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Dramatic debut is a hit for singer-songwriter Carol Wilson 3 years ago

Dramatic debut is a hit for singer-songwriter Carol Wilson

What started as a cathartic release from the struggles and trauma of a very difficult relationship, has evolved into the debut single ‘Trouble Me’ from Donegal singer-songwriter Carol Wilson.

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Charity call for baby clothing for asylum seekers in Donegal 3 years ago

Charity call for baby clothing for asylum seekers in Donegal

By  •  News

A clothing drive has been launched to support families in Direct Provision in Donegal.

The Danú Project is calling on the local community to donate baby and toddler clothing (ages …
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McElhinneys celebrates 50 years in business with special sale weekend 3 years ago

McElhinneys celebrates 50 years in business with special sale weekend

McElhinneys is celebrating 50 years in business with a big Birthday Bash all this weekend exclusively online.

After an unforgettable past year, the award-winning team in McElhinneys are delighted to …
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Donegal Women’s Network to host workshop on gender equality 3 years ago

Donegal Women’s Network to host workshop on gender equality

By  •  News

Donegal Women’s Network is delighted to be partnering with Akidwa to offer  the “Women together for a Better World” programme.

This is a four week programme starting on Thursday 13th May 10.30am-1.30pm, which …
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New branding to showcase the best of Donegal 3 years ago

New branding to showcase the best of Donegal

By  •  News

An exciting new place brand for Donegal will be officially launched on Friday to promote Donegal as a great place to live, work, invest, explore and study. 

The rebranding aims to …
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Top award for FitPink Fitness after pandemic boom 3 years ago

Top award for FitPink Fitness after pandemic boom

By  •  Business

Donegal’s FitPink Fitness is today celebrating a highly respected business award in the annual All Ireland All Star Business Awards 2021.

The popular athleisure brand has just been awarded a …
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Five ways to lose weight – without dieting! 3 years ago

Five ways to lose weight – without dieting!

By  •  Fitness

Let’s face it, dieting sucks!When most think about starting to diet, it usually involves severe restriction or turning to diet products. 

The word diet doesn’t tend to have any positive …
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Donegal woman taking important steps for MS awareness 3 years ago

Donegal woman taking important steps for MS awareness

A Donegal woman is taking on a 50km challenge in May to show that you can live well with Multiple Sclerosis.

Niamh McCarron is proof that an MS diagnosis is …
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Senator Flynn shares baby news in call for easing of maternity restrictions 4 years ago

Senator Flynn shares baby news in call for easing of maternity restrictions

Senator Eileen Flynn has announced that she is pregnant and due her second baby in September.

The Donegal-based Senator made the announcement in the Seanad on Friday during a speech …
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Clannad announce details of their final tour 4 years ago

Clannad announce details of their final tour

Donegal band Clannad have announced details of the Irish leg of their Farewell tour.

The legendary West Donegal group will play four Irish tour dates set for Spring 2022 as …
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Schoolgirl Clíodhna’s delicious dessert is a winner 4 years ago

Schoolgirl Clíodhna’s delicious dessert is a winner

By  •  News

Eleven-year old Clíodhna Mulkearns, a 5th Class pupil at Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin in Letterkenny, is enjoying the ‘sweet’ taste of success having been chosen a top winner in Fyffes’ search to …
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Success for Sarah in 160KM Hawaii challenge 4 years ago

Success for Sarah in 160KM Hawaii challenge

By  •  News

Congratulations to St. Bernadette’s Special School Student Sarah McGurk from Convoy, who has just completed the Excel Sports 160km Hawaii Challenge.

Sarah finished the final 1k of her challenge with her …
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Gardaí to ‘go purple’ for domestic violence awareness 4 years ago

Gardaí to ‘go purple’ for domestic violence awareness

By  •  News

Gardaí across Donegal are taking part ‘Go Purple Day’ this Friday to promote and support Domestic Violence Support Services across Donegal.

This dedicated day was initiated by members of …
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Family steps up to show thanks after baby’s amazing journey 4 years ago

Family steps up to show thanks after baby’s amazing journey

By  •  Life

A group of family and friends will be walking 480km this Thursday in celebration of a very special baby girl’s first birthday.

Baby Sarah Barrett from Portnoo was born premature …
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Huge support for Donegal mum injured in horror crash 4 years ago

Huge support for Donegal mum injured in horror crash

By  •  News

Almost €6,000 has been raised in support of a young local mother who lost her arm in a car crash last weekend.

Evette Woods survived a serious single-vehicle crash on …
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Watch: Working from Home essentials at Irwin Expert Electrical 4 years ago

Watch: Working from Home essentials at Irwin Expert Electrical

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Irwin Expert Electrical Letterkenny and Buncrana stores have everything you need …
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Domestic abuse awareness session to highlight victim supports in Donegal 4 years ago

Domestic abuse awareness session to highlight victim supports in Donegal

By  •  News

The Donegal Domestic Violence Service and the Donegal Volunteer Centre are teaming up to inform community workers / general public on how to support victims of domestic abuse post-lockdown.

