Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil An election to all 28 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 7 June 1979 as part of the 1979 Irish local elections.

County Donegal was divided into five county local electoral areas 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).

This term was extended for a further year, to 1985.

[1] ^ *: Incumbent councillor.