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What a waste of money Enda – Donegal TD
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been criticised today for continuing with the States appeal against Donegal South-West Deputy Pearse Doherty’s High Court victory last year. The decision at the time saw FF call a bye election in Donegal Souith West , which the Sinn Fein Deputy won in November of 2010. Pearse Doherty TD says the new Government [...]
Can the “Double Mc” quench Donegal hunger?
By Michael McHugh There have been significant changes in the structure of our national parliament over the last number of days. Fianna Fáil have been decimated, while Fine Gael, Labour and Sinn Fein have been the big winners. That picture has been reciprocated in Donegal but not in the same order. In terms of [...]
Voting patterns in Donegal south west
Coming up to tea time on the day of the Irish General election, the turn out in Cloughaneely is reported to be 36%, while the Rosses is around 30% in the constituency of Donegal south west. The voting has been helped by good weather. MEP Pat the Cope Gallagher who was on his way to Carrick [...]
Donegal Coughlan’s promises to 400 schools stretches credibility
Donegal based Tanaiste Mary Coughlan’s announcement that 400 projects are to be given the green light under the school building project, represents the first cynical campaign promise in an election that hasn’t even been called yet, Labour party’s Education spokesperson Ruairi Quinn has said. “The days of making such grandiose promises to hundreds of communities around the [...]
Donegal’s Dinny gets Fine Gael nod, O’Neill loses out
Outgoing Donegal south west Fine Gael TD Dinny McGinley has been re-selected to contest the election in the Donegal South West constituency which will be held in February or March at the very latest. The big loser on the night was Cllr Barry O’Neill who had contested the November bye election after a party directive indicated that [...]
Labour say they are sticking with McBrearty in Donegal SW
Arising from recent media speculation, The Irish Labour party say they want to reiterate that Cllr. Frank McBrearty is the sole candidate for the Party in the Donegal South West constituency. While Mr McBrearty increased the Labour vote at the November bye-election, it was felt that outbursts in the County Council chamber against the County [...]
Tanaiste claims to have “another 20 years” in her
Tanaiste and Donegal south west TD Mary Coughlan believes she has “at least another 20 years” in her, after she was selected to contest a seat in Donegal south west at a hastily arranged Fianna Fail selection convention in Glenties yesterday afternoon. She will be joined on the general election ticket by Senator Brian O’Domhnaill, whose [...]
Sinn Fein take Donegal by election seat
It was all fairly academic in the end as the long time favourite Pearse Doherty of Sinn Fein romped home to take the Donegal south west by election.Although the official count has yet to be declared both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have conceded that Doherty will take the seat. The biggest surprise was the [...]
Donegal by election island votes cast
ISLANDERS OFF Donegal voted yesterday in the Donegal South West byelection, three days before mainlanders cast their votes, writes Paddy Clancy. There were 754 ballot papers carried to polling boxes in Arranmore, Tory, Inishbofin, Inishfree and Gola, but islanders said quite a number of people had emigrated in recent years and were not there to [...]
Students claim they are being denied by election vote
Students have claimed that the government has deliberately attempted to exclude them from the Donegal South West election. There have been complaints that thousands of students from the constituency may be without a ballot. Students are claiming the government deliberately fixed a Thursday for the by-election so they couldn’t leave their studies and get home [...]
Regrettable that north west Govt TDs voted to deny region full representation – O’Neill
Speaking following voting down of the moving of the writ for the Donegal South West bye-election, Fine Gael candidate for the constituency, Councillor Barry O’Neill said: ‘It is hugely disappointing that TDs from the north west who continually speak out against the Government, chose to deny Donegal South West a chance to have full parliamentary [...]
High Court date set for bye election case
Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has welcomed the setting of a date for a hearing of his case against the Government over its failure to hold the Donegal South West by-election. The case has scheduled for listing on 18th October with a view to having the case heard that week subject to the court’s availability. [...]
Donegal South west bye election writ no show – Govt to defend challenge
The High Court in Dublin is expected to be notified by the Irish government today that it will defend a challenge over its refusal to move a writ for a bye election in Donegal South West. Donegal Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty brought the challenge earlier this month and the case is listed for mention this morning. [...]
€2 million massive boost for South West- Pringle
Independent Donegal Cllr Thomas Pringle has welcomed the confirmation that Failte Ireland are to grant €2million to the development of Sliabh Liag. ‘This funding is a great boost for the Donegal County Council plans for the further development of the cliffs as an iconic attraction which will be of national and possibly international importance’ said [...]
Doherty granted leave to appeal to seek judicial review on bye election
Donegal Senator Pearse Doherty has been granted leave to appeal for a judicial review of the Government’s decision not to hold the Donegal South West bye election. Senator Doherty was in the High Court yesterday to mount the legal challenge. On RTE yesterday he denied that he wanted the bye election to go ahead merely [...]
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