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Donegal woman wins national award for ‘pawfect’ Airbnb 1 month ago

Donegal woman wins national award for ‘pawfect’ Airbnb

‘It’s like going to stay with family’ – An inspirational Donegal woman has earned national recognition for her Airbnb after just one year in business.

Deirdre McBride’s Duffy Lodge in …
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Enjoy extra discount codes on incredible Autumn escapes with Travel Department 3 months ago

Enjoy extra discount codes on incredible Autumn escapes with Travel Department

Our partners at Travel Department are thrilled to announce a fantastic opportunity for you to save even more on your dream holiday!

After careful consideration at Travel Department HQ, they’ve …
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Food and wine lovers invited on Italian adventure with Chef Manu 4 months ago

Food and wine lovers invited on Italian adventure with Chef Manu

Sponsored Post

Sligo-based Chef Manuela Caniglia, in collaboration with KuoreItalia, has launched an unforgettable journey of food and wine in Italy.

With over 20 years of experience in Italy …
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Swifties inspired to follow in the footsteps of Taylor’s Donegal era 5 months ago

Swifties inspired to follow in the footsteps of Taylor’s Donegal era

Irish Swifties are gearing up for a sequin-filled weekend as Taylor Swift prepares for her three sold-out Eras Tour shows. But for some fans, the excitement extends beyond the concerts …
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Save big on your dream summer holiday to Italy, Spain, Portugal or Croatia! 7 months ago

Save big on your dream summer holiday to Italy, Spain, Portugal or Croatia!

Our partners at Travel Department have launched a sale on summer holidays to their Top 4 holiday destinations! 

Immerse yourself in the enchanting landscapes, rich cultures, and vibrant histories of …
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Step back in time and relax at Ardtara Country House 9 months ago

Step back in time and relax at Ardtara Country House

Effortless relaxation awaits at Ardtara Country House, a luxurious escape nestled in the heart of County Derry.

From the moment you arrive, attentive service, a peaceful setting, and comforting fine …
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Why a solo yoga holiday is good for the body and soul 1 year ago

Why a solo yoga holiday is good for the body and soul

The meaning of yoga is union – the union of the body, mind and spirit.

Getting fulfilment from yoga takes a combination of factors. It depends on your mindset, surroundings, …
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Lough Eske Castle scoops prestigious Top 10 ranking for sixth year running 1 year ago

Lough Eske Castle scoops prestigious Top 10 ranking for sixth year running

Lough Eske Castle is once again recognised in the Top 10 Hotels in Ireland by Condé Nast Traveler.

The travel magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards 2023 sees Lough Eske Castle …
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Hollywood stars enjoy summer adventures in Donegal 1 year ago

Hollywood stars enjoy summer adventures in Donegal

Featured photos: Instagram @zoeydeutch

US Actors Zoey Deutch and Jimmy Tatro surprised their Irish followers this week when they took a trip to some of Donegal’s most scenic locations.

Deutch, …
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Save on 2023 adventures with the TDactive Holidays January sale 2 years ago

Save on 2023 adventures with the TDactive Holidays January sale

If you want to experience amazing places this year, now is the time to plan ahead and SAVE on 2023 holidays with our partners TDactive Holidays.

Irish owned guided tour …
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Give the gift of stress-free travel with  Travel Department gift vouchers 2 years ago

Give the gift of stress-free travel with Travel Department gift vouchers

Looking for the perfect gift this Christmas? Give your loved ones something to look forward to with a Travel Department gift voucher.

They can be purchased for any amount, have …
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Black Friday Sale: Save on action-packed adventures with TDactive Holidays 2 years ago

Black Friday Sale: Save on action-packed adventures with TDactive Holidays

The Black Friday sale is NOW ON with our partners at TDactive Holidays.

Experience more and save more on your next guided holiday for 2023. Each trip includes included flights, …
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Tick off a Bucket List holiday in the Travel Department September Sale! 2 years ago

Tick off a Bucket List holiday in the Travel Department September Sale!

Our partners at Travel Department have just unveiled superb savings on a wide range of bucket list destinations for you to uncover this year and next!

From relaxing in the …
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Travel: Seven days soaking up the beauty of Lake Como 2 years ago

Travel: Seven days soaking up the beauty of Lake Como

A beautiful Italian quote in the film ‘Eat Pray Love’ has been shared online regularly this summer. It is ‘dolce far niente’ – the sweetness of doing nothing.

That sweetness …
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Win your holiday with TDactive Holidays! 2 years ago

Win your holiday with TDactive Holidays!

Our partners at TDactive Holidays have launched an exciting giveaway where one lucky traveller will win back the value of their holiday!

Book your guided group holiday with TDactive Holidays
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Five highlights from my Travel Department trip to Tenerife 3 years ago

Five highlights from my Travel Department trip to Tenerife

Over Easter, I took a guided tour to Tenerife with our partners at Travel Department. I have been seeing so many guided group holidays on offer recently that I was …
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Travel Department Sale: Save €50pp on holidays to Spain, Portugal, France or Italy! 3 years ago

Travel Department Sale: Save €50pp on holidays to Spain, Portugal, France or Italy!