To …
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Mums and tots around the world connect to Inishowen events 4 years ago

Mums and tots around the world connect to Inishowen events

By  •  Mammy, News

Online Inishowen events for mums and babies are so popular, they’re attracting emigrants from as far away as Texas and Toronto. That’s according to the manager of Spraoi agus Sport in Carndonagh, …
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New counselling service to launch in memory of Gemma Boyle 4 years ago

New counselling service to launch in memory of Gemma Boyle

By  •  News

A NEW community counselling and play therapy service will be launched for Burtonport this Friday in honour of much-loved local woman Gemma Boyle.

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Showbiz celeb Nadine Reid settles into Donegal life in style! 4 years ago

Showbiz celeb Nadine Reid settles into Donegal life in style!

By  •  Style, Videos

TV host Nadine Reid is clearly relishing her new life in Ramelton.

Nadine, best known from Virgin Media shows such as Xpose and The Six O’Clock Show, made the move …
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New Minding Mummy workshop launching this May 4 years ago

New Minding Mummy workshop launching this May

By  •  Health, Mammy

Our DW mental health columnist Sarah Barr is launching a new workshop for maternal mental health this May.

Here, Sarah shares an introduction to the Minding Mummy Workshop and how …
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Donegal dad’s marathon effort in memory of beloved baby 4 years ago

Donegal dad’s marathon effort in memory of beloved baby

By  •  Life

Donegal hurling great Jamesie Donnelly is about to embark on a personal challenge for a charity close to his heart.

The Stranorlar native will run a marathon in June in …
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Fitness: 10 reasons you aren’t seeing progress right now 4 years ago

Fitness: 10 reasons you aren’t seeing progress right now

By  •  Fitness

With everything that is going on right now, some of us have put our progress goals to the side in the hopes of waiting to get started again when things …
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New mothers in Donegal should have better access to postnatal GP care – report 4 years ago

New mothers in Donegal should have better access to postnatal GP care – report

A new report on maternity care has found that women in Donegal have the lowest attendance rates for their first postnatal check-up with their GP.

Just 44.4% of women attended …
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Donegal artist turns experiences of grief and love into beautiful book 4 years ago

Donegal artist turns experiences of grief and love into beautiful book

By  •  Life

Donegal-based artist Maria Gasol has launched a new book for free in the hope of helping parents and children come to terms with losing a loved one.

Maria Gasol, a …
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Joyous flower festival to remember John, Tomás and Amelia Mullan 4 years ago

Joyous flower festival to remember John, Tomás and Amelia Mullan

By  •  Life

Bright and beautiful sunflowers are set to bloom along the Foyle and beyond this summer as part of special plans to remember John, Tomás and Amelia Mullan.

The Redcastle Sunflower …
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Donegal woman co-hosting podcast on experiences of ‘adulting’ 4 years ago

Donegal woman co-hosting podcast on experiences of ‘adulting’

If you’re on the lookout for a new podcast, make sure to check out Sarah Allan’s newest production.

The Raphoe woman has teamed up with a college friend to launch …
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Major clearance sale now on it Irwin Lighting Letterkenny 4 years ago

Major clearance sale now on it Irwin Lighting Letterkenny

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A massive sale is taking place at Irwin Lighting at Irwin Expert Electrical Letterkenny.

Everything must go, which means you can get amazing deals on lamps, pendants, chandeliers, …
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Valentine’s 5k raises €1,800 for Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital 4 years ago

Valentine’s 5k raises €1,800 for Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital

By  •  News

The Rushe to Raise Valentine’s Day 5k challenge has raised a fantastic €1,800 for the Friends of Letterkenny University Hospital.

Emmet and Maria Rushe from Rushe Fitness in Letterkenny decided …
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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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Review launched into gynaecology service failures at LUH 4 years ago

Review launched into gynaecology service failures at LUH

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is today launching a review of governance arrangements for gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital.

The review comes after serious concerns were raised …
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LYIT students step out in style for fashion show fundraiser 4 years ago

LYIT students step out in style for fashion show fundraiser

The creative students of LYIT’s Fashion with Promotion degree are on a race to the runway this April.

The graduating Fashion with Promotion students are each walking 100km this month …
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Megan’s march in March raises amazing €5,720 for Cancer Care West 4 years ago

Megan’s march in March raises amazing €5,720 for Cancer Care West

By  •  News

Donegal woman Megan Rose proudly presented €5,720 to Cancer Care West today following a successful walking fundraiser.

