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McHugh's Miscellany - What's going on with weather forecasts?

The recent red, orange and yellow weather alerts of the weekend highlighted a strange inconsistency in the way the Irish think about their counties, demarcation lines and the weather. No doubt we will be privy to many more over the winter months of ...

17 Nov 2023 at 15:17

South Donegal

Donegal’s future Dáil constituency make up to be announced next week

Whether parts of south Donegal will remain excluded from their natural Dáil constituency and hinterland of Donegal will be announced on Wednesday next, August 30. It may be reconfigured into two constituencies with a total of six seats on offer, ...

24 Aug 2023 at 13:27

National News

Hundreds of thousands of inaccurate entries on electoral register – commission

There are hundreds of thousands of inaccurate entries on the electoral register, the commission tasked with overseeing elections has estimated. An Coimisiun Toghchain, or the Electoral Commission, said it is “deeply concerned” about legacy ...

01 May 2025 at 19:41

Local News

Decision rules out locals running for Dáil, says Cllr

One of the two county councillors from Bundoran and Ballyshannon on Donegal County Council, Cllr Barry Sweeny has said that this week’s decision to keep a 9,000+ population within the constituency of Sligo Leitrim, has effectively ruled ...

31 Aug 2023 at 13:43

National News

Over one in five Irish voters believe conspiracy that government is 'replacing them with immigrants'

A new survey has revealed a significant number of voters believe conspiracy theories around immigration in Ireland. An opinion poll carried out on behalf of An Coimisiún Toghcháin/the Electoral Commission found a fifth (22 per cent) of ...

31 Jul 2024 at 21:07

South Donegal

South Donegal voters should be returned to ‘natural’ constituency

Former Fianna Fáil and now Independent TD, Marc MacSharry has told the Electoral Commission that south Donegal, which forms part of his current Dáil constituency of Sligo Leitrim should be amalgamated back into its natural ...

21 Feb 2023 at 02:16

Local News

Boundary submissions veer towards a united Donegal

Momentum is mounting to restore Donegal's six-seater single constituency status. That's the overwhelming message from the 22 submissions received by the Electoral Commission in relation to its task of shaping the future ...

31 May 2023 at 22:05

Local News

Irony as MEP candidate from Galway can garner votes from all of Donegal

Senator Pauline O’Reilly will contest the European elections in June 2024 in the North West/Midlands constituency as a Green party nominee, after her party selection today in Dublin. Ironically the Galway based Senator ...

17 Sept 2023 at 14:49

National News

New constituency carve-up could see current TDs losing out

While there will be 14 more TDs after the next general election following a highly-anticipated review into constituencies, some current and prospective public representatives may be facing an uphill battle at the ...

30 Aug 2023 at 14:52

Local News

BREAKING: South Donegal again discommoded by Electoral Commission

Ireland’s Independent Electoral Commission has published its recommendations on Ireland’s Dáil and European Parliament Constituency Review 2023, with Donegal being left out in the cold again, when it comes to ...

30 Aug 2023 at 09:27

National News

Electoral Commission launches information campaign ahead of referenda

The “worst thing” that could happen in the upcoming referenda campaigns is that no-one cares about them, the chair of Ireland’s new election authority has said. The Electoral Commission has launched its ...

25 Jan 2024 at 12:36

National News

It is not our job to win the referendum for the government, says election tsar

The chief executive of Ireland’s new electoral authority has emphasised that it is not its job to win referendums for the government, as Ireland plans to hold every type of poll there is in the next 20 ...

01 Jan 2024 at 11:00

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