Campaign Launch He had expected maybe 30 or 40 people to turn up to see him launch his campaign. However, in the end there would have been double that. Virtually every seat was taken at the Greencastle Community Centre. Martin […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elections Moville has had a councillor for quite a few years. Carndonagh currently has none. Before Martin Farren there was Marian McDonald. I remember working with her to get the White Wall in Bath Green back up and the Putting […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Councillor Martin Farren is launching his re-election campaign for the local Council Elections in May 2014 in the Greencastle Community Centre this Saturday, 25th of January. It will start at 8:30pm. He tells me that everyone is welcome to come […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Robin Hood Many people have been raving about the new panto, Robin Hood, which opened in Donegal County Council’s offices last Monday. “It had everything” said one panto goer. It stars Councillor John Campbell and is about a man who […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fooled I see that Rena Donaghey, the councillor who left the most crucial meeting of the year in Donegal to do a bit of after hours teaching, is in the Inishowen Independent this morning claiming she was fooled into thinking […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Live Drama Moville Drama Group are always looking for a good drama to put on. Juno and the Paycock didn’t do as well as they had hoped. It might be an idea to make a play about the recent Donegal […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Break There was due to be a break in the Council Budget discussion from 7pm to 8pm on Monday night. Fianna Fail’s Rena Donaghey had already left the council chambers at 6:15pm to go and teach an IT evening class. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Budget Vote With the vote of Independent John Campbell, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein voted down the budget last week by 15-13. There was to be one more effort on Monday. The absolute deadline was midnight. One Sinn Fein Councillor, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Biggest Winners Perhaps the biggest winners from the Council doing an about turn and passing the budget would be Sinn Fein. If everyone who attended the meeting had voted the way they said they were going to vote then the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last Chance Saloon This is the last chance for Donegal Council to pass the budget. When the clock strikes midnight on Monday the elected Council will be dissolved and all of the Councillors will be out of work. The Department […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…