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Events: Stage stars sing on special night with Daniel O’Donnell 6 years ago

Events: Stage stars sing on special night with Daniel O’Donnell

Over 100 people of all ages took to the stage in An Grianan Theatre with none other than international singing legend Daniel O’Donnell for their first ever performance in …
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Three ambitious Donegal women to represent county in Miss Universe Ireland finals 6 years ago

Three ambitious Donegal women to represent county in Miss Universe Ireland finals

By  •  News

Tonight is the night for Niamh, Grainne and Emma as they compete to be crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2018.

Three young Donegal women will be taking to the stage for the …
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Fund for young Donegal man in Sydney gains overwhelming support 6 years ago

Fund for young Donegal man in Sydney gains overwhelming support

By  •  News

Hundreds of kind donators are sending their best wishes to the young Ramelton man following a tragic fall in Australia.

Shaun (21) suffered serious injuries when he fell from a …
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Celeb couple SJP and Matthew Broderick take a break in the hills of Donegal 6 years ago

Celeb couple SJP and Matthew Broderick take a break in the hills of Donegal

By  •  News

Donegal is welcoming some A-List guests this week as Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick visit the county on a summer getaway.

The Hollywood actors have checked into to their holiday …
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Samara has a slice of success in the All-Ireland Brown Bread Baking Competition 6 years ago

Samara has a slice of success in the All-Ireland Brown Bread Baking Competition

By  •  News

Samara Ward has qualified to the semi-finals National Brown Bread Baking Competition, sponsored by Aldi and in association with the NPA and ICA, through entering the Aldi bread drop heats which took place …
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This eye-catching brand is setting a new trend, and it’s from Donegal! 6 years ago

This eye-catching brand is setting a new trend, and it’s from Donegal!

Gordon Gold, the newest eyewear brand, is making waves online with luxury designer wooden sunglasses.

The Donegal-based brand has been making a big impact internationally since it entered the market a …
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Spot the bridesmaid who made this wedding photo go viral 6 years ago

Spot the bridesmaid who made this wedding photo go viral

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Environmentalist Sarah Carr is crowned Miss Water 2018 6 years ago

Environmentalist Sarah Carr is crowned Miss Water 2018

By  •  News

Sarah Carr picked up not one, but four special awards at Saturday’s Miss Earth Northern Ireland final in Derry.

The 24-year-old scooped the title of ‘Miss Water 2018’ along with awards …
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It’s Love Island finale day – who are the favourites, and where’s the party? 6 years ago

It’s Love Island finale day – who are the favourites, and where’s the party?

Love Island fans will have their calendar’s cleared to watch tonight’s final. But, who will be crowned the winners?

Jack and Dani are the bookies favourite to win the £50,000 prize …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy – The Joy of a ‘Good Nappy’ 6 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy – The Joy of a ‘Good Nappy’

By  •  Mammy

“She had a good nappy.”

My childhood was spent listening to my Beloved Granny saying this line to my Mum or aunties when they came to collect babies or toddlers from her care.

I …
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Dress for Success: Five M&S marvels for work 6 years ago

Dress for Success: Five M&S marvels for work

By  •  Style

If you are looking to transition your professional style from casual summerwear to autumn, Carmel is here to help choose the best buys from M&S:

“As the weather has …
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Forget Love Island – it’s ‘Love Ireland’ at the Shandon! 6 years ago

Forget Love Island – it’s ‘Love Ireland’ at the Shandon!

By  •  News

It’s the summer of love at the Shandon Hotel with engagements having trebled on last year!

It’s not just ice-cream and prosecco sales rising in the best summer since 1976, …
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Competition: Win a Carnival Palette from BPerfect! 6 years ago

Competition: Win a Carnival Palette from BPerfect!

By  •  Beauty

The Stacey Marie Carnival Palette has been one of the hottest makeup releases of the summer as it quickly shot to insta-fame. The palette is real explosion of colours, with 26 …
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Relief as Vanessa Donohoe is moved out of intensive care 6 years ago

Relief as Vanessa Donohoe is moved out of intensive care

By  •  News

Vanessa was taken out of ICU for the first time in seven weeks and is back on a hospital ward.

Vanessa took ill on a family holiday at the start …
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Hairdressers’ charity day raises a ‘happy’ €4,000! 6 years ago

Hairdressers’ charity day raises a ‘happy’ €4,000!

By  •  News

The Hair by Anne O’Gorman salon at College Court was transformed into a lively spot on June 9th as they hosted a very successful ‘Happy Day’.

All proceeds from the event …
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Baby joy as Ciara Doherty announces pregnancy 6 years ago

Baby joy as Ciara Doherty announces pregnancy

By  •  Life

The Letterkenny native made the announcement live on air during yesterday’s Ireland AM show on TV3.

Ciara said she and her husband Richard Stearn were ‘thrilled’ and feeling ‘incredibly lucky’ to …
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Events: A sneak peek at ‘S by Sloggi’ lingerie in McElhinneys 6 years ago

Events: A sneak peek at ‘S by Sloggi’ lingerie in McElhinneys

Sloggi is a well-known brand in the McElhinneys lingerie department, but S by Sloggi is a special new underwear range that blends comfort with sleek and sophisticated design.

