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‘I had an SOS text ready’ – Dominique’s warning to trust instinct 7 years ago

‘I had an SOS text ready’ – Dominique’s warning to trust instinct

By  •  News

Letterkenny woman Dominique was volunteering at the Arcade-Con gaming convention in 2015 when she was attacked and raped by Keith Hearne, a man from Tallaght in Dublin whose behaviour had …
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Roma McLaughlin named in Irish panel for Scotland friendly 7 years ago

Roma McLaughlin named in Irish panel for Scotland friendly

By  •  Sport

The game takes place at Stark Park, the home of Raith Rovers and will be the final game before the 2019 World Cup qualifying campaign begins in September.

Colin Bell, …
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Donegal hairdressers cut through competitors to remain Best Salon in Ireland 7 years ago

Donegal hairdressers cut through competitors to remain Best Salon in Ireland

By  •  News

Patrick Gildea Hairdressing in Letterkenny are no longer a 20-time award winning salon – they have just added another fantastic award to their trophy cabinet! They have been voted RSVP’s …
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Depression is not a bad word 7 years ago

Depression is not a bad word

By  •  Health

“Depression is the most unpleasant thing I have ever experienced…it’s that absence of being able to envisage that you will ever be cheerful again. The absence of hope. …
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Joanne excels with global award as International Learner of the Year 7 years ago

Joanne excels with global award as International Learner of the Year

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Joanne was one of the exclusive few from across the UK and around the world to have been honoured for their outstanding achievements in professional and technical education at the …
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Rathmullan welcomes a wave of new arrivals 7 years ago

Rathmullan welcomes a wave of new arrivals

Rathmullan residents came together on Father’s Day to welcome the 31 babbling babies who arrived to the area in 2016. From February to December, 16 boys and 15 girls were …
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Relief for Donegal women as second breast surgeon is appointed 7 years ago

Relief for Donegal women as second breast surgeon is appointed

Saolta Health Care Group CEO Mr Maurice Power today confirmed the appointment. Mr Power also indicated that a working group comprising of representatives from LUH, Saolta Group and the Western Health …
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COMPETITION: Be on TV with Nathan Carter! 7 years ago

COMPETITION: Be on TV with Nathan Carter!

Singing superstar Nathan Carter is about to record a new series of The Nathan Carter Show on RTÉ One. There promises to be another great mix of special guests, fantastic music, plenty …
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“He has got what he deserves” – Dominique’s delight as rapist is jailed 7 years ago

“He has got what he deserves” – Dominique’s delight as rapist is jailed

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Keith Hearne, aged 28, from Tallaght in Dublin pleaded guilty to tying up and raping Dominique Meehan, aged 25, at a gaming convention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown …
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Putting the wheels in motion to spread a vital message 7 years ago

Putting the wheels in motion to spread a vital message

The Square Wheels cycling club based in the Moy will be cycling around the entire coastline of Northern Ireland and Donegal this July to raise awareness of the symptoms of …
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How to really sweat on holidays 7 years ago

How to really sweat on holidays

By  •  Health

This week I am heading on holidays 😀

It will be the 1st time in 3 years that I will be turning off my phone (at least that’s what I’m …
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Are you up for joining Fergal and Keith on their remarkable journey? 7 years ago

Are you up for joining Fergal and Keith on their remarkable journey?

By  •  News

A regular attendee of the Crosshaven Irish Redhead Convention which is held annually in aid of the Irish Cancer Society, Fergal decided to launch his own fundraiser for the national …
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Ant McPartlin bravely speaks out about substance abuse 7 years ago

Ant McPartlin bravely speaks out about substance abuse

By  •  News

The 41-year-old reveals that he broke down when he admitted his problems to his wife Lisa and colleague Declan Donnelly.

The Britain’s Got Talent presenter says that he wanted to …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy – Happy Father’s Day 7 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy – Happy Father’s Day

By  •  Mammy

This column was harder to write than I had anticipated.

Why?

Because no matter what angle I approached it from, I found myself anticipating the negative comments from other people.


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CSO reveal facts about Irish dads to celebrate Father’s Day! 7 years ago

CSO reveal facts about Irish dads to celebrate Father’s Day!

By  •  News

They reveal the most popular baby names of 2016, exactly how many fathers there are in Ireland, and even included statistics on how his favourite cars, the cost of taking …
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Stage Beyond to mark fifteenth anniversary with spectacular show 7 years ago

Stage Beyond to mark fifteenth anniversary with spectacular show

Members of Stage Beyond stretching from Letterkenny to Gweedore have starring roles in their latest production billed ‘A Grand Spectacle’, which will take place in the City Hotel tomorrow at …
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This blooming beautiful festival is every flower lover’s dream 7 years ago

This blooming beautiful festival is every flower lover’s dream

By  •  News

It will be held in the picturesque seaside Donegal town of Buncrana on the Inishowen Peninsula. St Mary’s Oratory, Buncrana will host a plethora of international floral designers such as …
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‘Admitting weakness gives me strength’ – a Donegal mammy opens up 7 years ago

‘Admitting weakness gives me strength’ – a Donegal mammy opens up

By  •  Mammy

Last Sunday, Donegal Woman Columnist and local blogger Maria Rushe, The S-Mum, posted a blog entitled “My Little Bitch, Anxiety.”

