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Get organised: How to make an office space anywhere at home 8 years ago

Get organised: How to make an office space anywhere at home

By  •  Interiors

Ladies, this question has been submitted by lovely reader, who runs her own small business from her kitchen table without a dedicated office…. What a great question, because, really it …
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Donegal Woman Abroad: The hardest part of moving away 8 years ago

Donegal Woman Abroad: The hardest part of moving away

By  •  Life, Travel

Nikki, aged 25, embarked on the journey of a lifetime after graduating last year when she and a friend set off across the world. Here, she tells Donegal Woman about …
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Top 5 locations for a summery Donegal day 8 years ago

Top 5 locations for a summery Donegal day

By  •  Life

With my Dublin days almost at an end, and Donegal days fast approaching with my impending move home, I’ve been so excited to compile a list of my must return …
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Our new motoring columnist Kellys Toyota wants to hear from you! 8 years ago

Our new motoring columnist Kellys Toyota wants to hear from you!

By  •  Motoring

What motoring advice do you need from the expert team? Tell them!

A number of weeks ago we were approached by Donegal Woman about coming on board as the …
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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

By  •  Life

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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An overnight guide to Gweedore 8 years ago

An overnight guide to Gweedore

By  •  Life

With girls visiting from Dublin, I left Letterkenny and made my way along the Wild Atlantic Way, this time, heading for Gweedore. I checked into a Bunbeg Guest House and …
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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

By  •  Life

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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Finntastic link between Mark Twain and Donegal student 8 years ago

Finntastic link between Mark Twain and Donegal student

By  •  Life

“I only heard the story myself in January from my granny” Aisling told Rachel White of Donegal Woman. The Finn Valley College student, currently in 2nd year, was surprised to say …
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The reasons why we need to listen to Donegal’s teens 8 years ago

The reasons why we need to listen to Donegal’s teens

By  •  Life

Weeks after it was first released, 13 Reasons Why is still the TV show on everyone’s lips.  The Netflix original production which is based on a book of the …
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How to love the home you have 8 years ago

How to love the home you have

By  •  Life

If you love interior design, chances are you love all the interiors and property TV shows, you pour over interior design magazines and if you are like us, you might …
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Backstage: Is it an outtake or a thrilling new feature? 8 years ago

Backstage: Is it an outtake or a thrilling new feature?

By  •  Life

Over the Easter holidays, I had the pleasure of checking out the Backstage Bar and Grill at the Century Complex, Letterkenny.

A little too old to make use of …
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Some like it hot… and some clearly don’t 8 years ago

Some like it hot… and some clearly don’t

By  •  Life

Summer has finally arrived.  People are dusting down the barbeques, getting excited about holidays and are enjoying the better weather (fingers crossed).

The summer is fantastic but there might be …
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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

By  •  Life

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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Donegal Woman Abroad: Travelling on a student budget 8 years ago

Donegal Woman Abroad: Travelling on a student budget

By  •  Life

Sarah Allan is a 21-year-old student of languages at NUI Galway. Last year she left her Donegal home to improve her languages on the continent through au pairing and Erasmus. …
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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

By  •  Life

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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Home inspiration from Donegal’s top interior influencers 8 years ago

Home inspiration from Donegal’s top interior influencers

By  •  Life

Anne Blake and Claire Mc Donough from La Maison are recognised as two of the top Interior Designers in the North West. We specialise in Residential, Holiday Homes and Commercial …
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A little piece of heaven at Murder Hole Beach 8 years ago

A little piece of heaven at Murder Hole Beach

By  •  Life

Wild Atlantic Way wandering brought me on an adventure to Murder Hole Beach, just 10 minutes from Downings.