As McElhinneys are …
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Donegal girl goes through to Junior Bake Off finals 6 years ago

Donegal girl goes through to Junior Bake Off finals

By  •  News

Competition is heating up in the Aldi Foróige Junior Baking champion, with one Donegal girl passing the test to get through to the national finals.

Elisha Moyne, aged 15, from Carndonagh …
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How counselling can help treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 6 years ago

How counselling can help treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

By  •  Health

What is OCD?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a mental illness that creates negative thoughts. These thoughts lead you to believe that if you do not carry out a certain …
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WATCH: Donegal looks simply spectacular in Monty Halls’ family film 6 years ago

WATCH: Donegal looks simply spectacular in Monty Halls’ family film

By  •  Videos

A new film series has been launched this week to showcase Donegal as a world-class family adventure destination – and the cinematography is in a league of its own.


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Laura ‘bags’ the prize in Aldi art contest 6 years ago

Laura ‘bags’ the prize in Aldi art contest

By  •  News

Laura Bonar has bagged a winning place in this year’s Aldi Community Games Art Competition.

The 14-year-old artist has won the chance to have her art featured on shopping bags which will …
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It’s time to live in the now! 6 years ago

It’s time to live in the now!

By  •  Health

Have you ever found yourself getting drawn into work and not realising how much time has gone by?

Have you ever went on your phone to check Facebook or Instagram …
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We did it! – Nikki Bradley on the highs and lows of the 4 Peaks 6 years ago

We did it! – Nikki Bradley on the highs and lows of the 4 Peaks

By  •  News

Donegal woman, cancer survivor and adaptive adventurer Nikki Bradley has set a new record this weekend as the first crutch user to complete the 4 Peak Challenge.

Nikki and her …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy – My way or my way 6 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy – My way or my way

By  •  Kids, Mammy

Sanctimammy

Noun – A Mammy who believes that her way of parenting is the correct and proper way; judging and dismissing other Mums who do not parent as she parents.


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Gogglebox Ireland is on the lookout for new telly-lovers 6 years ago

Gogglebox Ireland is on the lookout for new telly-lovers

TV3’s hit show Gogglebox Ireland is back this Autumn and they’re on the lookout for new faces and their sofas to join Ireland’s funniest TV fans.

This time, producers say they are looking …
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It Takes Two! Mum and daughter join TV talent show 6 years ago

It Takes Two! Mum and daughter join TV talent show

Jessica McKean from St Johnston is the youngest performer to be chosen for ‘Two Talented’ on RTEjr. She won’t be alone though, as the show format is all about double …
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Oakfield Park to be the perfect backdrop for a theatrical spectacle 6 years ago

Oakfield Park to be the perfect backdrop for a theatrical spectacle

Chapterhouse Theatre are set to present an exciting summer theatre staging of Robin Hood and his Merry Men at Oakfield Park. 

The open-air event takes place in the gardens of Oakfield Park …
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Andrea sets the agenda with new role at Newstalk 6 years ago

Andrea sets the agenda with new role at Newstalk

By  •  News

Newstalk has today announced the launch of a new early morning news programme with Donegal native Andrea Gilligan as the lead host.

‘Breakfast Briefing’ will broadcast from 6.00am to 6.30am …
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Syrian woman in Donegal loses phone with precious photos – can you help? 6 years ago

Syrian woman in Donegal loses phone with precious photos – can you help?

By  •  News

Friends of a Syrian refugee have appealed for help in locating a mobile phone which was lost in the Letterkenny area on Tuesday afternoon.

The Huawei-make phone may have been …
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Daniel and Majella enlist fans to help plan the ultimate USA Road Trip 6 years ago

Daniel and Majella enlist fans to help plan the ultimate USA Road Trip

Donegal couple Daniel and Majella O’Donnell are off to the USA this September, but what they get up to is down to their fans’ suggestions.

Following three successful series of …
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From Russia to Donegal – with Love for Dunmore 6 years ago

From Russia to Donegal – with Love for Dunmore

By  •  Life

The magnificent Dunmore Gardens in Carrigans located close to the Donegal/Derry border, has a new lease of life, thanks to the efforts of the well-travelled Amelia McFarland, who spent many …
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Events: An Arabian night under the stars at Ballyliffin 6 years ago

Events: An Arabian night under the stars at Ballyliffin

By  •  Events

Dubai Duty Free, the title sponsor of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted a spectacular party in the private gardens of the Ballyliffin Lodge Hotel on the Friday night …
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Textile artist Raychel Murphy’s funny crafts win Future Makers Award 6 years ago

Textile artist Raychel Murphy’s funny crafts win Future Makers Award

By  •  News

Raychel Murphy, a Donegal textile artist from Ballybofey, is this week celebrating her success in Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s Future Makers Awards & Supports Programme.

Raychel was presented with …
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Donegal women invited to join local networking programme for public life 6 years ago

Donegal women invited to join local networking programme for public life

By  •  News

The first meeting of the ten Next Chapter hubs, the new civic empowerment initiative for women, will take place next week in Donegal. 

