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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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Donegal businesswomen invited to face the Dragons 8 years ago

Donegal businesswomen invited to face the Dragons

Dragons’ Den Ireland will be returning for an eighth series in Spring 2017 on RTÉ One. In 7 years, the Dragons have seen 415 pitches, invested in over 95 business …
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How Myrtle helps Donegal bring hope to Belarus 8 years ago

How Myrtle helps Donegal bring hope to Belarus

By  •  Life

Myrtle Doherty has been collecting items to send to Belarus for the past seven years, with each appeal bringing more and more goods to disabled children.

The Vesnova children’s orphanage …
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Your local guide for taking down Christmas decorations 8 years ago

Your local guide for taking down Christmas decorations

Oiche Nollaig na mBan is almost upon us, which is a traditionally the day women get to put their feet up after the Christmas rush. January 6th is also the …
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The insider guide to wedding dress trends for 2017 8 years ago

The insider guide to wedding dress trends for 2017

By  •  Bridal

A New Year, a fresh start and time to start that all important Wedding Planning process for many of you! Choosing your wedding dress is a very personal thing and …
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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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Warning issued to parents after horror furniture fall video 8 years ago

Warning issued to parents after horror furniture fall video

The CCTV footage features two toddlers, aged two, in their nursery. The boys were playing in a chest of drawers before it fell and one boy was trapped underneath.

In a …
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Would you like to be the 2017 Donegal Rose? 8 years ago

Would you like to be the 2017 Donegal Rose?

By  •  News

They will be in the Clanree Hotel at 2pm tomorrow (Wednesday, 4th January) to meet any women thinking of applying for the competition.

The Donegal Rose Selection will take place on …
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Back to work blues? This Ryanair sale is the best excuse to book a break 8 years ago

Back to work blues? This Ryanair sale is the best excuse to book a break

By  •  News

Ryanair today launched a massive January Back to Work sale with 20% off on over two million seats on sale on the Ryanair.com website – for two days only.

These Back …
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The Mean Girls musical premiere date is just perfect 8 years ago

The Mean Girls musical premiere date is just perfect

Here’s something to look forward to in 2017 – the Mean Girls Musical is actually happening!

The release date is just perfect too – October 3rd, 2017. When else?

The …
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Self care vs selfish 8 years ago

Self care vs selfish

By  •  Health

Today’s article is about taking care of you!

After all the hype of Christmas and the New Year, many of us will feel a little low in January. We may feel …
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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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A different approach to New Year’s Resolutions 8 years ago

A different approach to New Year’s Resolutions

By  •  Health

Happy New Year ladies.

I hope that it is what you expect it to be and you have a healthy and happy one 😀

If you are planning your …
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Emily and James are most popular baby names of 2016 8 years ago

Emily and James are most popular baby names of 2016

It looks like tradition won out in 2016 when it came to naming children in Ireland, as the tumultuous events of the year failed to influence parents’ decision-making. No baby …
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Iconic Hollywood sign changed to ‘Hollyweed’ by pranksters 8 years ago

Iconic Hollywood sign changed to ‘Hollyweed’ by pranksters

By  •  News

Pranksters changed the iconic Hollywood sign to ‘Hollyweed’ by placing tarp over the edges of the “O’s” to make them look like “E’s”.

Pregnant Dee Devlin shines at McGregor wedding 8 years ago

Pregnant Dee Devlin shines at McGregor wedding

Conor McGregor’s big sister Aoife got married yesterday at the five star Powerscourt Hotel in Co Wicklow.

