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Donegal Garda honoured for saving drowning man 3 years ago

Donegal Garda honoured for saving drowning man

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A Donegal Garda who helped saved the life of a man who was swept away in a river has been commended for her bravery at the National Bravery Awards.

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Donegal women to exhibit empowering photography series 3 years ago

Donegal women to exhibit empowering photography series

A new exhibition is opening in Donegal this month to amplify women’s voices through photography.

Donegal Women’s Network will launch the Donegal femLENS exhibition on Wednesday 24th November at 7pm …
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Stevens Jewellers celebrate 10 years in business with new Christmas Collection 3 years ago

Stevens Jewellers celebrate 10 years in business with new Christmas Collection

Stevens Jewellers in Letterkenny are celebrating 10 years in business this week with the launch of their 2021 Christmas Collection.

The go-to store for gifts and special occasions, Stevens stock …
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Penneys Letterkenny launch autism-friendly shopping hour 3 years ago

Penneys Letterkenny launch autism-friendly shopping hour

By  •  News

Penneys at Letterkenny Shopping Centre is to introduce autism-friendly shopping experiences including sensory friendly shopping hours.

The new measures aim to create an inclusive shopping experience for people with autism …
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Daniel dedicates birthday gifts to charity inspired by beloved local woman 3 years ago

Daniel dedicates birthday gifts to charity inspired by beloved local woman

By  •  News

Daniel O’Donnell has asked fans not to send him birthday cards for his 60th birthday but to donate to a charity set up in memory of a young Donegal woman.


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Christmas cheer returns to Letterkenny with family friendly switch-on 3 years ago

Christmas cheer returns to Letterkenny with family friendly switch-on

Letterkenny is gearing up for the Christmas Lights Switch On, taking place on Friday November 19th, 2021.

Letterkenny Chamber is delighted to bring back this family friendly event to …
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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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Donegal hotel scoops title of Best Hotel Restaurant in Ulster 3 years ago

Donegal hotel scoops title of Best Hotel Restaurant in Ulster

By  •  Food

Rathmullan House in Donegal has won the title of Ulster’s ‘Best Hotel Restaurant’ at the 2021 Food&Wine Restaurant of the Year Awards.

After taking an unprecedented break in 2020, the …
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Donegal woman re-elected to local council in Canada 3 years ago

Donegal woman re-elected to local council in Canada

A Donegal woman is celebrating her re-election as a township councillor in Canada.

Jennifer Pearson-Millar, a native of St. Johnston, retained her seat with 80% of the vote in her …
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Supermac’s series a career highlight for Donegal filmmaker 3 years ago

Supermac’s series a career highlight for Donegal filmmaker

By  •  News

A talented Donegal film producer is helping to bring a brand new perspective to the life of one of Ireland’s most iconic businesspeople –  Pat McDonagh, founder of Supermac’s.

Bundoran …
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#BuyDonegal is back for Christmas 2021 3 years ago

#BuyDonegal is back for Christmas 2021

Let’s get browsing… because #BuyDonegal 2021 begins today!

The retail campaign includes over 250 local businesses ready to support each other in the lead up to Christmas.

The campaign will promote …
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Kindness at its best: Noah’s Bed Push raises €237,000 for children’s charities 3 years ago

Kindness at its best: Noah’s Bed Push raises €237,000 for children’s charities

By  •  News

The grand total of the Noah’s Bed Push fundraiser has been revealed today – with a whopping €237,112 going to nine superb charities.

Coming up with the very novel idea …
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Sunset Beach Club here to help you plan an idyllic wedding in Spain 3 years ago

Sunset Beach Club here to help you plan an idyllic wedding in Spain

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The wedding team from Sunset Beach Club on the sunny Costa Del Sol are visiting Letterkenny to meet with couples on 9th November!

Located right by the sea on …
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Letterkenny Babies helping local charities this Christmas 3 years ago

Letterkenny Babies helping local charities this Christmas

A popular parents community group is giving back to the community once again this Christmas with an exciting draw.

The Letterkenny Babies page, which is a go-to forum for parents, …
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Generous Donegal girl to have hair cut for charity 3 years ago

Generous Donegal girl to have hair cut for charity

By  •  Life

A brave 10-year old from Donegal Town, Kayla McGinty, will be selflessly donating her hair to the Rapunzel foundation as she gets her hair cut on Monday, November 1st.

Kayla, …
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Artist Veronica Maguire making her Royal Ulster Academy debut 3 years ago

Artist Veronica Maguire making her Royal Ulster Academy debut

By  •  News

Talented Ballybofey artist Veronica Maguire has been selected to feature in the 140th Royal Ulster Academy of Arts (RUA) exhibition for the first time.

