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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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Events: Learning to be brave in marketing 8 years ago

Events: Learning to be brave in marketing

The event at Kee’s Hotel Stranorlar was another motivating meeting for local women, welcoming women from all walks of life who have an interest in business.

Boosting business brands was the …
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Two Nat Geo journalists are having the coolest time in Donegal 8 years ago

Two Nat Geo journalists are having the coolest time in Donegal

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Donegal is welcoming award-winning travel writer Zoë McIntyre and photographer Alecsandra Raluca Dragoi, from the prestigious National Geographic Traveller magazine this week.

Late last year, Donegal topped National Geographic Traveller’s …
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Donegal women will be making their mark with marketing 8 years ago

Donegal women will be making their mark with marketing

The next Donegal Women in Business Network coffee networking morning will be taking place in Kee’s Hotel & Leisure Club, Stranorlar.

On Tuesday May 30th at 10am, the diverse group will …
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Benefit have three HOT new summer releases this weekend 8 years ago

Benefit have three HOT new summer releases this weekend

The sunshine is making women all over Ireland break out the bronzer to pretend we haven’t been deprived of Vitamin D for the past year, so these new additions to …
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Talented Donegal girls win national art competition 8 years ago

Talented Donegal girls win national art competition

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Ruby O’Reilly Duff (13), from Loreto Community School Milford, won a Special Merit Award in the competition.

Another Donegal winner, who also received a Special Merit Award at a ceremony …
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Are you ready to relay? 8 years ago

Are you ready to relay?

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Many people from all across the northwest and beyond will be uniting for special reasons to take part in Relay For Life Donegal 2017.

The sixth annual fundraising, celebrating and …
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How one Donegal woman left her painful comfort zone to grow to love life 8 years ago

How one Donegal woman left her painful comfort zone to grow to love life

May is Green Ribbon Month and the mental health charity, GROW, is urging Donegal people to seek support if they are struggling with any aspect of their mental health and …
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Young Donegal designer dazzles with the stars in France 8 years ago

Young Donegal designer dazzles with the stars in France

Mariusz was among the seven young Junk Kouture finalists who attended the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival in France.

His proud school Principal Rosaleen Grant joined him in the sunny destination …
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We’re going to have a summer sizzler in Donegal tomorrow! 8 years ago

We’re going to have a summer sizzler in Donegal tomorrow!

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The incoming warm weather will bring temperature highs of 24 degrees to the county – equalling sunny holiday destinations including Tenerife.

Thursday and Friday are forecast to experience the best …
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Watch: You have to see the EPIC showdown at this Donegal school 8 years ago

Watch: You have to see the EPIC showdown at this Donegal school

The sixth year girls of the school entered into an epic battle with their teachers on their final day – squaring off in a high-stakes football match.

The colourful teacher …
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Shay Given welcomes newborn girl with adorable announcement 8 years ago

Shay Given welcomes newborn girl with adorable announcement

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The baby girl was born yesterday morning at 8.16am. Becky gave birth to the 11.5lb baby at home after just 90 minutes of labour.

PR executive Becky, 30, shared an …
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Could you be related to this remarkable Donegal servicewoman? 8 years ago

Could you be related to this remarkable Donegal servicewoman?

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Donegal County Museum and the Royal Signals Museum are seeking any information, memories, photographs or to make contact with relatives of Catherine Hayes Osborne, Milford, Co Donegal.

Catherine Hayes Osborne …
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Review: Learning the ropes of Reformer Pilates with JT Physio 8 years ago

Review: Learning the ropes of Reformer Pilates with JT Physio

I was invited to trial some Reformer Pilates at JT Physiotherapy in the past few months, and I honestly didn’t know what I was getting myself into. When you think of …
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Check out the beautiful backdrop of this upcoming Yoga Fest in Donegal 8 years ago

Check out the beautiful backdrop of this upcoming Yoga Fest in Donegal

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The North West Yoga Festival is a celebration of yoga in Donegal, Derry and the North West of Ireland. It will be a gathering of teachers and students for an …
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Events: A sparkling dream under the enchantment of Hayley Paige 8 years ago

Events: A sparkling dream under the enchantment of Hayley Paige

McElhinneys Bridal Rooms hosted the most intimate meet and greet of the year with the world’s number one bridal trail blazer New York Designer Hayley Paige.

 Hayley joined brides …
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Hello sunshine! Donegal to heat up with mini heatwave 8 years ago

Hello sunshine! Donegal to heat up with mini heatwave

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The northwest of Ireland is forecast to get the best weather this week as a mini heatwave arrives from tomorrow.

The rain and damp weather will clear away this morning (Monday) …
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Events: When Trash became Treasure 8 years ago

Events: When Trash became Treasure

The students creations were highlighted in true exuberant fashion last night at the annual Trash ‘N’ Fashion Grand Final in the Mount Errigal Hotel.

Materials including wooden pegs, origami papers, …
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Yee-haw! The Jamboree is in town! 8 years ago

Yee-haw! The Jamboree is in town!

