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The counting of votes cast in the Donegal constituency has resumed this morning with a recheck of the votes of Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty and Gary Doherty, as well as Independent Dessie Shiels. Charlie Mc Conalogue remains the only deputy elected to the 32nd Dail in Donegal so far. Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty and Fianna Fail’s

Sinn Fein’s Gary Doherty has confirmed that the party has sought and been granted a recheck of votes after the sixth count, which saw him eliminated with just seven votes less than Independent Dessie Shiels. It’s an indication of the seriousness of the battle for the final seat between Independent Thomas Pringle and Sinn Fein’s

Former Donegal Mayor John Campbell says he believes Thomas Pringle can still be elected as the battle intensifies for the final seat…..

The big discussion for the past number of hours has been whether or not Padraig Mac Lochlainn can overtake Thomas Pringle. The distribution of Gary Doherty’s votes and Pearse Doherty’s surplus after that will be crucial.  

As Padraig Mac Lochlainn waits to see if he will be returned to Dail Eireann, his party colleague Deputy Pearse Doherty says he believes a strong transfer within the party will see him through. It looks as though the last count will see a battle between Deputy Mac Lochlainn and Deputy Thomas Pringle for the

  Niamh Kennedy eliminated, her 2057 votes now being distributed as the sixth count gets underway.

The fifth count is now underway after the elimination of Frank Mc Brearty with 1,981 votes.

Four candidates have now been eliminated in the Donegal constituency. After the election of Charlie Mc Conalogue, Cordelia Nic Fhearraigh was eliminated. Deputy Mc Conalogue’s surplus of 315 votes was subsequently distributed, after which three candidates were eliminated – Paula Flanagan, Michael Mooney and Ian Mc Garvey. Their combined vote of 1839 votes are currently

  Charlie Mc Conalogue has been elected to the 32nd Dail, with 12,533 votes, 315 over the quota. Speaking after his election, her spoke to Greg Hughes………      

Fianna Fail’s Pat The Cope Gallagher says he will consider any working arrangement when the new Dail meets next month. Mr Gallagher, a former TD and MEP looks certain to be returned to the Dail, sitting comfortably in third place according to the tallies. He spoke to Greg Hughes at the count centre……….    

As the counting of votes continues at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny continues this evening, a first count declaration is expected sometime before 7.30 tonight, although some observers say it could be later. The quota is likely to be just over 12,000. This is the final tally –      

Outgoing Junior Minister Joe Mc Hugh has confirmed he wasn’t convinced by the “keep the recovery going” message pushed by Fine Gael. Speaking to Greg Hughes at the Donegal Count Centre in Aura, Letterkenny, Deputy Mc Hugh said although he’s now tipped to take the fourth seat, he’s taking nothing for granted………..

Sinn Fein’s Padraig Mac Lochlainn could be in danger of losing his seat in Donegal, with the final tally showing him at 5675 votes, 8% of the total poll. It follows the decision of the party to adopt a three candidate strategy with a comprehensive vote management strategy implemented. However. Cllr Gary Doherty, who currently

  13.10 Latest tallies with 217 boxes opened   Gary Doherty      SF       2640 Pearse Doherty SF        9002 Paula Flanagan GP      364 Pat The Cope Gallagher  FF   8250 Paddy Harte FG   2300 Tim Jackson IND     3130 Niamh Kennedy IND   1671 Padraig

Independent Councillor John O’Donnell has told Highland Radio News he would have been a candidate in this election had he not become embroiled in controversy after last December’s RTE Investigates programme, during which it was suggested he indicated he would accept payment in return for helping a windfarm company secure planning permission. Cllr O’Donnell has

The counting of votes cast in General Election 2016 is underway, and a after an initial opinion poll last night showed the outgoing government will not secure a majority, a second exit poll is showing an even worse result for the coalition. The RTE poll puts the coalition parties on a total of 31.9%, while

A 46-year-old man has been returned for trial on a series of sex offences at Derry Magistrates Court. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, faces a total of twenty charges allegedly committed between June 2008 and December 2012 when he appeared at a preliminary enquiry at Derry Magistrate’s Court. The charges include

The jury in the inquest into the deaths of eight men who died in a crash near Clonmany in July 2010 has returned verdicts of unlawful death as a result of dangerous driving. Coroner Dr John Madden said ten people could have died that night, adding that the tragedy had shocked Ireland and the world.

A man has been acquitted at the Central Criminal Court of raping a woman during a night out in Donegal when they were both 18. The now 21 year old accused had pleaded not (NOT) guilty to rape of the woman in the alleyway of a Donegal town in July 2012. The trial heard the

Connemara Mining has today started preliminary drilling programme on their gold licences in Inishowen, County Donegal. The drilling programme follows successful results from trenching conducted at the end of 2015, which returned positive results for Gold. Four short diamond drill holes will target the positive trenching results at depth and along strike to assess vein

Traffic is now moving as normal in Letterkenny after an earlier collision at the rear of Letterkenny Institute of Technology close to the bottom of Ashlawn. A number of people were brought to hospital as a precautionary measure after a two car collision, but gardai say there were no serious injuries. The road was closed

A former military base at Ballykelly in County Derry is being sold to the MJM Group, which says it will create an initial 100 jobs on the 621.5 acre site, potentially rising to 1,000 when the site is fully developed. The plans for Shackleton include a private jet and rail carriage fit out facility, renewable

Traffic delays are being reported in Letterkenny following a two car crash in the Ballyraine area. The Ramelton Road is closed at the bottom of Ashlawnclose to the rear entrance of Letterkenny Institute of Technology. Emergency services are at the scene, a number of people have been brought to hospital, their conditions are not known.

1.5 million euro has been allocated to the Glenties Electoral area for road repairs and damage caused by numerous storms and flooding over the winter months. A total of 7 million euro has been allocated to Donegal, with the Glenties area receiving the highest allocation in the county. Cllr. Micheal Chom Mac Giolla Easbuig has

The inquest into the deaths of eight men killed in a crash in Inishowen in 2010 resumes today after hearing yesterday that the man serving a four year sentence after pleading guilty to causing the crash denies responsibility for it. Solicitor Ciaran Mac Lochlainn, representing 27 year old Shaun Kelly of Hill Road, Ballymagan, Buncrana

The General Election has arrived with polling stations open from now until 10pm tonight. There are 116,680 people eligible to vote today in the Donegal constituency with islanders having cast their vote yesterday. A further 1032 people in Donegal added their names to the supplementary register before the February 9th deadline.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of raping a woman during a night out in Donegal when they were both 18 will resume deliberations today. The now 21 year old accused has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to rape of the woman in the alleyway of a town in