6 years ago
Play Therapist and ‘Down Below’ Physio lead the Tea & Toast October line-up
Deirdre Ward from Unlock and Lorraine Boyce from Down Below Physio will be the guest speakers at the Tea & Toast meeting on 24th October 2018.
The Tea & Toast …
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6 years ago
You’ll never guess what Jamie Dornan’s daughter thinks he does for a living
Hollywood star Jamie Dornan is adored by fans all over the world, but his eldest daughter has a completely different idea about her dad’s day job.
The Northern Ireland actor …
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6 years ago
Hi, did you hear they’ve started on Derry Girls Season 2?
This week, some of our favourite cast members have revealed that they’ve got their hands on the Derry Girls Season 2 script and begun read-throughs. Class!
6 years ago
Two new Breastfeeding Support Groups launching for Donegal mums
National Breastfeeding Week takes place this week, and with it comes the launch of two local support groups for mothers in Letterkenny and Buncrana.
In fact, there are 15 events …
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6 years ago
How Niamh preserves the voice of our people and history
Niamh Brennan has been the County Archivist for Donegal for almost 20 years.
The archives give voice to the rich history of Donegal and its people, through the records and …
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6 years ago
Donegal mum launches toy collection for Crumlin Children’s Hospital
As families begin to clear out toy boxes before Santa delivers new Christmas gifts, this collection at Little V.I.P’s Preschool Dunkineely seeks to gather donations for the children in Our …
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6 years ago
Country house wedding fayre set to bring dreams to reality
Castle Grove Country House Hotel are hosting a wonderful Wedding Fayre this Sunday. Here, they tell us about the exclusivity and care they provide for couples on their most special …
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6 years ago
Abortion legislation on the way after official Repeal of 8th Amendment
Health Minister Simon Harris is set to introduce abortion legislation to the government next week following the official repeal of the 8th Amendment.
President Michael D Higgins signed the Thirty-Sixth Amendment …
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6 years ago
Instagram sensation Mrs Hinch has her TV debut on This Morning
Instagram cleaning inspiration Sophie Hinchcliffe (aka Mrs Hinch) wowed fans with her TV debut today and revealed an upcoming visit to Ireland.
Sophie joined Philip and Holly on This Morning to …
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6 years ago
Inishowen mum meet-up to explore confidence and holistic therapies
The Tea & Toast is an Inishowen-based group hosting casual meet-ups for mothers to get together and learn new tips and tools for taking care of their own mental well-being.
6 years ago
Danielle McLaughlin’s mum pushes for ‘Danielle’s amendment’ for grieving families
The mother and sister of the late Danielle McLaughlin said they had a positive meeting with Mr Varadkar after prolonged discussions on Tuesday night in Derry.
Ms Brannigan and her …
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6 years ago
Donegal’s Miss Universe Ireland to guest at Free Family Wellness day
The Buncrana woman will be a guest speaker at the open event for parents, soon-to-be parents and families on Sunday the 16th of September at the Sligo Park Hotel.
Grainne, …
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6 years ago
Recipe: Little lunchbox vegetable muffins
We may be only a few weeks into September but if you’re like us, the lunchbox inspiration is starting to dip. Here’s a handly autumnal Courgette & Sundried Tomato Muffins recipe …
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6 years ago
CervicalCheck inquiry finds system was ‘doomed to fail’
Dr Sally’s scoping inquiry into the CervicalCheck errors has made fifty recommendations to the Minister for Health to renew and strengthen the screening service.
Dr Scally heard from women and …
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6 years ago
Irish Red Cross to honour Pat Hume with Lifetime Achievement Award
Pat Hume will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Irish Red Cross, in recognition of her decades of public service.
Pat, who lives in Greencastle, has worked …
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6 years ago
Irish scientists find potential link for increased breast cancer survival
Women who take vitamin D after being diagnosed with breast cancer may have an increased chance of survival, new research supported by the Irish Cancer Society has shown.
Researchers from …
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6 years ago
Mamma Mia! Hollywood star Christine Baranski is special guest at Donegal beach event
Actress Christine Baranski brought an A-List touch to an environmental event on a Donegal beach today – much to the surprise of many.
