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One Donegal hotel has naughty ideas for Valentine’s Day 8 years ago

One Donegal hotel has naughty ideas for Valentine’s Day

By  •  News

The Waterfront Hotel are getting into the mood this Valentine’s Day with a specially designed menu that is certainly very saucy.

The €40pp special is a three-course experience that is …
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Style Study – Emma Murray 8 years ago

Style Study – Emma Murray

By  •  Style

Emma Murray is a Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle blogger originally from Donegal but now residing in Galway as a Personal Shopper/Stylist and Store Trainer in Debenhams. ‘The Fashion Chair’ has …
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Irish bar launches date escape initiative for women 8 years ago

Irish bar launches date escape initiative for women

By  •  News

The Five Points bar in Belfast city centre has set up #AnitaAssistance to provide women with a method to alert staff that they need to get away safely.

Management at …
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Colaiste Ailigh gets strictly competitive 8 years ago

Colaiste Ailigh gets strictly competitive

By  •  News

The staff and parents of Coláiste Ailigh will host a glittering night of dancing in The Mount Errigal Hotel on Saturday the 1st of April.

The event is being run …
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One Donegal person is €50,000 richer this week 8 years ago

One Donegal person is €50,000 richer this week

By  •  News

The lucky number AEX172997 was selected in the draw on January 27th and the top prize of €50,000 has been traced back to the county.

People who purchase Prize Bonds are …
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Gallery: A wedding fayre of romance and roses 8 years ago

Gallery: A wedding fayre of romance and roses

By  •  Bridal

Two of Donegal’s best known hotels the Villa Rose & Jackson’s hosted one of the northwest’s leading Wedding Fayres of 2017 on Sunday, January 29th. Since the hotels merged at …
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Jamie Dornan trapped by Ellen in hilarious sketch 8 years ago

Jamie Dornan trapped by Ellen in hilarious sketch

Only Ellen DeGeneres could be allowed to pin Jamie Dornan down in such a predicament.

The Northern Irish actor was promoting Fifty Shades Darker on her chat show when she …
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Two of Donegal’s best boutiques listed as XFA finalists 8 years ago

Two of Donegal’s best boutiques listed as XFA finalists

By  •  News

Online jewellery boutique www.laveesha.com and McElhinneys Bridal Rooms are in the running for separate prizes in the 2017 Xpose fafinder awards.

The highly coveted awards are a big event in the …
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Kind knitters called on to make baby blankets 8 years ago

Kind knitters called on to make baby blankets

By  •  News

Volunteers are invited to share an hour together in the Clonmany Day Centre and help knit small squares to be turned into blankets.

These blankets will be donated to ‘fish and chip’ …
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All you need is love… and €24k 8 years ago

All you need is love… and €24k

By  •  Bridal

A survey of more that 2,000 participants this month showed that the average total budget for a wedding including the honeymoon is €24,427. This marks a rise of 8% from the €22,531 average …
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Why Gary was an absolute dote on First Dates 8 years ago

Why Gary was an absolute dote on First Dates

Gary (26) appeared on the reality dating show last night and won over the heart of his date Aine (24) – as well as the hearts of many across the …
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Gillian’s great idea is a winner 8 years ago

Gillian’s great idea is a winner

By  •  Business

The Portnoo woman claimed the award for Best Business Idea at the regional finals in Sligo yesterday.

Gillian is the director and co-founder of Cerebreon Technologies Ltd., a start-up company which specialises in …
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Which women are in the running for Sports Star Awards? 8 years ago

Which women are in the running for Sports Star Awards?

By  •  Sport

The 41st staging of the annual awards bash, sponsored by Donegal County Council, is being held in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny.

Tickets have sold out for the event since …
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A very T-Rexmantic first look 8 years ago

A very T-Rexmantic first look

Thomas Garnder married Beth last year and their wedding has become a viral topic this week after their first look video went online.

The young Chicago couple took an alternative approach to …
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Free breakfast? That’s Oatrageous! 8 years ago

Free breakfast? That’s Oatrageous!

By  •  News

Donegal shoppers can pick up some of the 200,000 free packs of porridge oats being made available nationwide by Flahavan’s in partnership with RTÉ and Operation Transformation’s Free Porridge Day …
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Parents dealing with loss invited to information evening 8 years ago

Parents dealing with loss invited to information evening

By  •  Mammy

The monthly meeting will take place on Thursday 9th of February from 19:30 to 21:30 in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.

