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Donegal Woman Author - Rachel McLaughlin


Rachel McLaughlin is the editor of DonegalWoman.ie. Get in touch by emailing news@donegalwoman.ie
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Woman dies in first Storm Ophelia tragedy 7 years ago

Woman dies in first Storm Ophelia tragedy

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A woman in Waterford has died in the first fatal tragedy of Storm Ophelia.

The woman, who is reported to be in her 70s, died when a tree fell and …
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McElhinneys react to Hurricane Ophelia in style 7 years ago

McElhinneys react to Hurricane Ophelia in style

Hurricane Ophelia is on track to strike the North West from 3pm this afternoon and many businesses and services are closing as a safety precaution.

Hiding out at home is strongly …
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Music and special moments to mark the opening of new Flynn’s Pharmacy 7 years ago

Music and special moments to mark the opening of new Flynn’s Pharmacy

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This Saturday will be a special day in Dunfanaghy as Flynn’s Pharmacy opens its doors for a new chapter in the town.

The well-known pharmacy name is returning to the …
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COMP: Bag two tickets for Bagatelle plus B&B at Dillon’s Hotel! 7 years ago

COMP: Bag two tickets for Bagatelle plus B&B at Dillon’s Hotel!

DonegalDaily.com and DonegalWoman.ie are delighted to launch a great readers’ competition this week for an excellent evening of entertainment and hospitality.

We’re giving away TWO tickets to see the legendary …
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Glorious gin-filled mince pies are on the way 7 years ago

Glorious gin-filled mince pies are on the way

It’s clear this Christmas is going to be all about gin. From baubles, advent calendars, chocolates and now pastries, we’ll all have turned into juniper berries by the new year.


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Taximan drives up support for charity who cared for his baby granddaughter 7 years ago

Taximan drives up support for charity who cared for his baby granddaughter

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Loving grandad Liam Lynch will be hitting the road for a busy Thursday and will be donating all fares to Friends of the Coombe – a charity which supported his …
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Sarah the Eco Warrior leads by example 7 years ago

Sarah the Eco Warrior leads by example

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A ‘Beauty for a Cause’, Sarah was a finalist at this year’s Miss Earth NI Beauty Pageant. She won the Eco Warrior Award at the event in the Richmond Centre, …
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Dolly Parton’s hit 9 to 5 musical comes to Donegal 7 years ago

Dolly Parton’s hit 9 to 5 musical comes to Donegal

There’s no business like showbusiness and the LMS are in the business of only producing superb shows.

We have been thoroughly enjoying our initial preparations for Singin’ in the …
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Little Hours call on Donegal to help them reach Number 1 8 years ago

Little Hours call on Donegal to help them reach Number 1

Little Hours’ Too Much Patience EP launched on Friday October 6th, and they are calling on all fans to help them storm the charts in the first week.

Ed Sheeran …
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Families go free to see Little John Nee 8 years ago

Families go free to see Little John Nee

This new show will be performed twice on Saturday October 14th at the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny at 11am and 3pm.

‘Tullyglen’ is a very funny and highly entertaining …
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It’s International Day of the Girl – here’s why it matters 8 years ago

It’s International Day of the Girl – here’s why it matters

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Since 2012, October 11 has marked the International Day of the Girl (IDG). The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment …
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Meet Mia – the doll changing children’s attitudes to disability 8 years ago

Meet Mia – the doll changing children’s attitudes to disability

Meet Mia, the outdoor-loving wildlife photographer. She wears a cochlear implant, but that is just one of the features of Mia that make her unique.

Mia is passionate about her photography …
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Donegal Rose Amy takes time to talk on special Mental Health broadcast 8 years ago

Donegal Rose Amy takes time to talk on special Mental Health broadcast

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The World Mental Health Day edition of The Hub with Dave Duke will be broadcast live from Galway tonight from 9pm.

Amy bravely talked about her own depression on …
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Donegal woman appointed to lead role at IDA Ireland 8 years ago

Donegal woman appointed to lead role at IDA Ireland

Donegal native Céline Crawford has been appointed as Press and PR Manager of IDA, Ireland’s Foreign Direct Investment Agency.

In her new role Céline will be responsible for managing a …
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Events: Team Pello parties for Pinktober 8 years ago

Events: Team Pello parties for Pinktober

Pello Hairdressing Letterkenny marked their 10th year in business with a special event for Breast Cancer Awareness on Saturday 7th October.

Donegal’s only Aveda salon officially opened in a new location in …
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Hangover-free Prosecco is coming to Lidl… but there’s a catch 8 years ago

Hangover-free Prosecco is coming to Lidl… but there’s a catch

There could well be a stampede of Prosecco fans looking to stock up on Lidl’s new launch this week.