Baranski, who stars in Mamma Mia, The …
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6 years ago
Woman’s Words: College Girls by Caitriona Coyle
This week on our Woman’s Words fiction series, Donegal author Caitriona Coyle shares a taster of her debut novel College Girls.
Writing this book was a life-long dream of Caitriona’s, …
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6 years ago
Priest suggests tax on brides with plunging necklines
Venice-based priest Fr Cristiano Bobbo has suggested that some brides have been showing too much cleavage on their wedding day.
The priest wrote in the local parish magazine to say brides should …
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6 years ago
Watch: Father of the Bride’s speech takes a surprise twist
The July wedding of Scottish couple Steven Morrison and Patricia McArdle has gone viral in recent weeks after Patricia’s dad Frank organised an amazing speech.
In welcoming his son-in-law to …
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6 years ago
Bereaved parents invited to information event in Letterkenny
Anam Cara the organisation that supports bereaved parents, will hold a Bereavement Information Evening on Thursday 13th of September from 19:30 to 21:30 in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.
6 years ago
Care for a cuppa to help the Hospice? Join the county-wide coffee morning!
This year’s Coffee Morning for Donegal Hospice was officially launched recently at the Hospice by Patron, Shaun Doherty, who was joined by the Chairperson, Grace Boyle, Administrator, Isobel Doherty, Assistant …
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6 years ago
Local programme launched for women looking to return to work
Ambitious applicants are being invited to sign up for the RESTART-EMPOWER-SUPPORT (RES) programme by Rural Enterprise Skillnet.
Workshops are set to begin in Donegal Town from September 18th for women aged …
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6 years ago
Radio presenter Rachael Bland dies after breast cancer battle
The 40-year-old mum-of-one died peacefully at home surrounded by family this morning.
Mother to Freddie.Wife to Steve.Our treasured colleague Rachael Bland has died.She inspired so …
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6 years ago
Events: Celebrations as holiday getaways are won at Rushe Fitness party
The fitness community has been challenging themselves to achieve new goals all summer as part of the Summer Shape Up contest. Now in its second year, the challenge is a …
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6 years ago
Rushe Fitness challenge holiday winners to be revealed this weekend
The Rushe Fitness Summer Shape Up challenge comes to an end this Saturday and excitement is building to see who will be crowned the 2018 champion.
Designed by Letterkenny gym …
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6 years ago
Complaints over offensive nightclub billboard upheld
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints made against Liberties Nightclub’s ’19th Hole’ ad campaign after its content was considered to be offensive and misogynistic.
Sixty-four complaints were made against a …
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6 years ago
Breastfeeding Class to be held in Stranorlar
All pregnant woman and their partners are invited to attend a HSE Breastfeeding Preparation Class in Stranorlar next week.
The event will be run by Public Health Nurses to give parents practical …
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6 years ago
CervicalCheck backlog leaves women waiting up to 13 weeks for results
Some smear tests under CervicalCheck have expired due to such long backlogs in the screening programme, the Irish Times reports.
Patients have faced delays of up to 13 weeks in …
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6 years ago
Ramelton rejoices as Shaun Dunworth wakes on 21st birthday
After more than four weeks in a deep coma in intensive care at St.Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, a young Ramelton man has awoken on his 21st birthday.
Shaun Dunworth gave …
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6 years ago
Plenty of drama as Nicola opens Donegal’s newest arts school
The fun is just about to begin at Act One Drama School in Letterkenny, established by Letterkenny woman Nicola Keegan Laughlin.
Based in Letterkenny Educate Together NS from Tuesday, the …
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6 years ago
Tea & Toast mothers’ group to welcome first male speaker
The Tea & Toast is an Inishowen-based group hosting casual meet-ups for mothers to get together and learn new tips and tools for taking care of their own mental well-being.
6 years ago
Roses from Donegal have their big moment on Night One in Tralee
Tralee is packed with squads of Donegal people this week as four young women from all parts of the county take part in the 59th edition of the Rose of Tralee International Festival.