The McGregor family pulled out all of the stops to make Aoife’s wedding …
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WATCH: Swimmers take a dip for Ronan Sweeney’s Rehabilitation Fund 8 years ago

WATCH: Swimmers take a dip for Ronan Sweeney’s Rehabilitation Fund

The annual Rathmullan New Years swim took place at 12 noon today, with huge crowds turning out to take the plunge to raise funds for the Friends of Ronan Sweeney …
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Retirement age revision hopes to reduce ageism in the workplace 8 years ago

Retirement age revision hopes to reduce ageism in the workplace

By  •  News

The government are putting it on their agenda for 2017 to revise the retirement age for workers in both the public and private sector. The aim is to reduce age …
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2017 is already looking great thanks to one singer 8 years ago

2017 is already looking great thanks to one singer

Ed Sheeran is back! He posted a teasing video to Twitter today to simply say – New Music Coming Friday!!

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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Happy New Year Ladybelles 8 years ago

Happy New Year Ladybelles

By  •  Mammy

New Year, New You?

Rubbish.

You’re already FABLIS just as you are.

We don’t NEED to change things, or buy products or fads, or start things just because it’s …
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Students to receive 300 hours of “preventative” mental health classes 8 years ago

Students to receive 300 hours of “preventative” mental health classes

By  •  News

Minister for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee has announced a new scheme which will see “preventative” mental health services being rolled out in secondary schools across the country.


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Revenge porn and cyber stalking to become criminal offences 8 years ago

Revenge porn and cyber stalking to become criminal offences

By  •  News

Tanáiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has received approval for the drafting of a Non-Fatal Offences (Amendment) Bill which tackles loopholes in current legislation. When amended, cyber stalking and revenge …
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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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Donegal roots of Carrie Fisher and mum Debbie remembered 8 years ago

Donegal roots of Carrie Fisher and mum Debbie remembered

By  •  News

Actress Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds, who died within a day of each other, descended from an Irish fugitive from Donegal.

Carrie Fisher, well-known for her role as Princess Leia from …
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Review: This lip gloss was just made for NYE
5.3
8 years ago

Review: This lip gloss was just made for NYE

We can’t imagine many situations really call for a lip gloss that lights up. But this is the season for all things sparkly and fun, after all.

We tried out …
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Religion and mental health to be key factors in education shake-up 8 years ago

Religion and mental health to be key factors in education shake-up

By  •  News

Religion could be removed from the core curriculum in primary schools, while schools will be encouraged to place a bigger focus placed on English, Irish and maths.

The Irish Times reports …
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Donegal stars dominate Christmas TV ratings 8 years ago

Donegal stars dominate Christmas TV ratings

It’s official: Mrs Brown is once again the queen of Christmas television after the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas special pulled in the most viewers over the festive period for the …
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Bereaved parents invited to connect at local meeting 8 years ago

Bereaved parents invited to connect at local meeting

By  •  News

The monthly meeting will take place on Thursday 12th of January from 19:30 to 21:00 in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny.

The meeting offers parents a safe and comfortable setting …
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The woman who weaves empowerment into style 8 years ago

The woman who weaves empowerment into style

Rajni Singh Carney has spent her life travelling around the world, and now she is bringing the world together through fashion and charity.

Une écharpe – Une vie means One scarf …
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Luscious lashes in a flash! 8 years ago

Luscious lashes in a flash!

By  •  Beauty, Bridal

With the festive season truly in full swing, it’s a good time to really go all out and vamp up your eye makeup! Check out my easy 5 step guide …
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Olympian Catriona Jennings ties the knot! 8 years ago

Olympian Catriona Jennings ties the knot!

Letterkenny Olympian Catriona Jennings tied the knot with her partner Martin McCoy at a stunning ceremony this afternoon.

Catriona was joined by family and friends in St. Eunan’s Cathedral, including …
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Spotlight shines on ‘Mary Boyle: The Untold Story’ 8 years ago

Spotlight shines on ‘Mary Boyle: The Untold Story’

By  •  News

The film about the missing Donegal child, which was released in July, has been honoured with a gold prize at the Spotlight Documentary Film Awards in Atlanta, Georgia.

The awards …
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How to recycle your old toys and phones to help sick children 8 years ago

How to recycle your old toys and phones to help sick children

By  •  News

There are bound to be many old phones and tech devices discarded around homes this Christmas, as shiny new updates command our attention.