Tonight, Veronica will take her place …
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Jennifer and Sybil are cover stars of Irish Guide Dog calendar 3 years ago

Jennifer and Sybil are cover stars of Irish Guide Dog calendar

By  •  News

Two young Donegal ladies are grabbing the national limelight as ‘cover girls’ in the new 2022 Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (IGDB) calendar.

Jennifer Doherty, from Buncrana, and her …
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Save the Date for Breast Cancer Ball 2022! 3 years ago

Save the Date for Breast Cancer Ball 2022!

The North West Breast Cancer Charity Ball has been cancelled this year, but will return in 2022, organisers have announced.

The annual fundraiser is one of the highlights of the …
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Donegal fashion students’ statement-making showcase to feature on RTE 3 years ago

Donegal fashion students’ statement-making showcase to feature on RTE

The talented designers of LYIT’s Fashion with Promotion degree are set to feature on RTE’s Nationwide this evening (Friday).

The programme will celebrate the edgy end of year fashion showcase …
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The more you network, the more you’ll grow! 3 years ago

The more you network, the more you’ll grow!

By  •  Business

Women from around the county, around the country and around the world logged on for the Donegal Women in Business Network’s virtual Meet The Member event on Tuesday.  

It was …
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Niamh Porter makes her mark in new fashion doc 3 years ago

Niamh Porter makes her mark in new fashion doc

Donegal designer Niamh Porter is set to feature in a new sustainable design documentary on RTÉ2 later this month.

Niamh, from Raphoe, is an LYIT Fashion graduate who works under the name …
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Girls Night at the Theatre? Appropriate is just the ticket 3 years ago

Girls Night at the Theatre? Appropriate is just the ticket

‘Appropriate’ is coming to An Grianan Theatre Letterkenny this Friday 22nd October. The comic drama, starring award winning actor and theatre maker Sarah-Jane Scott, is dark and witty tale that’s loved …
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Exercise is no longer a choice 3 years ago

Exercise is no longer a choice

By  •  Health

At one point in time, people were active enough that they had a choice in whether to exercise or not. 

Their jobs or lives involved lots of movement, lifting, carrying, …
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Breezy dons her apron for annual baking day 3 years ago

Breezy dons her apron for annual baking day

By  •  Food

Glenties woman Breezy Kelly is putting the finishing touches to her annual campaign – International Bake Bread For Peace Day.

The popular baker’s event will be held on October 24th …
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Letterkenny Hospital joins global display for Baby Loss Awareness 3 years ago

Letterkenny Hospital joins global display for Baby Loss Awareness

By  •  News

Pink and blue lights are shining from Letterkenny University Hospital tonight in a poignant display for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021.

The hospital is joining the international wave of light which …
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Dreams come true as Patrick Gildea Hairdressing win Gold for Donegal 3 years ago

Dreams come true as Patrick Gildea Hairdressing win Gold for Donegal

By  •  Hair

The Patrick Gildea Hairdressing Team are celebrating amazing achievements in the prestigious Trend Vision Awards in London.

The Letterkenny salon team scooped Gold for Ireland at the event, which was …
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Mica: The mental impact of living in constant fear 3 years ago

Mica: The mental impact of living in constant fear

By  •  Health

Having somewhere safe and warm to live is fundamental to our mental health and wellbeing. 

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory of psychology explaining human motivation based on the achievement of five …
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Donegal’s Junk Kouture winners celebrate ‘synergy’ with RTE 3 years ago

Donegal’s Junk Kouture winners celebrate ‘synergy’ with RTE

Donegal’s Junk Kouture 2020 winners were on hand to announce that the Junk Kouture and RTÉ partnership will continue for 2021.

The Grand Final 2021 will be aired on RTÉ …
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Stepping out in style in memory of amazing Amelia 3 years ago

Stepping out in style in memory of amazing Amelia

By  •  Events

The Moville community enjoyed a fashionable Friday with the stars last weekend in memory of a very special girl – Amelia Mullan.

Schoolgirl Amelia (aged 6) passed away in …
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Why 10,000 steps? 3 years ago

Why 10,000 steps?

By  •  Fitness

Ten Thousand steps per day is universally recognised as the target to hit if you want to be active throughout the day and get your steps in. 

But why Ten …
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When things don’t go to plan 3 years ago

When things don’t go to plan

By  •  Health, Life

When things don’t go to plan, it is so easy to focus on the negative thought. We can start ruminating on all the things that aren’t going to plan and …
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5 Steps to being successful at any new goal 3 years ago

5 Steps to being successful at any new goal

By  •  Fitness

Building new habits into your daily routine is a great way to help you to get success with your goals.

It can take anywhere between 14-28 days for something that …
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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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Are you an Empath? 3 years ago

Are you an Empath?