Having seen multiple photos and articles featuring Murder Hole Beach over the …
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Donegal Woman Abroad: Setting up a new life in Sydney 8 years ago

Donegal Woman Abroad: Setting up a new life in Sydney

By  •  Life

Shauna Scanlon is a 25-year-old English teacher from Ballybofey. She has spent the last three years working in Glasgow, Scotland but has recently emigrated to Australia. Here, Shauna shares …
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Making the trip to Malin Head 8 years ago

Making the trip to Malin Head

By  •  Life

When choosing a day trip in Donegal, I’ve recently tried my best to travel roads I’ve never before taken. It’s sometimes hard to believe that over my 27 years, there …
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Tell me why I don’t like Wednesday – How to survive ‘Hump Day’ 8 years ago

Tell me why I don’t like Wednesday – How to survive ‘Hump Day’

By  •  Life

It seems a lot of people find Wednesday the most difficult day of the week. I always thought it would be Monday but after talking to friends I was surprised …
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Leaving Donegal for the other side of the world 8 years ago

Leaving Donegal for the other side of the world

By  •  Life

Shauna Scanlon is a 25-year-old English teacher from Ballybofey. She has spent the last three years working in Glasgow, Scotland but has recently emigrated to Australia. Here, Shauna shares her …
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Donegal couple open up about stillbirth in emotional film 8 years ago

Donegal couple open up about stillbirth in emotional film

By  •  Life

Saol Gearr – Short Lives is a documentary about the journey of parents and families through stillbirth and the work of the charity Féileacáin.

Charlotte and Bernard McCauley’s baby girl …
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Why our wedding was a special celebration of life 8 years ago

Why our wedding was a special celebration of life

By  •  Life

Patrick Eustace, 31, married Letterkenny woman Aine Doherty in a beautiful wedding in Dubrovnik in Croatia last July. This day was a celebration of love and life as the couple …
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Exclusive: I didn’t find love on First Dates, but I found a brand new life 8 years ago

Exclusive: I didn’t find love on First Dates, but I found a brand new life

By  •  Life

Buncrana native Joanne Cullen was paired with talkative Dubliner Max in last weeks’ show and conversation flowed easily over dinner. The pair seemed to hit it off and decided to …
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How you can deal with difficult work colleagues 8 years ago

How you can deal with difficult work colleagues

By  •  Life

It’s great when we get on with the people we work. It makes the job that bit easier. Unfortunately we can work with people that we don’t always see eye …
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Sunny days on Donegal’s Wild Atlantic Way 8 years ago

Sunny days on Donegal’s Wild Atlantic Way

By  •  Life

Last year my friend Katie was visiting from down the country on one unexpectedly gorgeous day. I decided to take her on a round county trip (or as much as …
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Will mindfulness work for you at work? 8 years ago

Will mindfulness work for you at work?

By  •  Life

‘At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.’ – Thich Nhat Hanh 

Work can be challenging. It does not matter whether you love, like …
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Festival Season will soon be upon us 8 years ago

Festival Season will soon be upon us

By  •  Life

A focus on 2fm this week has been on festivals, which made me feel it be only right to introduce you (by way of a video link here) to a …
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Dubai – An exploration further afield 8 years ago

Dubai – An exploration further afield

By  •  Life

During my midterm break, I explored the sensational Dubai. With only a flying visit of 4 nights in total, arriving late on my first night there, I had to really …
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Events: Donegal Person of the Year 2016 Gala Ball 8 years ago

Events: Donegal Person of the Year 2016 Gala Ball

By  •  Life

Stephen was joined by his family, friends and many people from Ardara and Glenties and the surrounding areas. It was lovely that both Stephen’s children Steven and Gemma could fly …
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Sweetness and style at the Cup Cake Fantasy charity fashion show 8 years ago

Sweetness and style at the Cup Cake Fantasy charity fashion show

By  •  Life

More than 300 guests enjoyed evening tea while admiring the latest SS17 collections from Topher Lily, McElhinneys, Zuba, Magee of Donegal, Stella Boutique, The Irish House, Get That Trend, Peters …
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The beautiful reward we get from helping others 8 years ago

The beautiful reward we get from helping others

By  •  Life

The Look Good Feel Better programme is a volunteering opportunity for people in the beauty industry and a chance for women to get support to deal with the visible side …
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“Nothing is normal after the death of a child” 8 years ago

“Nothing is normal after the death of a child”

By  •  Life

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

The meeting offers parents a safe …
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Taking some Thyme Out in Letterkenny 8 years ago

Taking some Thyme Out in Letterkenny

By  •  Life

For all things cute and floral, I escaped to the Thyme Out cafe and tea rooms adjacent to Alcorn’s Garden Centre, Letterkenny.

