…… Liam Doherty Frank Mc Brearty    

Ian Mc Garvey has been returned to Donegal County Council after a very tense final count, eventually coming in 110 votes ahead of Fine Gael candidate Eimear Friel. Ian Mc Garvey spoke to Greg Hughes…………      

Veteran campaigner and former councillor Seamus Rogers has been reflecting on the 2019 election, after contesting his first local election almost 60 years ago. He spoke to Seamus Rogers at the Glenties Count Centre……    

on Niamh Kennedy topped the poll on the Donegal Electoral Area, five votes ahead of Noel Jordan. These are the first count figures……    

Bernard Mc Guinness has taken the final seat in the Carndonagh Electoral Area, completing a clean sweep of incumbent members returning. Afterwards, he told Catherine Gaffney he was delighted to return after an election in which hr believes his seat was specifically targetted…….    

There are severe traffic delays in the vicinity of Drumkeen following a collision, with traffic travelling from Letterkenny towards Ballybofey particularly badly affected. There are no reports of serious injuries, but emergency services are at the scene, and gardai are assessing the situation.    

Liam Blaney has been elected on the second count in Milford, saying he hopes that the declaration of a seperate Milford Electoral Area will help to ensure that the area gets a fairer deal. He also told Greg Hughes that some misinformation was being spread on the campaign, not least, a suggestion that he was

  Gerry Crawford has been elected on the third count in Lifford Stranorlar. Following his election, he spoke to Michaela Clarke…….  

Martin Farren of Labour and Albert Doherty of Sinn Fein have both been elected on in Carndonagh. Albert Doherty says it’s always a thrill to get over the line……  

Ciaran Brogan has been elected on the first count in Letterkenny, 106 above the quota. Sinn Fein’s difficulty in the area highlighted by the fact that Gerry Mc Monagle and Adrian Glackin are just 40 votes apart. Speaking after his election, Greg Hughes spoke to Ciaran Brogan……..  

There’s still some way to go to a first count in the Donegal Electoral Area, with some predictions that it could be as late as 6pm. The destination of the first four seats seems sure, with Noel Jordan of Sinn Fein and Independent Niamh Kennedy neck and neck on 1400 votes, but Jordan slightly ahead.

Three candidates have been elected on the first count in Buncrana, Paul Canning and Rena Donaghey of Fianna Fail, and Jack Murray of Sinn Fein. All three have been speaking to Catherine Gaffney, with Paul Canning saying he had an uphill battle………. Rena Donaghey also faced issues with boundary changes………. Jack Murray said he believes

Independent Cllr Michael Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig has been elected on the first count in Glenties after polling 2007 votes, comfortably exceeding the quota. He told Oisin Kelly he intends working for everyone……..    

Fianna Fail councillor Martin Mc Dermott has been elected in the Carndonagh Electoral Area, with a huge first preference, exceeding the quota by over 1,000 votes. Shortly after his election, he spoke to Catherine Gaffney……..

Three councillors have been elected on the first count in the Lifford -Stranorlar Electoral Area. Fine Gael’s Martin Harley, Fianna Fail’s Patrick Mc Gowan and Sinn Fein’s Gary Doherty were all deemed elected, after exceeding the quota. All three have been speaking to Michaela Clarke……. Martin Harley Patrick Mc Gowan Gary Doherty

John O’Donnell has become the first councillor elected in Donegal, elected on the first count in the Milford Electoral Area. He secured 1,959 votes, exceeding the quota by 13 votes. Immediately after his election, he spoke to Greg Hughes……

As we await a first count in the Glenties Electoral Area, Independent candidate Liam Whyte has conceded defeat. He’s been speaking to Oisin Kelly…….

A 32 year old man detained in the Strabane area yesterday has been released and immediately re-arrested. Police say the man had been arrested by detectives from PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit on suspicion of membership of a proscribed organisation. That was done as part of an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity linked to the Irish

The Green Party candidate who could take a Midlands North West seat in the European Elections Saoirse McHugh has repeated her assertion that she will resign from the party, if they enter coalition with Fianna Fail or Fine Gael. Earlier, party leader Eamonn Ryan refused to rule out the possibility after the next general election.

Counting has begun in the European Elections, with more than 600,000 votes cast for 17 candidates being counted in the Midlands North West constituency. It’s doubtful whether or not a first count will be confirmed today, but whatever happens, nothing can be declared until 10pm tonight when polls close in all European countries. Following the

A man’s been seriously injured in Derry after he was assaulted and struck with a van. Detectives at Strand Road are appealing for witnesses to the incident in Drumleck Gardens during the early hours of this morning. They say a 32 year old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was assaulted

Final Glenties Tally M MacGiolla Easbuig 15.5% JS O’Fearraigh 11.5% MT Gallagher 9% M McClafferty 8.5% N McGarvey 8.2% S O’Domhaill 8.2% E Bonner 7.0% B Carr 7.6% A Molloy 6.8% E Sweeney 5.6% L Whyte 5.1% S Rodgers 4.2% L Mulligan 2.7%