Megan conquered a massive 300km by walking in her local area throughout the …
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Managing motherhood and lockdown 4 years ago

Managing motherhood and lockdown

By  •  Health, Mammy

The transition to motherhood is a huge transformation for many women, physically, emotionally and mentally. Add a global pandemic and lockdown on top of that and it can be so …
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Layla’s hope for Hughie’s Corner counselling service 4 years ago

Layla’s hope for Hughie’s Corner counselling service

By  •  News

A young Inishowen woman has set up a Go Fund Me appeal to help a children’s therapy service in her area.

Layla Doherty was so taken by the work of …
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Friendship Bras: How well does yours fit? 4 years ago

Friendship Bras: How well does yours fit?

By  •  Life, Mammy

This year has been weird.And the whole idea of friendship has been weird too.

Many of us will say that we’ve had friendships change, for better and for worse.

We’ve …
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Don’t worry about chocolate at Easter! 4 years ago

Don’t worry about chocolate at Easter!

By  •  Health

This is going to be short and sweet today. After all, most of you are probably still reeling from all the chocolate at the weekend.

Over the last few days, …
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Charity at the heart of Kirsty’s Miss Donegal journey 4 years ago

Charity at the heart of Kirsty’s Miss Donegal journey

By  •  Life

An ambitious young Letterkenny woman is hoping to inspire more people her age to get involved in charity work.

Kirsty O’Donnell, aged 19, has put charity at the heart of …
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Delight as Kacey gets date for vital spine surgery 4 years ago

Delight as Kacey gets date for vital spine surgery

By  •  Health, News

A Donegal teenager who needs life-changing spine surgery has been told she can go under the knife next week.

Kacey Blackburn from Raphoe needs corrective surgery after being diagnosed with …
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Bring the cinema home with Irwin Expert Electrical 4 years ago

Bring the cinema home with Irwin Expert Electrical

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If you want to enjoy a cinema-like experience at home, Irwin Expert Electrical has all you need.

The TV centre at Irwin Expert Electrical boasts some of the …
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‘There is always hope’ – Senator Flynn is ambassador for Darkness Into Light 2021 4 years ago

‘There is always hope’ – Senator Flynn is ambassador for Darkness Into Light 2021

By  •  Life

Donegal Senator Eileen Flynn has opened up on how she found light in the dark in the hope of helping others do the same.

The Ardara-based Senator is helping to shine …
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Three recipes for success 4 years ago

Three recipes for success

By  •  Health

Today, I’m going to give you a day of recipes that you can use straight away that are easy to make and they all taste great.

The one thing that …
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Remarkable Donegal nurse awarded MBE 4 years ago

Remarkable Donegal nurse awarded MBE

By  •  News

A recently retired Donegal nurse has been awarded an MBE for her services to cardiology nursing.

Originally from Ballyshannon, but now living in Enniskillen, Sr Marian Doogan has worked as …
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Fund seeks to help Donegal girl live pain-free 4 years ago

Fund seeks to help Donegal girl live pain-free

By  •  News

A fundraiser is underway to secure a life-changing surgery for Raphoe teenager Kacey Blackburn.

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Late Late Show raises incredible €2.6m for Irish Cancer Society 4 years ago

Late Late Show raises incredible €2.6m for Irish Cancer Society

Late Late Show viewers donated an incredible €2.6million to the Irish Cancer Society in a matter of hours last night.

An emotional Daffodil Day special celebrated the crucial work of …
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Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson lands blockbuster role 4 years ago

Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson lands blockbuster role

Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson is set for the silver screen after being cast in upcoming superhero film The Flash.

The popular actress, who grew up between Derry and Greencastle …
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Donegal Women’s Domestic Violence Service demand answers over vaccine delay 4 years ago

Donegal Women’s Domestic Violence Service demand answers over vaccine delay

Frontline workers with the Donegal Domestic Violence Service have been left angry and frustrated as they are passed over for the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Donegal Women’s Refuge has operated as …
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Planning a new kitchen? Let the experts help you! 4 years ago

Planning a new kitchen? Let the experts help you!

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If you are in the planning stages of your new kitchen and wondering what appliances to go for, just ask the Irwin Expert Electrical team. Choosing the best …
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From Antrim to Arranmore – Wild Atlantic Women unite for moving music video 4 years ago

From Antrim to Arranmore – Wild Atlantic Women unite for moving music video

Female artists from Antrim all the way to Arranmore Island have launched a new video to share positivity with people at home and abroad.

The music video cover of Francie …
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Daffodil Day goes digital in Donegal 4 years ago

Daffodil Day goes digital in Donegal

By  •  News

Daffodil Day takes place this Friday, and while local volunteers can’t take to the streets to sell beautiful flowers, you can still support cancer patients and their families from home.


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