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After two long, exciting and historic days, the north west has got it’s new representatives for the 33rd Dail.   Sinn Fein’s popularity is clear all over the Sligo/Leitrim and Donegal Constituencies. Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochlainn were elected on the first count in Donegal, with Deputy Doherty topping the…

Fianna Fail’s Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher has lost his seat in the Donegal Constituency The 9th and final count took place in the Aura Centre, Letterkenny where OceanFM were broadcasting live. It was a battle with four sitting TD’s fighting over three seats. Fine Gael’s Joe McHugh, Fianna Fail’s Charlie…

An investigation is underway into the death of a young RNLI volunteer on Arranmore Island off County Donegal.   26 year old Leigh Early got trapped underwater when his car slipped off a pier into the sea yesterday morning.   A passenger managed to get out of the car and…

For the first time, Co. Donegal is to have it’s commercial rates reevaluated. Donegal Fianna Fail TD and Leas Cheann Comhairle, Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher, raised the issue with Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy in the Dail this week. It’s now been confirmed that the county will begin the valuation process…