The reaction to the post was phenomenal, with over 100 other …
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The New Year’s decision that saved Olivia Bradley 7 years ago

The New Year’s decision that saved Olivia Bradley

By  •  Life

Olivia, a Donegal woman from the Crossroads, has just completed a jog from Dublin to Donegal. She made this 16-day journey to mark one of the toughest roads she has …
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UPDATE: Even more places you can get Football Special ice-cream 7 years ago

UPDATE: Even more places you can get Football Special ice-cream

By  •  News

It’s been a big week for Donegal food – we have a World Champion Chowder Chef and now we have McDaids Football Special Ltd ice-creams in their four most popular soft …
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Watch: These Donegal pups are bound to make you smile today 7 years ago

Watch: These Donegal pups are bound to make you smile today

The Donegal County Council shared the cutest clip and six yapping pups this week to celebrate all the dogs rehomed in the county. The Donegal dog shelter helped reunite and rehome …
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Glorious sunshine predicted for this weekend 7 years ago

Glorious sunshine predicted for this weekend

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Met Eireann say although this morning is cloudy, sunny spells are expected this afternoon with highs of 22 degrees.

“Today will be cloudy to start with patchy rain and drizzle. …
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WATCH: Glenda Boyle shows no stress before ‘tough rally’ 7 years ago

WATCH: Glenda Boyle shows no stress before ‘tough rally’

Sisters Glenda and Jasmine Boyle from Manorcunningham are the only all-female crew in the 2017 Joule Donegal International Rally, but Glenda clearly isn’t feeling the pressure at all.

On Friday …
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The 10 best carveries in Donegal for dining out with Dad 7 years ago

The 10 best carveries in Donegal for dining out with Dad

By  •  Life

by Callum Lavery

The votes are in and the results have been tallied. Over 1,000 readers voted for their favourite eatery to be number one on our list, and what …
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Hay Fever Eyes | My two minute makeup trick 7 years ago

Hay Fever Eyes | My two minute makeup trick

By  •  Beauty

I don’t know about you, but if you catch me without any makeup on, especially this time of year (hay fever season) well it’s truly a sight for sore eyes! …
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School’s out…doors! 7 years ago

School’s out…doors!

By  •  News

Sally O’Donnell and her team at the Glen Outdoor School are celebrating ten years of leading the way in outdoor education this month.

What is so fresh and unique about Sally’s …
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Girl power: Boyle sisters to be only all-female crew in Donegal Rally 7 years ago

Girl power: Boyle sisters to be only all-female crew in Donegal Rally

By  •  Sport

Rallying is nothing new in the Boyle household. Their father, Martin, and their uncles, Liam and John, are well-known around the rallying circuits of Donegal and beyond.

On Friday morning, …
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Miss Teen Donegal hopes her dreams will come true at overseas modelling competition 7 years ago

Miss Teen Donegal hopes her dreams will come true at overseas modelling competition

By  •  News

18-year-old Milford woman Natalie Slater is competing in the Miss Teen category, where young women aged between 14 and 18 will take part in three rounds including a swimwear, cocktail wear …
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Country Music Night to fundraise for local Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus services 7 years ago

Country Music Night to fundraise for local Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus services

By  •  News

Next Thursday, the 24-year-old Kerry man Shane Finn will set off on his incredible 628 mile journey from the Diamond in Donegal Town, with the first leg of his journey …
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Back to School Allowance rises by €50 for Donegal children 7 years ago

Back to School Allowance rises by €50 for Donegal children

Donegal Minister Joe McHugh said the 25% increase in the Back to School Allowance will help to ease the financial pressure on hard-pressed families and will be paid out in mid-July.


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Queen Bee Laura aims to rule ahead in blogger awards 7 years ago

Queen Bee Laura aims to rule ahead in blogger awards

Laura will be competing against Ireland’s biggest influencers in her categories – Best Newcomer and Best Beauty Blog.

Since setting up Queen Bee in June 2015, Laura has learned how …
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Jacqui Sharkey is over the moon about her new single 7 years ago

Jacqui Sharkey is over the moon about her new single

Gweedore-based  singer/songwriter Jacqui Sharkey is about to launch her brand new single, ‘The Whole Of The Moon’, a cover of the Waterboys’ hit, on 16th June.

The track has already …
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Hotelier Deirdre opens the coolest business getaway 7 years ago

Hotelier Deirdre opens the coolest business getaway

Deirdre has proudly opened of a new state of the art conference centre at the award-winning Donegal Hotel – “The Garden Suite” Conference Centre.

