Donegal County Council

Donegal County Council Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall
Type
Type	County council
Leadership
Cathaoirleach	Niamh Kennedy, Ind[1]
Leas-Cathaoirleach	Jimmy Kavanagh, FG[1]
Structure
Seats	37
Political groups	Fianna Fáil (10)   Sinn Féin (10)   100% Redress (4)   Fine Gael (3)   Labour (1)   Independent (9)
Elections
Last election	7 June 2024
Motto
Mutuam habeatis caritatem (Latin) "Maintain among you mutual love and charity"
Meeting place
County House, Lifford
Website
donegalcoco.ie

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, and environment. It has 37 elected members. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the title of Cathaoirleach (chairperson). The county administration is headed by a chief executive, John McLaughlin. The county town is Lifford.