Travel Department is delighted to offer readers of Donegal Daily, Donegal Woman and Donegal Sport Hub fantastic savings on 2022 holidays.

OFFER: Save €50pp* off any holiday to Spain, Portugal, France or Italy of 7 …
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Donegal holiday hideaways make the ‘Fab 50’ list for 2022 3 years ago

Donegal holiday hideaways make the ‘Fab 50’ list for 2022

Four extraordinary places to stay in Donegal have earned a place on an influential staycation list this year.

The Irish Independent’s ‘Fab 50’ list is a go-to guide for holidaymakers …
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Donegal charity draw giving away a family holiday worth €2,500! 3 years ago

Donegal charity draw giving away a family holiday worth €2,500!

A luxury family holiday is up for grabs in an exciting raffle supporting three Donegal charities – The No Barriers Foundation, Donegal Branch for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus and the …
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Save on spring adventures with the TD active Holiday sale 3 years ago

Save on spring adventures with the TD active Holiday sale

Just one week left to enjoy super savings with TD active Holidays Spring Sale!

Our partners at TD active Holidays have launched their spring sale where you save €30pp* on any …
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Five in a row! Harvey’s Point celebrates another prestigious AA Red Star Award 3 years ago

Five in a row! Harvey’s Point celebrates another prestigious AA Red Star Award

The team at Harvey’s Point is delighted to announce that the hotel has retained the prestigious AA Red Star Award for the fifth time since they first received the accolade …
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Escape to Tenerife: Seven reasons to book a sunny island getaway 3 years ago

Escape to Tenerife: Seven reasons to book a sunny island getaway

If you’re looking for amazing scenery with a relaxing stay by the sea, look no further than a holiday in Tenerife.

The island has a rugged volcanic landscape, which is dominated …
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See the world with Travel Department: The Top 8 must-see destinations in 2022 3 years ago

See the world with Travel Department: The Top 8 must-see destinations in 2022

We’ve teamed up with Travel Department to discover the most exciting destinations to visit in 2022.

From the beautiful lakes in the north of Italy to the Moorish architecture of …
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Dream holiday discounts with DW/Travel Department 3 years ago

Dream holiday discounts with DW/Travel Department

Travel Department is delighted to offer readers of Donegal Daily, Donegal Woman and Donegal Sport Hub an exclusive discount on ALL 2022 guided holidays.

This offer is only available until …
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What to expect from a TD active Explore holiday 3 years ago

What to expect from a TD active Explore holiday

TD active Holidays ‘Explore’ range is a selection of small group tours that provide unique and inspiring holidays that take you off the beaten track, helping you to unlock the authentic essence …
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Go With the Flow: Five river cruises you must experience in your lifetime 3 years ago

Go With the Flow: Five river cruises you must experience in your lifetime

A gentle, meandering river cruise is one of the best ways to see and understand a new place. The rivers are always the lifeline of the cities they flow through – the …
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Cheers to the new Fara Óg’s! 3 years ago

Cheers to the new Fara Óg’s!

The Gallen Family celebrated in style last night for the grand opening of the new Fara Óg’s bar at An Chúirt Hotel Gweedore.

I was delighted to join the party …
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Competition: Win a €500 holiday voucher with Travel Department! 3 years ago

Competition: Win a €500 holiday voucher with Travel Department!

Donegal Woman has teamed up with guided group holiday company Travel Department to bring you special offers on unforgettable holidays.

This exciting partnership brings readers exclusive offers, news and travel …
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Lough Eske Castle crowned one of the Top Hotels in Ireland 3 years ago

Lough Eske Castle crowned one of the Top Hotels in Ireland

Donegal’s 5 star Lough Eske Castle has been named among the top hotels in Ireland.

Lough Eske Castle, outside Donegal Town, has been recognized as No. 2  in the Top …
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Travel. Eat. Sleep. Yoga. Repeat! 3 years ago

Travel. Eat. Sleep. Yoga. Repeat!

Looking to stay healthy and active on holiday but want ample time to rest and unwind too?

Look no further than TD active’s Algarve Yoga Holiday in partnership with MOONSyoga. Their Product …
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Travel: Four must-see places to explore in the Italian Lake District 3 years ago

Travel: Four must-see places to explore in the Italian Lake District

The Italian Lake District is the perfect escape for those looking for a holiday in Italy full of relaxation, beauty and culture, amid a stunning natural backdrop. From the picturesque scenery to …
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Kathryn’s delightful Donegal holiday to feature on RTE 3 years ago

Kathryn’s delightful Donegal holiday to feature on RTE

The delights of Donegal are in the spotlight this weekend in a new series of the RTE travel show ‘No Place Like Home’.

The programme follows presenter Kathryn Thomas on a …
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Exclusive discount on Italian holidays with Travel Department! 3 years ago

Exclusive discount on Italian holidays with Travel Department!

Donegal Woman has teamed up with guided group holiday company Travel Department to bring you special offers on unforgettable holidays!