By  •  Life

If you are an empath, you probably can identify with the feelings of others. You may also find yourself absorbing the emotions and moods of people around you. This can …
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Fund launched to support young mum’s cancer treatment 3 years ago

Fund launched to support young mum’s cancer treatment

By  •  News

A fundraising campaign has been started for a young Letterkenny mother so that she can avail of potentially life saving treatment abroad.

Kasia, who is a popular member of the …
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Kalize has winning role at LauraLynn Oscars! 3 years ago

Kalize has winning role at LauraLynn Oscars!

A creative Letterkenny girl scooped a top award at the very special LauraLynn Oscars this weekend.

Kalize McGuigan, aged nine, won the LauraLynn Oscar for Best Adventure Movie for her …
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#BuyDonegal returns for festive shopping season 3 years ago

#BuyDonegal returns for festive shopping season

#BuyDonegal is back for 2021 to showcase the best of Donegal business!

The campaign and website provides an opportunity for businesses across the county to highlight their exciting and …
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Donegal Food Tours return with Spanish food and wine trail 3 years ago

Donegal Food Tours return with Spanish food and wine trail

By  •  Food

Donegal Food Tours are back and are starting with a good one! They will kick start their calendar of events with a very special food and wine trail to celebrate …
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Love sport? Female leadership programme now enrolling in Donegal 3 years ago

Love sport? Female leadership programme now enrolling in Donegal

Applications are now being taken for Donegal Sports Partnership’s programme aimed at increasing women’s participation in sport Donegal.  

The Beyond 20x 20 – Women in Sports Leadership Programme forms part …
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Anniversary Appeal: Mother of missing Cian lives in hope 3 years ago

Anniversary Appeal: Mother of missing Cian lives in hope

By  •  News

The mother of a young Co Donegal man who is missing for a year says she just wants to hug him and tell him everything is okay.

Cian Langelann was …
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Fearless Margaret’s scary Halloween fundraiser 3 years ago

Fearless Margaret’s scary Halloween fundraiser

By  •  News

A brave Letterkenny woman is about to take a scary plunge this Halloween for an important cause.

On October 31st, Margaret Coyle will abseil 190 feet off the former chimney …
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Shannon’s udderly great idea 3 years ago

Shannon’s udderly great idea

A new bar opens its doors in Donegal today – but it’s udderly different from any other.

The Milk Bar, in Carrigans, offers tasty pasteurised fresh milk from an on-farm …
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Confirmed: Derry Girls coming to an end after third series 3 years ago

Confirmed: Derry Girls coming to an end after third series

We’ll be saying a sad farewell to Derry Girls after the third series, creator Lisa McGee has confirmed.

The hit Channel 4 comedy is due to resume filming again after production …
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Concern over BreastCheck uptake in Donegal Town 3 years ago

Concern over BreastCheck uptake in Donegal Town

By  •  Health

DONEGAL Action for Cancer Care say they are ‘very concerned’ that Breast Check have informed them that women who are being invited for their Breast Check screening at the Donegal Town mobile unit are cancelling their appointments.

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Local women invited to share real-life stories about breastfeeding 3 years ago

Local women invited to share real-life stories about breastfeeding

A Donegal researcher has issued a call for women to contribute real-life stories about breastfeeding for a new app.

The new app is being developed to assist women from Donegal …
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Miss Donegal raises over €2,000 for Little Angels 3 years ago

Miss Donegal raises over €2,000 for Little Angels

By  •  News

Letterkenny student Kirsty O’Donnell has proudly donated €2252.60 to the Little Angels Special School.

The funds were raised from Kirsty’s recent summer charity events as Miss Donegal.

Kirsty, a nursing …
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Liz is on song with first global community for trad teachers 3 years ago

Liz is on song with first global community for trad teachers

By  •  News

Buncrana teacher Dr Liz Doherty has launched the world’s first global online community for traditional music teachers today.

“It’s a place for teachers of traditional music to come together, be …
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Virtual networking for a great cause! 3 years ago

Virtual networking for a great cause!

A unique virtual networking event is being held this week in aid of the North West Simon Community.

‘Lets Meet For A Coffee’ events began last year, and featured 40 …
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Donegal Women in Business Network welcomes new Facilitator 3 years ago

Donegal Women in Business Network welcomes new Facilitator

By  •  Business

The Donegal Women in Business Network is delighted to introduced its new network facilitator – Caitriona Sinnott.

Caitriona Sinnott and has over 20 years’ experience working predominantly in the business sector. During …
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Breast Cancer Survivors urge women to ‘Care for your Pair’ 3 years ago

Breast Cancer Survivors urge women to ‘Care for your Pair’

Breast cancer survivors from around the country are urging women to join the Care for Your Pair movement, learn the warning signs for breast cancer and speak to two loved …
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