The meeting offers parents a safe and …
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Snack to it: 20 nutritious ideas 8 years ago

Snack to it: 20 nutritious ideas

By  •  Health

Catherine Gallagher from Donegal, a UK Registered Dietitian, has created her own blog What food can be with Cathy G… Here, she shares a list of healthy snack ideas to keep us satisfied …
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Donegal delights after Mrs Brown’s Boys NTA win 8 years ago

Donegal delights after Mrs Brown’s Boys NTA win

The National Television Awards took place tonight in London, where local stars mixed with all the biggest names in UK and Irish showbusiness.

Irish-British sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys was awarded Best …
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Donegal Ladies return with one clear goal 8 years ago

Donegal Ladies return with one clear goal

By  •  Sport

The Donegal Senior Ladies begin life in Division 1 of the Lidl Ladies National Football League this Sunday when they host Armagh in Convoy (2pm).

Micheál Naughton’s team won Division …
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Danielle brings home Ulster glory 8 years ago

Danielle brings home Ulster glory

By  •  Sport

McDevitt was the only Donegal player on the Ulster panel for the tournament held in Mullingar. Ulster denied Connacht a three-in-a-row. In the final, Ulster took the silverware on a …
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Michelle O’Neill is the new leader of Sinn Féin NI 8 years ago

Michelle O’Neill is the new leader of Sinn Féin NI

By  •  News

Ms O’Neill will act as the successor to Martin McGuinness, who stepped down last week due to health problems. The Co. Tyrone native is the outgoing Health Minister in Stormont and has been …
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Style Study – Sarah Kennedy 8 years ago

Style Study – Sarah Kennedy

By  •  Style

Sarah Kennedy’s modeling career took off after finishing runner up in Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model four years ago.

Sarah has recently graced the cover of Northern Woman Magazine, …
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Donegal man’s First Date ends in tears 8 years ago

Donegal man’s First Date ends in tears

The Letterkenny-based engineer was paired up with Timmie in the first gay date of the new series of First Dates Ireland last night. Skincare store manager Timmie, 34, from Clare …
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Style Study – Maria Morley 8 years ago

Style Study – Maria Morley

By  •  Style

On her blog, Style by Maria, she showcases and reviews the latest fashion and beauty trends.

Maria discovered her love of fashion while studying health and fitness. She worked alongside two of …
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It’s not too ‘Late Late’ to find love! 8 years ago

It’s not too ‘Late Late’ to find love!

Anyone who is single and ready to mingle (in full view of the Irish public) is invited to apply for a spot on The Late Late Show this February.

There …
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Letterkenny man makes a shocking revelation on First Dates Ireland 8 years ago

Letterkenny man makes a shocking revelation on First Dates Ireland

Richard McNeill, who lives in Letterkenny and is a Northern Ireland native, meets Timmie Murphy from Ennis for the first time in the famous restaurant of the Gibson Hotel Dublin.

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Longer weekend breaks proposed for local schools 8 years ago

Longer weekend breaks proposed for local schools

By  •  News

The four schools St. Eunan’s College, Loreto Convent, Colaiste Ailigh and Errigal College have been discussing the proposals in recent weeks, Donegal Daily reports.

The proposed plan, which will affect thousands …
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Baby number three on the way for Claire Byrne 8 years ago

Baby number three on the way for Claire Byrne

By  •  News

The current affairs reporter and analyst revealed that she will be welcoming her third child in summer 2017.

Claire has two young children – a boy and a girl aged …
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Boxer Ciara Anderson has big gloves to fill 8 years ago

Boxer Ciara Anderson has big gloves to fill

By  •  Sport

The 18-year-old is a grand-daughter of former Irish Olympian Brian Anderson senior from Ballybofey, who punched for Ireland at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Ciara is a chip off …
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Let’s lunch: 40 nutritious and delicious ideas 8 years ago

Let’s lunch: 40 nutritious and delicious ideas

By  •  Health

Catherine Gallagher from Donegal, a UK Registered Dietitian, has created her own blog What food can be with Cathy G… Here, she shares a list of healthy lunch recipes to suit everyone and …
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Dazzling divas have their turn on Dancing with the Stars 8 years ago

Dazzling divas have their turn on Dancing with the Stars

We won’t talk much about Hughie Maughan’s tan, because the shock of his skin colour is over and done. In fact Hughie himself looked overdone. All the stars bared bronze …
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Let’s banish Blue Monday for good 8 years ago

Let’s banish Blue Monday for good

By  •  Life

The third Monday of the New Year is statistically the “most depressing day of the year” – people are lacking in vitamin D, finances may be low after Christmas and …
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Work your workout style 8 years ago

Work your workout style

By  •  Style

Finding motivation at this stage of your fitness journey can be tricky. You’ve run out of fitness quotes, your muscles are aching and it’s freezing outside.