The supermarket is introducing ‘Organic Prosecco Spumante’ – a seemingly hangover free …
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‘Look for the beauty within the pain’ – Shannon’s story of perseverance 8 years ago

‘Look for the beauty within the pain’ – Shannon’s story of perseverance

Shannon McLaughlin, aged 21, moved from her home in Convoy to Arkansas, USA in 2015. She was a fit and healthy student with an exciting new life and bright future, …
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TV series to focus on self-made Donegal businesswoman 8 years ago

TV series to focus on self-made Donegal businesswoman

The Donegal woman and MD of the Cara Group will be featured in episode 3 of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year on be3 at 8pm.

Ramona was chosen as one of …
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Pink events planned in Donegal for ‘Cups against Cancer’ 8 years ago

Pink events planned in Donegal for ‘Cups against Cancer’

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This October, Centra stores are hosting coffee mornings and pink walks to support the Irish Cancer Society in the fight against breast cancer.

This year over 2,900 people in Ireland will …
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Donegal man inspires with loving story of fiancee’s MS battle 8 years ago

Donegal man inspires with loving story of fiancee’s MS battle

Susan White, the love of Neil’s life, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 17. The young couple met around this time, as Dublin woman Susan’s father Frank …
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How one Donegal man found his perfect fit in costuming 8 years ago

How one Donegal man found his perfect fit in costuming

Sometimes we don’t notice what actors are wearing in TV, film and theatre, while other times it’s their clothing that transports the audience to a place and time outside our …
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Donegal hair salon highlights hard work of team leader Noreen Gallagher 8 years ago

Donegal hair salon highlights hard work of team leader Noreen Gallagher

The Patrick Gildea Hairdressing team recently celebrated an incredible year in the Centre of Excellence and made a special presentation to a valued colleague.

Noreen Gallagher from Donegal Town was honoured …
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Donegal venues rank highly on list of Ireland’s top party locations! 8 years ago

Donegal venues rank highly on list of Ireland’s top party locations!

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A diverse mix of businesses were selected by The Irish Times to highlight great spots to gather with friends and mark special occasions.

Weddings, birthdays, family gatherings, anniversaries, Christmas parties …
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Exceptional Erin invited to compete in Irish Junior Science Olympiad 8 years ago

Exceptional Erin invited to compete in Irish Junior Science Olympiad

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The Irish Junior Science Olympiad (IrJSO) is a science competition for students under 16 held in Dublin City University on 21 October. Finalists are invited to participate after qualifying through the …
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Care to join Collette and #SleepOut4Simon? 8 years ago

Care to join Collette and #SleepOut4Simon?

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Collette Ferguson of the North West Simon Community is inviting people to brave one night sleeping outdoors in Letterkenny so other people can be saved from real homelessness.

Collette is the Development …
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Gin glass thieves forced a Donegal bar to issue this hilarious warning 8 years ago

Gin glass thieves forced a Donegal bar to issue this hilarious warning

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Warehouse Bar + Kitchen, one of Letterkenny’s newest bars, has an extensive gin selection and attractive goblets to sip from. However, gin drinkers are a bit too fond of the …
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Majella O’Donnell to host a special celebration on World Mental Health Day 8 years ago

Majella O’Donnell to host a special celebration on World Mental Health Day

Majella O’Donnell is preparing to welcome attendees to a special evening around mental health this Tuesday, October 10th.

Majella is the founder of Donegal Mind Wellness and is a prominent advocate …
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Choo Choo! The Santa Express is rolling back into Oakfield Park 8 years ago

Choo Choo! The Santa Express is rolling back into Oakfield Park

From December 1st to the 23rd, boys and girls will be boarding the Santa Express and enjoying an enchanting train ride through Oakfield Park in Raphoe to meet Mr Claus …
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Let’s get pinned and pampered at Pello’s Pinktober birthday bash! 8 years ago

Let’s get pinned and pampered at Pello’s Pinktober birthday bash!

Pello, Donegal’s premier exclusive Aveda salon, is holding an open birthday and launch event at their new premises in Letterkenny Shopping Centre, with all money raised going towards Breast Cancer …
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Are you up for the challenge of being a Donegal Fire Fighter? 8 years ago

Are you up for the challenge of being a Donegal Fire Fighter?

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Donegal Fire Service is keen to see more women putting themselves forward to join the Fire Service in Donegal. Currently, there are no female officers in the service, but it …
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You’re actually going to LOVE the show that’s coming this December 8 years ago

You’re actually going to LOVE the show that’s coming this December

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre have just announced a special screening of the festive favourite film  accompanied by live full orchestra on Friday 8th December 2017.

It’s one of the world’s best-loved …
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Donegal designer launches Junk Kouture with new judge Pippa 8 years ago

Donegal designer launches Junk Kouture with new judge Pippa

Ireland’s renowned recycled fashion competition is back for its eighth successive year and has added a new name to the judging panel – style guru Pippa O’Connor.

Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana student Mariusz Malon …
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James Patrice and Miriam O’Callaghan launch search for Donegal’s heroes of the year 8 years ago

James Patrice and Miriam O’Callaghan launch search for Donegal’s heroes of the year

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RTE broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan and Snapchat star James Patrice launched the awards at the Mansion House in Dublin this week alongside former winners Aoibheann Mangan (11) and Padraic Godwin (12).