The stage is now being set up for the hotly-anticipated Jamboree in the Park Letterkenny, as Ireland’s largest indoor country music festival hits the great outdoors this Saturday. 

All will …
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Watch: Newlyweds’ first dance interrupted by noisy invasion 8 years ago

Watch: Newlyweds’ first dance interrupted by noisy invasion

Mr. & Mrs. Brian and Olivia Stern celebrated their wedding reception at Solis Lough Eske Castle Hotel in Donegal last weekend. As Brian is a US Navy man, there was already …
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Why these young leaders are an inspiration to us all 8 years ago

Why these young leaders are an inspiration to us all

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The honorees were recognised as being among the most ‘outstanding’ in Ireland at a glittering JCI Ireland ceremony in Harvey’s Point Hotel last weekend.

Jennifer Doherty from Buncrana, Eoin Callaghan …
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TASTY 2017 brings exclusive dishes to Donegal restaurants 8 years ago

TASTY 2017 brings exclusive dishes to Donegal restaurants

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TASTY 2017 is a new Irish Food & Tourism Project, which could be described as a mix of Master Chef meets The Apprentice.

Local chefs from seven of Donegal Town’s …
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WATCH: Bridesmaid sings ‘Perfect’ speech at Donegal wedding 8 years ago

WATCH: Bridesmaid sings ‘Perfect’ speech at Donegal wedding

Bridesmaid Ciara Whoriskey paid tribute to happy newlyweds Kerrie and Rachael Costello in a fresh and funny way – reworking the lyrics of One Direction’s Perfect.

Strabane women Kerrie and Rachael were married in …
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Exclusive: Country star Cliona Hagan on why Donegal crowds are ‘so amazing’ 8 years ago

Exclusive: Country star Cliona Hagan on why Donegal crowds are ‘so amazing’

Cliona Hagan, the new princess of Irish County, is counting down the days to the Letterkenny Jamboree, where she and her band join a lineup that boasts the best of …
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Abu Dhabi Rose to spread magic of Donegal charity 8 years ago

Abu Dhabi Rose to spread magic of Donegal charity

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The Victoria Thompson Memorial Fund and Scholarship are delighted to announce that Abu Dhabi Rose Niamh Kelly, from Co Clare, is going to represent their charity, when she travels to …
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Hope strengthens in Donegal with new Pieta House 8 years ago

Hope strengthens in Donegal with new Pieta House

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The new Pieta House Northwest will be ready to help anyone from today onwards with a free and professional service provided to save lives. 

The centre provides services for people in …
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A marathon challenge to remember dad’s final journey 8 years ago

A marathon challenge to remember dad’s final journey

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Sharon Clarke’s father passed away John Boyle 12 days after her wedding, which was held in the small chapel of the Donegal Hospice following a last-minute change of plan.

The …
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Camilla champions Donegal style during Ireland visit 8 years ago

Camilla champions Donegal style during Ireland visit

While her husband Prince Charles was trying his hand at hurling in the grounds of Kilkenny Castle, Camilla was engaging with locals and enjoying the day learning about the area.


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Dearbhla Kelly wins award for encouraging event 8 years ago

Dearbhla Kelly wins award for encouraging event

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Dearbhla Kelly from Donegal Town has received the College Awareness Week award from Trinity College Dublin.

Dearbhla, an experienced career guidance counselor, was honoured for her work with Donegal County …
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Donegal women sparkle and shimmy for World Belly Dance Day 8 years ago

Donegal women sparkle and shimmy for World Belly Dance Day

A group of local women are set to amaze with Arabic dance moves at a special celebration in Derry on Friday, May 12th.

The Donegal dancers will be forming part …
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Donegal Women in Business stand tall against effects of tech 8 years ago

Donegal Women in Business stand tall against effects of tech

Busy people who are forever hunched over laptops, phones and tablets as they work are making a shockingly negativing impact on their brains – this was the message from Dr …
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Watch: Adorable Letterkenny baby is soothed by the sounds of Ed Sheeran 8 years ago

Watch: Adorable Letterkenny baby is soothed by the sounds of Ed Sheeran

The song Nancy Mulligan from Ed Sheeran’s new album Divide is known as a lively track to dance to, but one Letterkenny baby hears it as the perfect lullaby.

Baby …
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Royal celebrations for Donegal Cancer Groups 8 years ago

Royal celebrations for Donegal Cancer Groups

Donegal’s cancer patients will be relieved to get treatment close to home at the state-of-the-art North West Cancer Centre which was officially opened yesterday.

The opening was another day of …
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WATCH: Donegal wows in new Wild Atlantic Way advert 8 years ago

WATCH: Donegal wows in new Wild Atlantic Way advert

Does this make you want to get out and explore our Wild Atlantic Way? This uplifting new advert aims to do just that.

A breathtaking shot of Fanad Lighthouse …
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Donegal couple face dire days at the Donegal Donkey Sanctuary 8 years ago

Donegal couple face dire days at the Donegal Donkey Sanctuary

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The Donegal Donkey Sanctuary is facing closure if they cannot raise enough funds to look after and feed the 70 donkeys in their care.