At the beginning of Lent, it seems almost …
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Donegal Farmer’s Wife Jade shines a light on miscarriage 8 years ago

Donegal Farmer’s Wife Jade shines a light on miscarriage

By  •  Life

Buncrana woman Jade Doherty has set up a blog called The Farmers Wife to chronicle her move from town life to rural pastures.

The 31-year-old mum, her husband Gavin, and …
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Cup Cakes from the Castle 8 years ago

Cup Cakes from the Castle

By  •  Life

Solis Lough Eske Castle Hotel are preparing for an event that has become a strong highlight on the calendar of fashion and food lovers.

The annual Cup Cake Fantasy Charity Show …
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This Donegal lady’s life story is one for the books 8 years ago

This Donegal lady’s life story is one for the books

By  •  Life

Donegal Daily motoring columnist Brian McDaid this week recounts a story told by the driver of the Galway to Derry Express, Ronnie Reilly from Ballybofey. Here is that amazing journey …
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Sweet indulgence in Solís Lough Eske Castle 8 years ago

Sweet indulgence in Solís Lough Eske Castle

By  •  Life

For your ultimate mother/daughter or girl’s day out, look no further than Solís Lough Eske Castle Hotel.

Upon arrival on the grounds that look nothing short of a real-life fairytale, …
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10 pictures that prove why Narin Beach is one of Ireland’s best 8 years ago

10 pictures that prove why Narin Beach is one of Ireland’s best

By  •  Life

TripAdvisor has just named the top beaches in the world as voted for by millions of travellers, with one Donegal beach earning a place in the top 10 in Ireland.


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Roisin sets big goals as she builds up for the big 5-0 8 years ago

Roisin sets big goals as she builds up for the big 5-0

By  •  Life

She is marking a special birthday year in her life by taking on a huge personal goal and a challenge to help others. This October, Roisin will be travelling to …
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Why Donegal is a place we hold so dear 8 years ago

Why Donegal is a place we hold so dear

By  •  Life

This week, I decided to reach out to some of my family and friends and ask for their favourite pictures taken in our beloved Donegal. The result was phenomenal!

From …
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Coffee G&Ts are now a thing 8 years ago

Coffee G&Ts are now a thing

By  •  Life

The weekend is so close, but those Friday night drinks can be hit and miss when it comes to keeping the energy levels up.

Anyone thinking about their weekend G&T …
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Donegal stars ‘invade’ Ros na Rún wrap party 8 years ago

Donegal stars ‘invade’ Ros na Rún wrap party

By  •  Life

Gaoth Dobhair’s Niall Mac Eachmharcaigh, Brídín Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh, Gort an Choirce’s Máirín Dé Buitléir and newcomer to the soap Falcarragh actor Pól Penrose were among the revellers at The Connemara …
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69% of over-50s in Ireland get romantic regularly 8 years ago

69% of over-50s in Ireland get romantic regularly

By  •  Life

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing at Trinity College Dublin delved into the little studied and infrequently discussed sexual lives of older adults in Ireland to provide some interesting stats this Valentine’s Day.


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Five tips to help your relationship this Valentine’s Day 8 years ago

Five tips to help your relationship this Valentine’s Day

By  •  Health, Life

“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction”- Antoine de Saint-Expupery.

A starry-eyed, swept of your feet romance is what we …
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There’s something about Harvey’s 8 years ago

There’s something about Harvey’s

By  •  Life

Harvey’s Point Hotel has been a favourite lovers’ retreat for decades as the picturesque setting on the shores of Lough Eske has provided a special place for love to flourish.

Hotelier …
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The beauty of Fanad Head along the Wild Atlantic Way 8 years ago

The beauty of Fanad Head along the Wild Atlantic Way

By  •  Life

Donegal has been the recent focus of the likes of the Irish Independent, and has (as we all know by now) been named the ‘coolest place on the planet’ by …
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14 Valentine’s specials for lovers in Letterkenny 8 years ago

14 Valentine’s specials for lovers in Letterkenny

By  •  Life

Cupid is set to strike Letterkenny this weekend until Valentine’s Day on Tuesday the 14th. This means that restaurants and businesses are putting on some tempting special offers to help …
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Making a difference to 10,000 young lives 8 years ago

Making a difference to 10,000 young lives

By  •  Life

Lorraine is the Regional Director of the Donegal Youth Service, which means she manages all projects across the county designed to improve young people’s lives.

She has spent almost 20 …
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