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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%  

The deputy leader of Fianna Fail has admitted that the party’s performance in the Midland’s North West Constituency hasn’t been up to scratch. Exit polls suggest the party’s candidates, Brendan Smith and Anne Rabbitte, could get just 9 percent of the vote between them. Darragh Calleary says it’s something the party will have to reflect

Counting is underway in the Milford Local Electoral Area and will confirm that John O’Donnell will top the poll. Despite being the focus of an RTE investigation and a SIPO probe, for every 4 people that voted in Milford, 1 voted for Councillor O’Donnell. Liam Blaney of Fianna Fáil warned against apathy among this supporters

Fianna Fáil well on course for at least two seats in Letterkenny with one of the big stories being that Sinn Féin, barring a miracle, will lose one of its two seats. Counting got underway at the Aura Leisure Centre at 9am. Ciaran Brogan (FF) is on 1,522 first preferences is set to top the

As counting proper gets underway in the local elections, Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle has conceded that Sinn Fein will lose a seat in Letterkenny. At the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny this morning, he acknowledged he is in a battle with party colleague and fellow councillor Adrian Glackin, but told Greg Hughes that he will

Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to ease restrictions on divorce and recognise foreign divorces. In a landslide vote – the second biggest since the Good Friday agreement – the country voted 82% Yes to 18% No in the divorce referendum. The result was announced at 4.30 am this morning. Donegal voted yes by 77% – 23%.

    The final tallies are in for the Glenties Electoral area which show Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig in the lead.  Cllr John Sheamus O’Fearraigh comes in second with 11.5%. Cllr Marie Therese Gallagher is at 9% while Fine Gael candidate Michael McClafferty, FF candidate Noreen McGarvey and Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill are all coming

  The latest tallies from the Stranorlar/Lifford electoral area have sitting Cllr Gary Doherty in the lead with 17.5%. Just under half of the boxes for this area have been open so far so it’s early doors. The tallies do however indicate that all sitting Cllrs, Gerry Crawford, Liam Doherty, Martin Harley, Frank McBrearty and

Cllr Noel Jordan looks set to top the poll in what is set to be a very long count in Donegal Town. These are the final tallies, excluding one box which has to be opened privately because of the small number of votes within it.

  It’s thought that the outgoing Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council Cllr Seamus O’Domhnaill has a lot of ground to make up after more boxes open from the Glenties Electoral area. The sitting Cllr is coming in at just 5.2% of the vote according to early tallies. Meanwhile, other sitting Cllrs Michael Cholm Mac Giolla