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WATCH: Leathers, bubbles and rocky moments in Daniel and Majella’s Donegal B&B visit 6 years ago

WATCH: Leathers, bubbles and rocky moments in Daniel and Majella’s Donegal B&B visit

The star couple were home in the hills when they visited Mary and Owen Doyle at Greencastle’s award-winning On the Rocks B&B.

The episode was a humorous and thrilling adventure …
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Tributes pour in following death of designer Kate Spade 6 years ago

Tributes pour in following death of designer Kate Spade

The visionary founder of Kate Spade New York was found dead by suicide in her NYC apartment. She is survived by her husband Andy and 13-year-old daughter, Frances. Kate’s brother-in-law, actor David …
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Ireland just got its first Euromillions winner of 2018 – could it be you? 6 years ago

Ireland just got its first Euromillions winner of 2018 – could it be you?

By  •  News

A ticket bought in Ireland has won last night’s (Tuesday) mega EuroMillions jackpot of a life-changing €17 million.

This is the first EuroMillions jackpot won in Ireland this year, and …
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Donegal woman invites local GROWers to join unique European project 6 years ago

Donegal woman invites local GROWers to join unique European project

By  •  Life

Joanne, from Gortahork, has been appointed as the Chairperson of Community Gardens Ireland.

Community Gardens Ireland has been selected as GROW ‘Community Champions’ and will be joining similar organisations from …
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Events: Sporting super styles at the St. Eunan’s Minor Girls Fashion Show 6 years ago

Events: Sporting super styles at the St. Eunan’s Minor Girls Fashion Show

By  •  Events, Style

The Mount Errigal Hotel was the beautiful sparkling setting for the St. Eunan’s Minor Girls fundraiser last Thursday evening.

Some of Letterkenny’s best boutiques showcased their top styles for summer, …
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Why don’t you like me? – The flip side of fitness and social media 6 years ago

Why don’t you like me? – The flip side of fitness and social media

By  •  Health

Social media is fake.

It’s as fake as can be.

It’s driven by our need to be liked and this is being misused daily.

We judge our lives on what …
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Woman’s Words: How do you discuss a novel about abortion during a referendum? 6 years ago

Woman’s Words: How do you discuss a novel about abortion during a referendum?

By  •  News

Sharon Thompson’s first crime fiction novel, ‘The Abandoned’, was published in January of this year and launched at number one on Kindle, Irish Crime Fiction.

Before and during the referendum, …
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Deirdre’s honourable invite to the Áras 6 years ago

Deirdre’s honourable invite to the Áras

Deirdre, who is the ‘Happy Hotelier’ of Harvey’s Point, was invited as a role model businesswoman to an evening with the President of Ireland on May 4th.

Deirdre is a …
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Popular Teddy Bear’s Picnic returns to Oakfield Park 6 years ago

Popular Teddy Bear’s Picnic returns to Oakfield Park

Oakfield Park is now open seven days a week from 11am – 6pm and one of its most popular summer events, the Teddy Bear’s Picnic returns to the park on …
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Dervla McKay leads the way with new career appointment 6 years ago

Dervla McKay leads the way with new career appointment

By  •  Business

Aircoach, Ireland’s leading private bus and coach operator, has announced the appointment of Dervla McKay as their new managing director.

Donegal native Ms McKay started in …
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Donegal woman named in the ‘Vogue 25’ leaders of 2018 6 years ago

Donegal woman named in the ‘Vogue 25’ leaders of 2018

By  •  News

Orla Doherty has joined a prestigious list which includes JK Rowling, Amal Clooney, Sinead Burke, Dua Lipa and other powerful shapers of the world today.

Orla has worked on David …
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Meet the Donegal sisters who gave birth on the same day! 6 years ago

Meet the Donegal sisters who gave birth on the same day!

By  •  Mammy

Marie Thornton and Sarah Doherty didn’t have to go far to visit each other when they gave birth to their bounding bundles of joy this week.