As vaccines reopen the world of travel, we wanted to …
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Experience Sicily – A holiday you can’t refuse 3 years ago

Experience Sicily – A holiday you can’t refuse

by Michelle Jackson

There are places that make you feel as if you’ve escaped from the rest of the world and Sicily, formed by its myriad of cultures, is one …
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Top 20 lifetime travel experiences 3 years ago

Top 20 lifetime travel experiences

In 2020 and 2021 many of our travel plans had to be postponed, but we can make 2022 an extra special year with plenty to look forward to.

It’s time …
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Why you should consider a guided tour for your next escape 3 years ago

Why you should consider a guided tour for your next escape

The world was once a daunting place, an expansive challenge to navigate, where travelling was much harder; you had to be good at reading a map, adept at overcoming language …
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Kathryn Thomas discovering top Donegal staycation spots 3 years ago

Kathryn Thomas discovering top Donegal staycation spots

TV presenter Kathryn Thomas is discovering the best of Donegal as she brings her popular travel series to the north west.

Kathryn is on the road this week visiting Malin …
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Simply the best! Two Donegal beaches make Lonely Planet’s Top 10 4 years ago

Simply the best! Two Donegal beaches make Lonely Planet’s Top 10

Two breathtaking beaches in Donegal have earned a place on the Lonely Planet’s list of Top Ten beaches in Ireland.

Both Ballymastocker Bay in Portsalon and Trá Mór in Dunfanaghy …
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Meet the Donegal women making their businesses work from Barbados 4 years ago

Meet the Donegal women making their businesses work from Barbados

Two Inishowen women are enjoying the remote working lifestyle of dreams after relocating to the Caribbean during the pandemic.

“You can’t but feel good over here,” says Laura Bonner from …
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Lough Eske Castle books Top 10 place on prestigious US list 4 years ago

Lough Eske Castle books Top 10 place on prestigious US list

Lough Eske Castle in Donegal has earned another prestigious place on a list of Ireland’s best hotels.

The luxury Donegal hotel has moved up two spots to eighth place in …
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Donegal woman is the real Emily in Paris 4 years ago

Donegal woman is the real Emily in Paris

By  •  Life, Travel

A little over a month ago, Emily in Paris was one of Netflix’s most popular shows in Ireland but one Donegal woman was already paving the way in the fashion …
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Brave Donegal duo launches designer destination tours 4 years ago

Brave Donegal duo launches designer destination tours

By  •  Travel

Launching a new hospitality business in a worldwide pandemic is a tough call. But that’s exactly what Donegal duo Aoife McDonnell and Johanna Sonneveldt are doing today. 

The plucky pair …
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Donegal hotel rises to #2 Best Hotel in Ireland 4 years ago

Donegal hotel rises to #2 Best Hotel in Ireland

The prestigious Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards have just been announced, with Lough Eske Castle being the only hotel in Donegal to make it to Ireland’s Top 10 list. …
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Three in a row for super-scenic Donegal Airport 4 years ago

Three in a row for super-scenic Donegal Airport

Donegal Airport has taken off with the award for the World’s Most Scenic Airport – for the third year running!

The coastal Carrickfinn airport team are on a high today …
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Time to get Donegal trending again on #LoveDonegal day 4 years ago

Time to get Donegal trending again on #LoveDonegal day

#LoveDonegal day is returning on Wednesday the 16th September to showcase the delights of Donegal on social media.

The campaign invites everyone to tell as many people as possible around the world …
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Harvey’s Point revealed as the best hotel in Ireland 4 years ago

Harvey’s Point revealed as the best hotel in Ireland

Harvey’s Point hotel in Donegal is celebrating being named the best hotel in Ireland for 2020. 

The luxurious lakeside hotel has once again topped the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards.


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Let’s discover what’s on our doorsteps in amazing Donegal 4 years ago

Let’s discover what’s on our doorsteps in amazing Donegal

Can you name the three Signature Points within Donegal that are along the Wild Atlantic Way?

They are:

  1. Malin Head
  2. Fanad Lighthouse
  3. Sliabh Liag Cliffs

If this question has aroused an interest …
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Here’s how you could win a 5* Dubai holiday with Muff Liquor 5 years ago

Here’s how you could win a 5* Dubai holiday with Muff Liquor

By  •  Life, Travel

The Donegal-based Muff Liquor Co. is celebrating two years with this amazing customer giveaway.

The prize consists of two return flights with Emirates to Dubai with a 5 night stay …
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Erin McGinty launches the ‘coolest’ giveaway 5 years ago

Erin McGinty launches the ‘coolest’ giveaway

The Dungloe schoolteacher, who runs a popular travel, sports and lifestyle Instagram page @coolestplaceontheplanet, is celebrating reaching 7,000 followers with a big Donegal giveaway.

Erin McGinty @CoolestPlaceOnthePlanet

This competition brought …
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The gorgeous Glenveagh Gardener’s House opening to the public this weekend 5 years ago

The gorgeous Glenveagh Gardener’s House opening to the public this weekend

The picturesque Gardener’s House at Glenveagh Castle will be open to the public for a special exhibition this weekend.

Snowdrops at Glenveagh Castle and Gardens. Image: Glenveagh National Park

To …
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