Local Elections

The new festival will be held at Buncrana's Shorefront in June, with all welcome.

Buncrana Children’s Charity announces summer festival to mark 10-year milestone

Death notices and funeral arrangements for Donegal on Wednesday evening, Februar...

Susan Furneaux has worked with foraged fibres and threads to create small vessels and baby boots. These works honour the 354 men from Newfoundland who perished when the Laurentic sank off Inishowen.

Fort Dunree art exhibit explores how Ireland and Newfoundland are bound by histo...

Donegal Minister of State Charlie McConalogue speaking in the Dáil on the second stage debate on the Defective Concrete Amendment Bill.

Works underway to repair 784 homes, as Minister McConalogue hails ‘significant p...

In pictures: Illies Celtic FC holds annual youth presentation evening

Death notices and funeral arrangements for Donegal on Friday morning, October 17

Watch: Local schoolchildren bring delight to Donegal Town's Up for the Match

Scoil an Aingil Choimheadai in Keadue

Keadue National School offers €2,000 bursary to boost school enrollment

Brian Hutton had a great love of Lough Swilly

Walk in memory of journalist Brian Hutton raises funds for Lough Swilly RNLI

Counting of votes at a local election in Donegal

Donegal County Council needs 'considerable work' to update electoral register

Ashlene was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2024 and had to undergo surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy

West Donegal cancer survivor urges Letterkenny shops to cater more for patients

Hugh Wallace and Hugh Wallace in Rathmullan

Eoghan O’Riain to show his Rathmullan handywork on Great House Revival this Sund...

Death notices for Donegal - Sunday morning, January 12

General Election: South Donegal vote helps Kenny take Sligo Leitrim seat

The defective concrete blocks crisis is a key issue in the general election in Donegal

100% Redress Party accuses McConalogue of ‘misleading’ €495,000 grant comments

Letterkenny hospital under pressure with emergency department surge

Hiqa said residents were receiving a good-quality, safe service

HSE says action taken after Hiqa inspection of Moville residential facility
An inspection of Moville Residential Group Home found the facility was fully compliant with 17 regulations and substantially compliant with three
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The protest, which is taking place nationwide, is being organised by second-level teacher unions the ASTI and the TUI

Second-level teachers to protest outside Donegal schools

Flash Fiction Competition for Letterkenny’s Literary Festival

The Millbrae Surgury is located at Ballylosky, Carndonagh

A General Practice nurse is required at Millbrae Surgery Carndonagh

Donegal V Louth screening at Donegal Town Summer Festival

Donegal v Louth on the big screen during Donegal Town Summer Festival

County House, Lifford, where the budget meeting continues

Special Feature: Donegal County Council sat for the first time 125 years ago

Donegal has the most gender-imbalanced council in Ireland

Declan Meehan and Liam Blaney congratulate one another after being elected in the Milford LEA - they will work side by side for the next five years

Meehan tops polls as O’Donnell loses seat in Milford LEA

At a glance: Here's the make-up of the new Donegal County Council

The Donegal LEA count Centre in the St John Bosco Centre, Donegal Town. PHOTO: Siobhán McNamara

Local Elections: Transfers significantly shifted the balance in Donegal LEA

Barry Sweeny says he will continue the work that he has done as a councillor over the last five years

Local Elections: Barry Sweeny vows to keep working for his community

The count is underway in the St John Bosco Centre

Local Elections: fewer than 90 votes separating five candidates in Donegal LEA
Tallies indicate a big battle for seats as the count gets underway in Donegal Town
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PHOTO: Siobhan McNamara

‘We still have an independent female on Donegal County Council because of you’

'Democracy prevailed' - Mary T gracefully accepts defeat after fierce election r...

'Two number elevens and one number twelve' helped elect McBride on 14th count

Watch: 'I was pretty confident' - Cllr Donal Coyle never doubted he'd be re-elec...

In pictures: Emotional scenes as final seats in Donegal County Council filled

Watch: The moment the final candidates were elected to Donegal County Council

Cllr Ciaran Brogan: 'I don't mind the wait just as long as you get picked for th...

Donal Coyle, third from left, with Fianna Fáil party colleagues Liam Blaney, Donal Mandy Kelly and Ciaran Brogan

Michael McBride and Donal Coyle take last two seats in Letterkenny LEA

Watch: Jimmy Kavanagh lauds his team following Letterkenny re-election

Ciaran Brogan is congratulated by family and friends at the Aura Centre in Letterkenny

Ciaran Brogan and Jimmy Kavanagh back on board at Letterkenny LEA

Watch: Kevin Bradley to 'carry on selling buns again' after exiting council race

Kevin Bradley at the Aura Centre this evening

Local elections: Kevin Bradley eliminated after 12th count in Letterkenny LEA

Second recount begins in L'kenny as Bradley and Sweeney's fates hang in the bala...

The scene at the Aura Centre in Letterkenny for the local election recount

After a day of recounting, there will be a SECOND recount in the Letterkenny LEA

Watch: Noel Jordan 'delighted' as Sinn Féin set to retain two Donegal MD seats

Donal 'Mandy' Kelly: 'Manus would have been an outstanding councillor'

In pictures: Anxious wait for recount result in Letterkenny count centre

Watch: 'Proud night' as Brian Carr elected for first time in Glenties

Local Elections: Just three women elected in Donegal with one more a possibility

European Election count underway for Midlands-North-West as Barry Cowen looks to be strong contender

European Elections 2024: Count is underway for Midlands-North-West

In Pictures: Snapshots of the Donegal LEA local election count in Donegal Town

'I wouldn't have won' without votes from eliminated SF candidates - McMonagle

Declan Meehan, right, with his husband Dr Pádraig McGuinness following his election in Letterkenny on Sunday evenig

Historic first for Donegal as openly gay man elected to Council

Local Elections: All seats filled in Donegal LEA as count draws to a close

The scene at the Aura Centre in Letterkenny for the local election count in the early hours of Monday morning

Letterkenny LEA ends in disbelief with recount called for Monday morning

Watch: 'Alright now pet?' - Re-elected Gerry McMonagle speaks to daughter in Aus

The Letterkenny and Milford counts are taking place at the Aura Centre in Letterkenny

Sunday's live updates: The state of play at Donegal's five local election centre...

Watch: Thunderous cheers as Gerry McMonagle and Tomás Sean Devine elected

Watch: Tomás Seán Devine dedicates election success to his late mother

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