In fact, they simply …
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Summer Lovin’ – Our new beauty favourites 6 years ago

Summer Lovin’ – Our new beauty favourites

Urban Decay Backtalk Palette €43

This is the ultimate travel palette for anyone who doesn’t want to limit their choice of colour.

The very cost-effective palette has launched in …
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Excitement builds for Buncrana’s big Lip Sync Battle 6 years ago

Excitement builds for Buncrana’s big Lip Sync Battle

The battle of music and impersonations is set to be an unmissable event on the 3rd of June in the Plaza Buncrana.

Twelve brave performers and the committee members …
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Family fun in the park to celebrate International Parents Day 6 years ago

Family fun in the park to celebrate International Parents Day

By  •  Mammy

Parent Hub Donegal will be celebrating International Parents Day on Saturday 2nd June in the Letterkenny Town Park with a free Family Fun Event from 1 – 3 pm.

Everyone is welcome to …
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Are you stressed? 6 years ago

Are you stressed?

By  •  Health

We all know how important self-care is for our mind and body. However it is very difficult to practice self-care if we are stressed and do not recognise that we …
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Family of baby Órla Trearty gifts beach wheelchair to Marble Hill 6 years ago

Family of baby Órla Trearty gifts beach wheelchair to Marble Hill

By  •  News

Little Orla Trearty passed away almost 10 years ago when she was just 1 year old. In her memory, the family have held 5K fundraising events at Ards Forest Park from …
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Behind the Scenes at the B&B: What’s it like to host Daniel and Majella? 6 years ago

Behind the Scenes at the B&B: What’s it like to host Daniel and Majella?

It’s always a special moment for the O’Donnells when they visit Donegal during their RTE travel series, and this year is no different.

Daniel and Majella spent a night at …
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Fabulous fashion show to be held in Letterkenny 6 years ago

Fabulous fashion show to be held in Letterkenny

The professionally-run event is a fundraiser for the St Eunan’s Minor Girls footballers. They are representing Donegal and Ireland at the Continental Youth Championships in August.

And the latest fashions …
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Ireland’s abortion laws to be introduced by summer 6 years ago

Ireland’s abortion laws to be introduced by summer

By  •  News

Ireland voted Yes to repeal the Eighth Amendment and legalise abortion by 66.40% in the May 25th referendum.

Following the vote, Minister Harris said he wants to move quickly to …
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Events: Farming women trade stories of work, wellness and personal tragedies 6 years ago

Events: Farming women trade stories of work, wellness and personal tragedies

By  •  Events

An excellent mix of essential information, humour and poignant messages by speakers were shared on Thursday 24th May at the North West Women in Farming meeting, organised by Hannah McNelis, hosted …
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Temperatures to soar on hottest day so far 6 years ago

Temperatures to soar on hottest day so far

By  •  News

Sun worshippers in Donegal will be delighted to hear that the north west is getting the best of the weather. We’ll be seeing highs of 26 degrees Celcius this afternoon – hotter …
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Forum plans to bring the feel-good factor to Finn Valley 6 years ago

Forum plans to bring the feel-good factor to Finn Valley

There will be something for everyone when Finn Valley Community Health Forum (FVCHF) host their 2nd Annual ‘Health and Wellbeing Event’ on Thursday 14 June.

Everyone is welcome to attend …
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Brushing up on art skills through a heart warming school initiative 6 years ago

Brushing up on art skills through a heart warming school initiative

By  •  News

Every Friday, the ladies of the Parish ‘Friday Club’ attended Art Workshops in the secondary school ran by the Class Keane LCA 1, SNA Cathal Porter under the guidance of …
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Donegal Yes campaigners share heartfelt thanks after ‘victory for women’s rights and health’ 6 years ago

Donegal Yes campaigners share heartfelt thanks after ‘victory for women’s rights and health’

By  •  News

Following the May 25th vote to repeal the Eighth, the pro-choice group are set to concentrate on Ireland’s new abortion legislation and lend support to the campaign to end the abortion …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy – Surviving your child’s state exams! 6 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy – Surviving your child’s state exams!