This is set be another top feature …
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Caring for yourself when you are a Carer 7 years ago

Caring for yourself when you are a Carer

By  •  Health

 “When you are a caregiver, you know that everyday you will touch a life or a life will touch yours”

Carers in Ireland play an invaluable role …
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This is how many Donegal women had abortions in the UK last year 7 years ago

This is how many Donegal women had abortions in the UK last year

By  •  News

The report showed that 3,265 women travelled out of the country to receive a legal abortion in the UK last year, compared to the 3,451 women who received treatment in …
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Donegal Woman Abroad: Taking a different road to work Down Under 7 years ago

Donegal Woman Abroad: Taking a different road to work Down Under

By  •  Travel

One of the main attractions of moving to Australia was the opportunity to do something completely different and take a break from my career. I loved teaching, a satisfying and …
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Donegal parents hit by childcare costs of over €140 a week 7 years ago

Donegal parents hit by childcare costs of over €140 a week

By  •  Mammy

New figures reveal that under the “full day universal” payment, parents will only receive €20 a week and will be left with an average childcare bill of €142 a week …
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Selfie-related injuries are on the rise… and doctors are worried 7 years ago

Selfie-related injuries are on the rise… and doctors are worried

In just one week, four women in Galway suffered broken wrists as a result of selfie accidents. However, it was the arm that was not holding their phones that were …
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Radiologist Grania zooms in on an ultra fitness challenge 7 years ago

Radiologist Grania zooms in on an ultra fitness challenge

By  •  Sport

Grania MacGinty a Radiologist at Letterkenny General Hospital and a busy mum, didn’t get much time to do exercise outside her working hours and looking after her family, that was …
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Teens to get exclusive offers at special ShopLK event 7 years ago

Teens to get exclusive offers at special ShopLK event

The Reveal the Teen Shopping Event will be hosted by ShopLK this month to celebrate young shoppers. The week of discounts, competitions and events taking place on June 21-24 is designed …
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The fabulous castle wedding of Leona and Paschal 7 years ago

The fabulous castle wedding of Leona and Paschal

By  •  Bridal

Now more than ever I think brides are under enormous pressure when it comes to their wedding dress, with the social media age the expectations are high. So, imagine being a …
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Taste Test: Are McDaids ice-creams as delicious as they sound? 7 years ago

Taste Test: Are McDaids ice-creams as delicious as they sound?

By  •  News

A wave of excitement and nostalgia went through Donegal at the weekend when we discovered that McDaid’s Football Special Ltd were launching their own ice-creams.

The iconic Donegal company …
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THIS is the secret behind Holly Willoughby’s weight loss 7 years ago

THIS is the secret behind Holly Willoughby’s weight loss

By  •  Health

Holly Willoughby made the news during the week as speculation grew over how she achieved her new figure.

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Listen: Karen Guthrie’s emotion said it all as Donegal ladies reach Ulster final 7 years ago

Listen: Karen Guthrie’s emotion said it all as Donegal ladies reach Ulster final

By  •  Sport

The Donegal ladies came from eleven points down after a first half in which they failed to score to topple Armagh and reach the Ulster final.

“Absolutely crazy,” Guthrie, her …
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Nancy’s Barn officially make the best chowder in the world 7 years ago

Nancy’s Barn officially make the best chowder in the world

By  •  News

Kieran, who runs the wonderful Nancy’s Barn in Ballyliffin, was overcome with delight but getting ready to party.

“We won the world championships. Updates to follow we are thrilled. …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy: Another to-do list for first time Mammies 7 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy: Another to-do list for first time Mammies

By  •  Mammy

You’re expecting your first little minion.  Congratulations lovely.

I hope you’re feeling great and that Bump is behaving.  I’m sure that no matter how far on you are right now, …
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Lauren chosen to represent Donegal in Miss Ireland final! 7 years ago

Lauren chosen to represent Donegal in Miss Ireland final!

By  •  News

Lauren was surrounded by her family and friends who were ecstatic with her being crowned Miss Donegal 2017.

 

Lauren is a Leaving Certificate student at Crana College, who …
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Showcase your motorbike and go for a run to fundraise for these two great causes 7 years ago

Showcase your motorbike and go for a run to fundraise for these two great causes

By  •  News

The causes include a charity for injured bikers where they provide support for bikers who have been in serious road accidents, and also the Solace Cancer Support Center in Donegal …
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Yes please: Mc Daid’s roll out new ice cream range 7 years ago

Yes please: Mc Daid’s roll out new ice cream range

By  •  News

The four yummy flavours available are Football Special, Smooth Banana, Cream Soda, and Pineapple.

Speaking to Donegal Woman, Kevin Gallagher from Mc Daid’s says “We have just launched our very …
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Leading chocolate brand issues recall over Salmonella scare 7 years ago

Leading chocolate brand issues recall over Salmonella scare

By  •  News

Mars Chocolate UK has taken the precautionary step of recalling a number of its products, including Galaxy Smooth Milk and Malteasers Teasers bars as well as bags of Minstrels and Counters.


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