The BUMBLEance Children’s Ambulance Service collect used …
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This NYE weather report might spoil some party plans 8 years ago

This NYE weather report might spoil some party plans

By  •  News

The weather this weekend is not looking good for anyone going out or travelling on New Year’s Eve, as rain and frost are forecast for Donegal.

The unseasonably mild weather …
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Donegal kids upset by non-hatching Hatchimals 8 years ago

Donegal kids upset by non-hatching Hatchimals

By  •  Mammy

There were many children excited to see a Hatchimal under the tree on Christmas morning, but reports of non-hatching toys and a variety of other malfunctions have come from disappointed …
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5 things we loved about the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special 8 years ago

5 things we loved about the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special

You’ll either love it or hate it – the Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas specials are something that bring families together for a while. With lots of *shushing* and rustling sweet …
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New Year – New You 8 years ago

New Year – New You

By  •  Health

” The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams” – Eleanor Roosevelt

On New Year’s eve, I sit down with my daughter …
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You haven’t done as much damage as you think! 8 years ago

You haven’t done as much damage as you think!

By  •  Health

If you are sitting today, completely stuffed and wondering how you are ever going to eat again, don’t worry, you are not alone.

It is the time of year …
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Revealed: Winner of the final prize in our 12 Days of Giveaways! 8 years ago

Revealed: Winner of the final prize in our 12 Days of Giveaways!

By  •  News

We hope you all had a fun time with our amazing 12 Days of Giveaways competition throughout December.

We’d like to say thanks to all who entered. We have some …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy – Christmas: the Musical 8 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy – Christmas: the Musical

By  •  Mammy

Christmas.

It’s finally here. The big one. What we’ve been working towards. The performance. The show.

Christmas is like putting together a musical: you decide on the show, get …
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Donegal fiddlers to chop their locks for SVDP 8 years ago

Donegal fiddlers to chop their locks for SVDP

By  •  News

Two Donegal female fiddlers have decided to put their heads together for a local charity this New Year’s Eve.

Well respected fiddle player Bríd Harper from Castlefinn and Glenties fiddler, …
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A Christmas miracle: Woman finds Donegal ties to late husband 8 years ago

A Christmas miracle: Woman finds Donegal ties to late husband

By  •  News

Magdelene Gallagher launched an appeal with Donegal Daily and Donegal Woman three weeks ago in which she asked for any information on family connections to her late husband Charles Keith …
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A sneek peek at Daniel and Majella’s Christmas address 8 years ago

A sneek peek at Daniel and Majella’s Christmas address

At 3pm on Christmas Day, they will deliver a very special message to viewers all over Ireland – the same time as the Queen of England.

We can reveal that a …
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Here’s how many calories Santa will eat tonight 8 years ago

Here’s how many calories Santa will eat tonight

Two in three (64%) Irish people will take part in the annual tradition of leaving food and drink out for Santa Claus this Christmas Eve, meaning that Santa will consume …
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Team Bride wedding workshop launches in Donegal! 8 years ago

Team Bride wedding workshop launches in Donegal!

By  •  Bridal

A new and exciting concept for 2017 is being launched by local company TeamBride.ie in the form of a Wedding Workshop on February 26th in the Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny.

Planning …
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WATCH: Chef Brian’s top tips for the perfect turkey and ham 8 years ago

WATCH: Chef Brian’s top tips for the perfect turkey and ham

Brian McDermott is a chef from Moville who shares with us his top tips for creating the perfect turkey and ham this Christmas.

With Christmas just a day away, here’s some …
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WATCH: Our top 10 Christmas adverts of all time 8 years ago

WATCH: Our top 10 Christmas adverts of all time

With Christmas just a day away, turkeys are being prepared, Christmas pajamas are being donned, and Santa is getting his reindeer prepared for the long night ahead.

Here’s our countdown …
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