The first of the chapter meetings will …
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Meet the duo launching Donegal’s first Food and Gin Tours 6 years ago

Meet the duo launching Donegal’s first Food and Gin Tours

Two Donegal women with a passion for food and tourism have launched Donegal Food Tours.

Locals and visitors are in for an adventure of the senses when the first tour kicks …
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TV documentary celebrates life of iconic Donegal woman 6 years ago

TV documentary celebrates life of iconic Donegal woman

By  •  News

Cití Sheáin Uí Chuinneagáin died on June 3rd at the age of 98. She is fondly remembered as an icon of culture, music, song and dance in her local area …
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Spa Solís scoops two World Luxury Spa Awards 6 years ago

Spa Solís scoops two World Luxury Spa Awards

By  •  News

Lough Eske Castle, a Solís Hotel & Spa are celebrating bring crowned as Northern Europe’s Luxury Countryside Spa and Luxury Wellness Spa at the World Luxury Spa & Restaurant Awards …
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What do to if a ‘Jenny’ is sabotaging your healthy lifestyle 6 years ago

What do to if a ‘Jenny’ is sabotaging your healthy lifestyle

By  •  Health

It is exactly a year since I last posted about Jenny, but she is starting to raise her head again.

It must be whenever people start to get in shape …
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Brilliant Brenda wins big at the Irish Makeup Awards 6 years ago

Brilliant Brenda wins big at the Irish Makeup Awards

Brenda won ‘Freelance Make Up Artist of the Year Borders’ at Sunday’s inaugural awards at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin.

Winning the public vote was a shock for Brenda, …
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Letterkenny Breast Clinic falls short of guidelines for urgent cases 6 years ago

Letterkenny Breast Clinic falls short of guidelines for urgent cases

By  •  Health

Cancer campaigner Betty Holmes has raised serious concerns over revelations that just half of patients referred as urgent breast cancer cases to Letterkenny University Hospital in 2017 were seen within …
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Health, happiness, tea and toast on the menu for Inishowen mums 6 years ago

Health, happiness, tea and toast on the menu for Inishowen mums

By  •  Mammy

The Tea & Toast is an Inishowen-based group hosting casual meet-ups for mothers to get together and learn new tips and tools for taking care of their own mental well-being.


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How this Falcarragh woman wants to use beauty to better the world 6 years ago

How this Falcarragh woman wants to use beauty to better the world

By  •  News

Roisin from Falcarragh has entered the Richmond Centre Miss Earth environmental beauty pageant to advocate her passion for the prevention of animal cruelty.

The 19 year old works full time …
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Dressing for Success: Neutrals need not be dull 6 years ago

Dressing for Success: Neutrals need not be dull

By  •  Style

Neutral colouring may get a bad rap as a boring option. But when worn well they are effortlessly classy.

Carmel gives us her top tips to dressing smart in earthen tones:


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Nikki needs you to help conquer her biggest ‘4 Peaks’ goal 6 years ago

Nikki needs you to help conquer her biggest ‘4 Peaks’ goal

By  •  News

The 32-year-old adaptive adventurer will embark on a record-breaking 4 Peak Challenge this July 21st. Nikki will be the first ever crutch-user to attempt this feat which involves climbing four …
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Review: Sunkissed shimmering with BPerfect Golden Glow
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6 years ago

Review: Sunkissed shimmering with BPerfect Golden Glow

The heatwave was great while it lasted, but if you’re like me and didn’t get a speck of tan, there’s a new launch that I’m loving.

BPerfect Cosmetics are giving us …
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Limited spaces left for the latest summer camp sensation 6 years ago

Limited spaces left for the latest summer camp sensation

By  •  Kids

Over 130 kids have taken part in the fun and educational activities in the first two weeks. Spaces are going fast for the 30 camps being hosted in 17 different …
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Devastated Samira QUITS in Love Island shocker 6 years ago

Devastated Samira QUITS in Love Island shocker

The 22-year-old dancer will appear in her last episode on the ITV dating show tonight (Thursday). Viewers will see he walking out the villa doors in an emotional send-off after …
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Kindness continues for Vanessa ahead of next charity gig 6 years ago

Kindness continues for Vanessa ahead of next charity gig

By  •  News

Donations continue to flow in for the mother-of-three who took ill on a family holiday at the beginning of June.

Ahead of a fundraising concert tonight (12th July), well-wishers have …
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‘Still pinching myself!’ – Bundoran teen Katie meets Royal couple 6 years ago

‘Still pinching myself!’ – Bundoran teen Katie meets Royal couple

By  •  News

Ambitious 17-year-old Katie had an exclusive meet and greet with the Royal newlyweds last evening on their first visit to Ireland.

Katie was invited to a summer garden party at the British …
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Government approves universal access to abortions and safe zones 6 years ago

Government approves universal access to abortions and safe zones

By  •  Health

Following the repeal of the Eighth Amendment in May, Minister for Health Simon Harris has secured approval from Cabinet Minister on the overall legislation on abortions.

The law will allow women to …
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