There’s nothing like a …
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Shocking video alerts parents to dangers by the sea 8 years ago

Shocking video alerts parents to dangers by the sea

By  •  News

Video footage of a child who was almost swept out to sea has been circulated to serve as a warning to people in this extreme weather.

The video taken at …
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Enya records sweet profits in 2016 8 years ago

Enya records sweet profits in 2016

By  •  News

Donegal songstress Enya has raked in profits of up to €875,000 in 2016, according to accounts submitted to the Companies Office, Dublin Live reports.

Enya’s music company, Aigle Music Company Ltd. …
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Sharpen your eye makeup with a half-cut crease 8 years ago

Sharpen your eye makeup with a half-cut crease

By  •  Beauty

I decided to start off the year with a cut crease look. I’ve seen it a few times on YouTube and Instagram and really wanted to put my own spin on …
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“The stuff of dreams” – Shay and Becky expecting second baby 8 years ago

“The stuff of dreams” – Shay and Becky expecting second baby

By  •  News

The Lifford-born goalkeeper (40) and public relations executive (30) are already parents to Gracie, who was born in December 2015.

Becky announced the good news to friends and family with …
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Why Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech mattered 8 years ago

Why Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech mattered

By  •  News

Meryl Streep was the picture of grace when she accepted her honorary award at last night’s Golden Globe Awards in California last night. Despite having lost her voice, her words were …
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Cancer survivor Erin donates ponytails to help others 8 years ago

Cancer survivor Erin donates ponytails to help others

By  •  Life

Brave Erin Gallagher was just three years old when she began to complain to her mum and dad about having a sore leg. Within days the little Glenswilly child was …
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National awards for two Donegal soccer players 8 years ago

National awards for two Donegal soccer players

By  •  Sport

Greencastle’s McLaughlin and Milford native Barrett both play for the Dublin-based Peamount United.

Midfielder McLaughlin and striker Barrett have been included in the Team of the Year. Both players were …
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Vogue Williams admits she was mistaken for being transgender 8 years ago

Vogue Williams admits she was mistaken for being transgender

Vogue Williams said that she was mistaken for being transgender at a conference last year. While filming a documentary entitled Transgender Warriors, she said that a man asked when she …
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Women shopping in PJs shamed online 8 years ago

Women shopping in PJs shamed online

By  •  News

A Tesco customer was so outraged to see two women shopping in their pyjamas that he took a photo and posted it with a complaint online.

The women were spotted …
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Schools could stay closed to stop further spread of flu 8 years ago

Schools could stay closed to stop further spread of flu

By  •  Health

Donegal GP Dr James McDaid has issued a warning about the flu virus and said that schools should remain closed after the Christmas break to prevent the outbreak of an …
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Boxer Donna has plans to be fighting fit again 8 years ago

Boxer Donna has plans to be fighting fit again

By  •  Sport

Barr, who lost out in her last Elite venture, in November 2015 when she was narrowly beaten by Lauren Hogan, has recently returned to training following a hand injury.

A …
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Europe calling for top coach Teresa 8 years ago

Europe calling for top coach Teresa

By  •  Sport

Teresa said she is excited about the challenges the role will bring at the Great Edinburgh Cross-Country event.

The event, held at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, consists of four separate events …
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Parents horrified after park slides soiled by vandals 8 years ago

Parents horrified after park slides soiled by vandals

By  •  News

Families came to the popular park for some downtime on Bank Holiday Monday to find a horrifying scene in the slides of the play area.

Vandals had visited the park …
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What are you doing tonight? It’s baby-making day! 8 years ago

What are you doing tonight? It’s baby-making day!

By  •  Mammy

Did you know that January 2nd is referred to as National Baby-Making Day? The highest number of birthdays fall in September, more specifically September 26th, which is 38 weeks after today. The …
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Shane MacGowan’s mother was first road victim of 2017 8 years ago

Shane MacGowan’s mother was first road victim of 2017

By  •  News

It is reported that her car hit a wall in Ballintoher, Tipperary, just miles from her home. The accident occurred at 3pm on New Year’s Day and there were no …
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The trailblazing women in Donegal sport 8 years ago

The trailblazing women in Donegal sport

By  •  Sport

When Maggie Farrelly made history earlier this year as the first female to referee a senior inter-county Gaelic football match, she followed a sequence of women from these parts to …
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The cutest 171 driver is headed to a road near you! 8 years ago

The cutest 171 driver is headed to a road near you!

By  •  Kids, Life

She’s just one year of age, but this little Donegal girl is already planning to take to the roads in her new motor.

Secoya Strain from Milford was treated to …
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