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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

The inquest into the death of Arlene Arkinson was today told police officers told a friend of Arlene’s mother that Robert Howard was an informer. The 15 year old from Castlederg disappeared in 1994 after attending a disco in Bundoran. She had last been seen in the company of convicted child killer who died in

A prominent railway campaigner in Donegal says he believes a case can be made that a rail link from Derry to Letterkenny, and from there to Dublin and the west would be financially viable. Canon David Crookes says significant road and rail investment is needed in Donegal, which he believes lags behind the rest of

A Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Letterkenny University Hospital has said that if the health system were a business, it would go under. Mr Peter O’Rourke says that once again elective cancellations at the hospital this week are a result of the agreement between the Department of Health & the Nurses Union on the Escalation protocol.

An inquest into the road crash in Inshowen in which 8 people died resumes today. Seven of those killed were in a VW Passat driven by Shaun Kelly of Hill Road in Ballymagan, none of them were wearing seatbelts as he sped towards Buncrana from a pub in Clonmany. His eighth victim, 66-year-old Hugh Friel,

The second and final General Election debate has concluded and it proved to be an at time heated affair. The issues of health, policing, access/infrastructure and emigration were among the items discussed. Sinn Fein’s Gary Doherty was unable to attend for health reason but those that did take part: Highland Radio held its first in

Members of the Irish National Teachers Organisation are to vote on industrial action in the next week. The INTO says in the last five years, close to 4000 management posts have been lost in Primary Schools countrywide. The INTO are balloting all members nationally for industrial action on the loss of these posts and the

The Compulsory Purchase Order process for Cockhill Bridge in Buncrana has been approved, with no objections received. Junior Minister Joe Mc Hugh says as a result, Donegal County Council can begin works on the project. Minister Mc Hugh has praised the role that local land owners have played in this process, and says it should

Emergency call operators in Ballyshannon are expected to work as normal today as colleagues in Navan embark on a 12 hour strike in a row over pay and conditions. They won’t answer emergency calls from 8am to 8pm. However, workers at the Ballyshannon centre and their colleagues in Dublin will work as normal. The operators

Concerns have been raised about an increase in the amount of money being spent on subcontracted services at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Stranorlar. According to figures obtained from Sinn Fein, money handed over to private firms contracted to provide services to the hospital almost tripled between 2013 and 2015, despite only a marginal increase to

The political parties are in the final hours of canvassing before the General Election tomorrow. Meanwhile islanders including those off the Donegal coast will cast their vote today ahead of those on the mainland. Voters on Aranmore Island take to the polls today with stations in Aphort National School and Leabgarrow National School. Both Stations

Derry is to host the Ulster Finals of the Restaurant Association of Ireland Awards, in the Guildhall next month. The awards, to be held on March 15th, are the largest and most coveted accolades in the Irish restaurant industry and celebrate all aspects of the industry from chefs and restaurant managers to gastro pubs. Mary

  A 19 year old man has been charged with a series of offences following a hit and run collision in Derry last November. The charges relate to an incident in the early hours of Sunday November 9 at Abercorn Road when a male pedestrian was taken to hospital with leg and head injuries after

A report into the death of a man in his 50’s who fell overboard a fishing vessel off Portnablagh in Co Donegal has revealed that the decking in the vessel did not conform to the Department of Transport’s code of practice guidelines. The report, published by the Marine Casualty Investigation Unit was published following the