By  •  Kids, Mammy

Exam season is upon us again.

It seems to come around faster and faster each year, doesn’t it?

If your little darlings are about to do their Junior or Leaving …
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Study Corner: Sunshine out, Leaving Certificates in, always the case! 6 years ago

Study Corner: Sunshine out, Leaving Certificates in, always the case!

By  •  Life

Hope everyone is preparing and keeping well for the upcoming exams. Do not worry, in no time it will be summer and you will be LC free, woohoo!

Here are …
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‘I am disappointed, but I’m proud of Donegal’ 6 years ago

‘I am disappointed, but I’m proud of Donegal’

By  •  News

Sarah Gillespie (21) came home from the USA to vote last week. The student has been canvassing in Ballybofey and Letterkenny for the past week, and was confident there would …
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Nora’s delight with the vote for Irish women’s rights 6 years ago

Nora’s delight with the vote for Irish women’s rights

By  •  News

As Ireland has voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment, today is an exciting and rewarding day for Nora Newell of Donegal Together for Yes.

The Galway native who moved to …
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Breaking: Donegal votes No, while Ireland chooses ‘Yes’ in landslide victory 6 years ago

Breaking: Donegal votes No, while Ireland chooses ‘Yes’ in landslide victory

By  •  News

The result of the referendum on the Eighth Amendment has been officially declared. Ireland has voted a resounding Yes to repeal the Eighth Amendment and liberalise abortion laws.

The national result …
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Confidence soars for Yes result in Eighth Amendment referendum 6 years ago

Confidence soars for Yes result in Eighth Amendment referendum

By  •  News

Polls by the Irish Times and RTE following yesterday’s vote have found an overwhelming majority vote for a Repeal of the Eighth and the liberalisation of Ireland’s abortion laws.

The …
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Stunning Sophie is crowned as Miss Donegal 2018 6 years ago

Stunning Sophie is crowned as Miss Donegal 2018

By  •  Events

Loreto Letterkenny student and part-time Barista Sophie Devlin will follow in the footsteps of Buncrana model Lauren McDonagh and go forward to compete in the Miss Ireland pageant.

Nine young …
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A Donegal girl’s high hopes to connect mighty and brave families 6 years ago

A Donegal girl’s high hopes to connect mighty and brave families

By  •  Life

Twelve-year-old Michaela from Buncrana has some incredibly complex medical needs. She has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and can suffer with up to 15 dislocations a day. Pain is a major part …
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‘I lost nearly a third of my life to Lyme disease’ 6 years ago

‘I lost nearly a third of my life to Lyme disease’

Emma Doherty from Gleneely has been plagued with the life-changing illness of Lyme Disease for the past 11 years. The primary school teacher was once an active and energetic woman, …
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Wedding Album: Love and laughter on Laura and Fabian’s big day 6 years ago

Wedding Album: Love and laughter on Laura and Fabian’s big day

By  •  Bridal

Laura and Fabian tied the knot in their hometown of Letterkenny this month, decades after they first met as kids.  

Laura and Fabian first met 30 years ago when Laura moved …
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Style Study – with Vicki Raine 6 years ago

Style Study – with Vicki Raine

By  •  Style

Letterkenny teacher Vicki Raine has fast become a local style icon, having set up her own blog earlier this year.

‘Polka Dot Raine‘ is a paradise of fashion inspiration for …
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Events: Making businesses bloom at the DWBN garden party 6 years ago

Events: Making businesses bloom at the DWBN garden party

The Donegal Women in Business Network had a warm welcome for new visitors from Northern Ireland at today’s cross-border afternoon tea event at Dunmore Gardens, Carrigans.