6 years ago
Not one, but four Donegal woman to appear in Rose of Tralee final
The countdown is on to the 59th Rose of Tralee contest – with this year’s show featuring four young women from Donegal, including our very own Donegal Rose Niamh Duggan.
6 years ago
Hanlon family’s fight continues for operation to end Jason’s pain
Doochary mother Liz Hanlon has set out to end the ‘disgraceful’ delays suffered by her son Jason who urgent needs a spinal operation.
The Hanlon family were forced to bring …
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6 years ago
Donegal County Childcare launches helpful interactive tool for parents
All parents want quality, affordable childcare for their family. Donegal County Childcare is here to offer a range of services to help families with all of their childcare questions and …
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6 years ago
Mammy blogger Maria makes it to the National Awards!
For the second year in a row, local blogger and Donegal Woman columnist, Maria Rushe, has been nominated in the Maternity & Infant Awards for Best Parenting Blogger.
The national …
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6 years ago
A lucky Donegal lotto player has just claimed a cool €500,000 EuroMillions prize
There was no need for Monday motivation for a lucky Donegal National Lottery player who today popped into Lotto HQ to claim a cool €500,000 EuroMillions Plus prize.
The delighted …
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6 years ago
Style: It’s all Yellow
Yellow is the new pink, have you heard? The happy shade is everywhere this season and overtaking the popular baby pink we’ve embraced in the past year.
Millennial Pink was the …
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6 years ago
Plenty of stories ready to be shared this Heritage Week
“The theme of this year’s Heritage Week is ‘Share a Story’ and County Donegal has lots of stories to tell about its heritage, landscape, environment, history, folklore, traditional skills and …
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6 years ago
Vanessa is coming home after holiday illness
Newtowncunningham woman Vanessa Donohoe’s recovery has taken another very positive step.
The family of the mum-of-three who took ill in Spain in June have announced that she will be …
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6 years ago
‘Time is running out’ – Donegal mother appeals for surgery to end son’s suffering
Liz Hanlon from Doochary has invited the Minister for Health to visit her ill son and see him screaming in pain as he awaits an operation to fix his spine.
Jason …
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6 years ago
Fund for young Donegal man in Sydney gains overwhelming support
Hundreds of kind donators are sending their best wishes to the young Ramelton man following a tragic fall in Australia.
Shaun (21) suffered serious injuries when he fell from a …
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6 years ago
Spot the bridesmaid who made this wedding photo go viral
Three years ago, I married the love of my life and my sister fell over pic.twitter.com/9jaSazmiir
— Kevin Kennedy Ryan II? (@K_47) July 25, 2018
6 years ago
Environmentalist Sarah Carr is crowned Miss Water 2018
Sarah Carr picked up not one, but four special awards at Saturday’s Miss Earth Northern Ireland final in Derry.
The 24-year-old scooped the title of ‘Miss Water 2018’ along with awards …
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6 years ago
It’s Love Island finale day – who are the favourites, and where’s the party?
Love Island fans will have their calendar’s cleared to watch tonight’s final. But, who will be crowned the winners?
Jack and Dani are the bookies favourite to win the £50,000 prize …
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6 years ago
Dress for Success: Five M&S marvels for work
If you are looking to transition your professional style from casual summerwear to autumn, Carmel is here to help choose the best buys from M&S:
“As the weather has …
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6 years ago
Forget Love Island – it’s ‘Love Ireland’ at the Shandon!
It’s the summer of love at the Shandon Hotel with engagements having trebled on last year!
It’s not just ice-cream and prosecco sales rising in the best summer since 1976, …
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6 years ago
Competition: Win a Carnival Palette from BPerfect!
The Stacey Marie Carnival Palette has been one of the hottest makeup releases of the summer as it quickly shot to insta-fame. The palette is real explosion of colours, with 26 …
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6 years ago
WATCH: Donegal looks simply spectacular in Monty Halls’ family film
A new film series has been launched this week to showcase Donegal as a world-class family adventure destination – and the cinematography is in a league of its own.