The sanctuary, which is based in Raphoe, …
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Donegal Women in Business are escaping to the country! 8 years ago

Donegal Women in Business are escaping to the country!

Castle Grove Country House Hotel is the idyllic venue for this retreat on Wednesday, May 10th, where Dr Julie Szabo of  North West Chiropractic will give a talk on Digital Dementia.


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Events: Luxurious looks at Solis Lough Eske Beauty Masterclass 8 years ago

Events: Luxurious looks at Solis Lough Eske Beauty Masterclass

Hundreds of women brought their gal pals together for a fabulous Friday night out at Lough Eske Castle Hotel, a Solís Hotel & Spa. The hotel’s first ever Beauty Masterclass event …
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How Darkness into Light will help hope rise in Donegal 8 years ago

How Darkness into Light will help hope rise in Donegal

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Ms O’Connor, the Chief Clinical Officer of Pieta House today highlighted the importance that Darkness Into Light holds in Donegal this year and why people should get up out of their …
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‘It’s very hard to be hopeful’ – Donegal woman’s fight with Lyme disease 8 years ago

‘It’s very hard to be hopeful’ – Donegal woman’s fight with Lyme disease

A mother has called for improved awareness of Lyme’s disease in the Irish health system after her daughter Dawn was diagnosed with the disease seven years after first becoming ill.


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Sneak Peek: Five things we liked about the new Lemon Tree 8 years ago

Sneak Peek: Five things we liked about the new Lemon Tree

We got an exclusive sneak peek at the new look Lemon Tree at the Courtyard Shopping Centre yesterday ahead of their grand opening today (Friday). The relocated eatery is just a …
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How to catch a concert by the RTE Lyric FM Quartet in Donegal 8 years ago

How to catch a concert by the RTE Lyric FM Quartet in Donegal

The music group will be performing a series of 50-minute concerts in schools and community groups across Donegal from next Monday, May 8th.

RTÉ lyric fm will visit Donegal as part of their new stream …
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Hooray! Summer sunshine here to stay 8 years ago

Hooray! Summer sunshine here to stay

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Today’s (Wednesday) temperatures are set to reach highs of 17 degrees and it will be another dry and cloud-free day.

The good weather is forecast to stay here until the …
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Exceptional student Joanne wins global Medal for Excellence 8 years ago

Exceptional student Joanne wins global Medal for Excellence

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Joanne McKenna from Glenfinn has received global recognition for her achievements in completing the Software Tester Application programme run by Donegal ETB’s Training Centre in Ballyraine, Letterkenny.

Joanne has …
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Coffee with a View: Our favourite mobile cafes in Donegal 8 years ago

Coffee with a View: Our favourite mobile cafes in Donegal

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When we’re out and about exploring Donegal’s Wild Atlantic Way there is usually a need for a pit-stop for coffee. Thankfully there has been a burst of cute mobile cafes …
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New BUMBLEance comes to the rescue for first Donegal baby 8 years ago

New BUMBLEance comes to the rescue for first Donegal baby

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Nine-month-old Oisin Boyle from Glenties was the first special ‘King Bee’ from the county to be taken on the Children’s Ambulance Service. Little Oisin, who has a brain disorder, travelled …
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Watch: Singer Chanele McGuinness features in tear-jerking Pampers advert 8 years ago

Watch: Singer Chanele McGuinness features in tear-jerking Pampers advert

The Ballyshannon singer-songwriter sings a beautiful version of ‘Coming Home’ to mark the much-anticipated homecoming of babies who spent their first weeks in hospital wards.

Pampers have launched their smallest nappy …
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Anne’s amazing plans to show that bald is beautiful 8 years ago

Anne’s amazing plans to show that bald is beautiful

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Anne Harkin is a local woman who has adopted a new nickname for a new project – MsAmazebald. She has been living with alopecia for more than 20 years, and …
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The Happy Camper is back… and they’ve got flipping great news 8 years ago

The Happy Camper is back… and they’ve got flipping great news

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The new mobile cafe was renovated and kitted out in less than two weeks and will be on it’s merry way to Glenveagh National Park very soon.

The cafe, owned …
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You won’t believe how much is in the goody bag of this Beauty Masterclass 8 years ago

You won’t believe how much is in the goody bag of this Beauty Masterclass

Lough Eske Castle Hotel, a Solís Hotel & Spa, have exclusively revealed the contents of a luxury gift bag they are giving to guests at next week’s Beauty Masterclass. If you …
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Ingenious design by Donegal student takes Junk Kouture 2017 title 8 years ago

Ingenious design by Donegal student takes Junk Kouture 2017 title

There were tears of joy in the 3Arena last night as ‘Engimatic’ emerged as the victor of Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2017 at the seventh annual final.

‘Engimatic’ from Scoil Mhuire …
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Female Entrepreneurs: Fancy a share of this €750,000 start-up fund? 8 years ago

Female Entrepreneurs: Fancy a share of this €750,000 start-up fund?

Up to €50,000 in equity funding is available to a maximum of 15 successful female applicants with early stage start-up companies.

Did you know that last year, one in three …
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