“I’m there to serve, if required”- ‘The Cope’ on potential election success
Following his tally figure of over 10,000 first preference votes, Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher joined our panel of experts at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny. ‘The Cope’, contesting his seventeenth election, was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1981. He held a number of Minister of State…
First Count in Sligo-Leitrim due at 9pm
A first count in the Sligo-Leitrim constituency isn’t due until about 9pm on Saturday night. Counting of votes is continuing in the Clayton Hotel with Sinn Féin’s Martin Kenny and Fine Gael’s Frank Feighan looking likely at the stage to be re-elected. Fianna Fail’s Eamon Scanlon is also poised to…
Local Authority celebrate national success
The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Councillor Niamh Kennedy is among those who are in attendance at the Donegal constituency count. Councillor Kennedy regained her seat in the local authority in June’s local elections in the Donegal Municipal District. She, is, however, delighted to be watching from the…
Donegal to host GAA Annual Congress in 2025
Donegal GAA will host Annual Congress in 2025. The county was awarded the next Congress following Saturday’s Central Council meeting in Dublin. Congress will take place in the Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town, on February 21st and 22nd. Donegal last hosted Congress in 1988 when it was staged at the Great…
Fine Gael set to go without a Donegal TD
Fine Gael look set to not have a TD in the Donegal constituency following the 2024 General Election. The party ran a two-candidate strategy for the election, it looks set to have not paid off. Nikki Bradley and John McNulty were set the task of replacing Joe McHugh, who announced…
100% Redress Party candidate promises to keep up the fight
First-time candidate, Charles Ward of the 100% joined host Jerome Hughes as part of Ocean FM’s live coverage of Donegal constituency count at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny. Ward tallied almost 7,000 first preference votes, polling more than Fine Gael candidates Nikki Bradley and John McNulty. Hear…
Coolera/Strandhill lose All-Ireland semi-final shoot-out
Coolera/Strandhill women’s gaelic footballers have lost their All-Ireland LGFA junior club football semi-final in Tubbercurry on a free-kick shoot-out. The teams finished level at 1-5 to 0-8 at the end of extra-time. The Limerick side won the free-kick shoot-out 3-1 to progress to the final. Listen back to commentary highlights…