Congratulations to Mary Coughlan TD on her appointment today as Tanaiste, and Minister for Trade and Enterprise. This is a massive coup for the Donegal South West constituency, and indeed for the county as a whole. Mary is a very able politician, with a massive background of political experience, and will bring much to her […]

A few quick updates!
I’ve been nominated on the long-list for Best Political Blog the 2008 Irish Blog Awards. I’m delighted to get a nomination, but I’ve no doubt that the award will be finding a home somewhere else. Political blogging in Ireland had a great year, including strong coverage of the General Election, and I’m […]

On Wednesday night, the Ogra FF grouping in Letterkenny IT held their first meeting. I was delighted to attend, and to help Sean and Ronan get things underway.
As a research student at LYIT, I am also a member of the Ogra cumann out there. I chaired the first meeting, introducing the idea behind Ogra and […]

UPDATE: Congratulations to St. Eunans’s, who were victorious today.
A few quick updates:

It’s County Final day again. St Eunan’s are taking part in their third final in a row, against a Glenswilly side which has only been playing senior football for a few years. The atmosphere around town has been electric. Highland Radio will have full […]

A few quick updates.
RTE is reporting that the Galway Water Situation has been resolved. The boil notice has been lifted, and water has been deemed safe to drink. As the article notes, 240 people officially suffered from Cryptosporidiosis, although the official figure is likely to be in the region of 5,000. The official figures were […]

A few quick updates:

An Taoiseach has announced the Junior Ministers. Pat the Cope has been moved to Dept of Health, with responsibility for Health Promotion and is pledging to “lead by example”.
Niall Blaney has not been promoted. This has come as something of a surprise to us here in Donegal North East. Niall is clearly […]

Things are getting back to normal here after last week’s General Election. We got a great result here in Donegal North East; Dr James McDaid was returned as a Dáil deputy, and Niall Blaney was re-elected to give Fianna Fail two of the three seats, on 50.4% of the vote. Cecilia Keaveney lost her seat, […]

Final checks at the Leisure Centre
A quick note to highlight the public open days taking place at the new Sports Centre at Sallaghraine. The Centre will be open for public viewing throughout on tomorrow, Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th of May from 12 to 7pm.
I visited the centre earlier today to see how […]

As has been the case at many recent council meetings, the meeting of Monday May 14th featured a long discussion about the old and new Leisure Centres in Letterkenny. At this meeting, there where two motions (one from Cllr Jimmy Harte, one from Cllr Neil Clarke) calling on the council to keep the old centre […]

Congratulations to John Paul Feeley, who has just been co-opted on to Cavan County Council. 25-year-old John Paul, from Blacklion, has been a very active member of Ogra Fianna Fail for some years now, and it’s great to see him getting actively involved in politics like this.
JP was a great help to me when […]