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Fundraising afternoon tea tickets all snapped up 8 years ago

Fundraising afternoon tea tickets all snapped up

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The Afternoon Tea and Fashion Show in aid of Donegal Youth Service is officially sold out.  The big day takes place on 14th of October in the stunning Castle Grove …
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Top entrepreneurs to share success stories in Donegal on National Women’s Enterprise Day 8 years ago

Top entrepreneurs to share success stories in Donegal on National Women’s Enterprise Day

National Women’s Enterprise Day will celebrated in Donegal on October 12 with a business event in Dillon’s Hotel, Letterkenny. Three leading women in enterprise will be giving talks and advice on improving …
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This dream Donegal venue is about to open its doors for a special wedding fayre 8 years ago

This dream Donegal venue is about to open its doors for a special wedding fayre

Clear your diaries and visit Castle Grove House this Sunday for a special event to see their wedding values of exclusivity and care in action.

Exclusivity

Real exclusivity and dedicated …
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Donegal community gets moving for local boy 8 years ago

Donegal community gets moving for local boy

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Adam from Convoy is 6 years old and has a life-limiting condition. He has microcephaly (small brain), intractable epilepsy, aspiration lung disease and quadriplegic cerebral palsy which means he is …
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Events: Examining equality with the Donegal Women’s Network 8 years ago

Events: Examining equality with the Donegal Women’s Network

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The WEAR (Women’s Equality Awareness Raising) event on Thursday, September 28th at the RCC Letterkenny brought local women and TY students from across Donegal together to learn about and discuss …
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Chat show season is back… with two unmissable line-ups 8 years ago

Chat show season is back… with two unmissable line-ups

We are spoiled for choice tonight as The Graham Norton Show begins again for a new season.

Graham has an incredible A-List line-up on his sofa. He is joined by Harrison …
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‘We can’t wait to reach a point where we can close’ – Pieta House CEO 8 years ago

‘We can’t wait to reach a point where we can close’ – Pieta House CEO

Over 100 people have benefited from Pieta House NW since it opened, and that support is about to grow further. The centre in Letterkenny is introducing longer opening hours and …
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Tickets for this fashionable afternoon tea are selling like hotcakes 8 years ago

Tickets for this fashionable afternoon tea are selling like hotcakes

But you need to be quick – tickets for the Afternoon Tea and Fashion Show in aid of Donegal Youth Service are selling fast. The stylish event is taking place …
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Ballybofey’s Ruth McGowan plans to ‘make mischief’ as head of Team Fringe 8 years ago

Ballybofey’s Ruth McGowan plans to ‘make mischief’ as head of Team Fringe

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Dublin Fringe Festival is delighted to announce the appointment of Ruth McGowan as its new Festival Director. Following a sensational edition of Ireland’s leading multi-disciplinary arts festival this year, McGowan …
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How one Donegal woman was inspired to create an autism-centred children’s show 8 years ago

How one Donegal woman was inspired to create an autism-centred children’s show

Pablo explores the world through the eyes of a 5-year-old boy with autism, with a central character and cast who are all on the autism spectrum.

Grainne McGuinness is the Creative Director …
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Caitriona Coyle selects a special setting to launch her debut novel 8 years ago

Caitriona Coyle selects a special setting to launch her debut novel

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The event at Carnegie Court Hotel in Swords on Thursday 21st September was the first of many that Caitriona is holding to mark her book’s release.

“I chose the Carnegie Court …
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Anam Cara extends support services to new Donegal location 8 years ago

Anam Cara extends support services to new Donegal location

Anam Cara, the national organisation that supports bereaved parents, will host an Information Evening on Tuesday 3rd of October in the Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town at 7pm.

The free event …
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Women’s equality forms the agenda of upcoming seminar 8 years ago

Women’s equality forms the agenda of upcoming seminar

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This WEAR (Women’s Equality Awareness Raising) seminar will be held in the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny on Thursday 28th September 2017 from 12.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Eeveryone is welcome to book …
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Starbucks has arrived in Donegal and we are simply buzzing 8 years ago

Starbucks has arrived in Donegal and we are simply buzzing

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The people of Letterkenny will be wide awake this Monday morning after a high dose of caffeine from the newest Starbucks cafe.

The An Dánlann sports complex at LYIT has …
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Me and My Business: Rebecca’s smart idea 8 years ago

Me and My Business: Rebecca’s smart idea

Rebecca had the bright idea to set up a business in 2015 when she saw parents in the Drumkeen community struggling to find somewhere for their children to stay and …
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WATCH: What made #ConnectToGrowDL a success 8 years ago

WATCH: What made #ConnectToGrowDL a success

The Donegal Women in Business Network’s annual conference may be over, but the networking and collaborating are still going strong.

The Connect to Grow conference at Harvey’s Point saw local …
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‘Give our children with autism a chance’ 8 years ago

‘Give our children with autism a chance’

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i.C.A.R.E. is a day and respite centre in Buncrana that supports parents of children and people with autism, but funding has all but dried up.

For mum of three Mary …
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