The beautiful country house, …
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Blue Ribbon celebrate 20 years with a trip down the yellow brick road! 6 years ago

Blue Ribbon celebrate 20 years with a trip down the yellow brick road!

The Blue Ribbon Performing Arts school has enjoyed twenty fun-filled years at the forefront of the childrens’ activity scene.

From 1998 to 2018, children from Letterkenny and beyond have enjoyed …
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May 25th: What to need to know before you vote 6 years ago

May 25th: What to need to know before you vote

By  •  News

Thousands of Donegal voters are preparing to cast their votes on Friday May 25th. A number of polling stations have already opened on Donegal’s islands this Thursday.

There has been …
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Eyes of the world turn to Donegal ahead of May 25th 6 years ago

Eyes of the world turn to Donegal ahead of May 25th

By  •  News

Donegal Together for Yes campaigners say they ‘have a good feeling’ that there will be a Yes vote from the county in tomorrow’s referendum.

The group has attracted international attention …
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‘I could not bear the thought of leaving my children to cope without me’ 6 years ago

‘I could not bear the thought of leaving my children to cope without me’

For many years, Trish Hegarty’s worst fear was facing pregnancy and cancer together.

She had come through a breast cancer battle with two young children, but the worry that …
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Meet Heidi – the Donegal baby given a ‘zero per cent’ chance 6 years ago

Meet Heidi – the Donegal baby given a ‘zero per cent’ chance

By  •  Health

It was in a small room of Letterkenny University hospital when Ballindrait couple Louise and Eddie heard the sentence that turned their lives upside down.

After her 12-week scan in …
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This sunny weather forecast is sure to make you smile 6 years ago

This sunny weather forecast is sure to make you smile

By  •  News

Pack your beach bag, sunnies, SPF and sangria, because summer has arrived in Donegal.

The northwest is set to enjoy a mini heatwave of hot temperatures and dry sunny days for …
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Competition: Win tickets to Voodoo’s all-female comedy night! 6 years ago

Competition: Win tickets to Voodoo’s all-female comedy night!

Voodoo Venue Letterkenny, Donegal’s Number One comedy club, have lined up three hilarious Irish stand-up comedians in a week where a good laugh is very welcome.

This Thursday May 24th …
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Local Leaders: What needs to change to get women to the top 6 years ago

Local Leaders: What needs to change to get women to the top

By  •  News

Leading women from the political, business and education sectors of Donegal joined a panel discussion at the Donegal County Museum ‘Vote for Change’ event on Thursday. The event examined women’s …
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Something Blu! Donegal hotel is crowned Best Bridal Venue for 2018 6 years ago

Something Blu! Donegal hotel is crowned Best Bridal Venue for 2018

By  •  Bridal

The talented team at Radisson Blu have this week earned the prestigious honour of being the best location for couples planning their big day.

The Bridal team pride themselves on being …
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Brave best friends take on amazing challenge for Autism 6 years ago

Brave best friends take on amazing challenge for Autism

By  •  News

On the 9th of June 2018, the brave Donegal women will abseil off the roof of Croke Park in Dublin to raise funds for Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland (AADI). It is …
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Donegal Dyspraxia meeting to seek services for children 6 years ago

Donegal Dyspraxia meeting to seek services for children

By  •  Kids

The Donegal Dyspraxia Support Group, founded by Carndonagh woman Alison Doherty, is set to highlight the lack of local services available for children with the condition at a public event on …
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Harry and Meghan release their official wedding photos… and they’re just beautiful 6 years ago

Harry and Meghan release their official wedding photos… and they’re just beautiful

Kensington Palace have released the official portraits of the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with sweet bridesmaids and page boys and loving poses making the album …
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‘We give children the chance to win at their own level’ 6 years ago

‘We give children the chance to win at their own level’

By  •  Kids, Life

Hundreds of families are preparing to climb Errigal mountain this Sunday in support of a unique and much-loved resource for Donegal families.

Liquid Therapy in Bundoran is a not-for-profit organisation that …
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