Pearse Doherty set to top the poll in Donegal
Pearse Doherty is set to top the polls in Donegal, as the tally figures are concluding at the count centre in the Aura Leisure Centre, Letterkenny. The outgoing Sinn Féin TD will most likely be joined by fellow outgoing Deputy and his party colleague Pádraig Mac Lochlainn. Pat ‘The Cope’…
Frustration remains over Donegal electoral boundary
A decision to leave the Donegal Dáil constituency without parts of the south of the county has been a key talking point at the General Election count. Despite numerous calls, the Electoral Commission recommended no change to the Donegal Dáil constituency in a new boundary report in August 2023.…
Ballymote beaten in Connacht club final
Ballymote of Sligo have lost their Connacht junior club football final in Tuam Stadium, after a 4-12 to 2-10 loss to Galway champions An Cheathrú Rua. More to follow…
Pringle camp confident of retaining seat in Donegal
It remains to be seen whether or not Thomas Pringle will retain his seat in the Donegal consistituency. The outgoing Independent Deputy has increased his vote in Inishowen and Letterkenny, however. He was first elected to the Dáil in 2011 as part of the Donegal- South West constituency. Independent Councillor…
Michael Clarke in strong contention for Sligo-Leitrim seat
West Sligo candidate Michael Clarke looks increasingly likely to gain a seat for Independent Ireland in the Sligo-Leitrim constituency, at the expense of incumbent TD Marian Harkin. This follows completion of the tallies for Sligo, Leitrim and South Donegal on Saturday. Counting of those votes is now underway. A first…
Tallies completed in Sligo-Leitrim
The tallies for the Sligo Leitrim constituency are now complete. Here are the figures and percentages: In terms of party percentages, Fianna Fáil have 25% of vote, Sinn Féin are on 23% – and Fine Gael are on 16%. The figures now point, according to the Ocean FM election panel,…
New football rules passed at GAA’s Special Congress
The motions at Saturday’s GAA Special Congress on the new football rules have all been passed with huge majorities in the 18 votes as delegates backed the wide ranging changes proposed by Jim Gavin’s (pictured) Football Review Committee. Only 60% support was required to enact change and none of the…