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Donegal County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall) is the authority responsible for local government in County Donegal, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture ...
An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council was held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. [2] County Donegal is divided into 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). [3]
The County Arms is the official coat of arms of both County Donegal and Donegal County Council. The modern County Donegal was made a shire [ 10 ] by order of the English Crown in 1585. The English authorities at Dublin Castle formed the new county by amalgamating the old Kingdom of Tír Chonaill with the old Lordship of Inishowen .
An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Donegal was divided into 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
The functions of local government in the Republic of Ireland are mostly exercised by thirty-one local authorities, termed County, City, or City and County Councils. [1] [2] [3] The principal decision-making body in each of the thirty-one local authorities is composed of the members of the council, elected by universal franchise in local elections every five years from multi-seat local ...
Pages in category "Members of Donegal County Council" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Donegal County Council elections (14 P) Pages in category "Donegal County Council" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
He was elected to Donegal County Council in 2004, [3] 2009, [4] and 2014, [5] before retiring in 2019. [6] [7] He also ran for the party in the 2010 Donegal South-West by-election finishing second behind the winner Pearse Doherty. [8] Because of his involvement with both RTÉ and Fine Gael he has drawn comparisons with George Lee. Also, citing ...