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Admirable local volunteers to feature in lockdown documentary 3 years ago

Admirable local volunteers to feature in lockdown documentary

Local volunteers who have risen to the challenges of Covid-19 will be featured in a new documentary on TG4 next week.

Saol faoi Ghlas, airing on 18th November, follows the …
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Donegal singer makes the charts with Christian music 3 years ago

Donegal singer makes the charts with Christian music

A Donegal singer is making waves across the pond by coming 3rd place in the UK Christian Music Charts for her original song ‘You Reign.’ 

Caroline Crawford, who lives close …
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Sinead Black on song as Glór Tíre returns 3 years ago

Sinead Black on song as Glór Tíre returns

Letterkenny singer Sinead Black is excited to bring live music back to people’s homes when she returns to TG4’s Glór Tíre.

The country talent competition resumes next Tuesday 10th November …
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Teen sisters crowned Ireland’s top Irish dancers 3 years ago

Teen sisters crowned Ireland’s top Irish dancers

Donegal’s dancing sisters Ailbhe Liu and Seoda Wang have won the 2020 final of An Ríl Deal.

The national Irish Dancing contest on TG4 came to an exciting conclusion last night …
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‘Donegal, much missed!’ Sarah Jessica Parker shares special snaps from family holidays 3 years ago

‘Donegal, much missed!’ Sarah Jessica Parker shares special snaps from family holidays

Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed that she is missing her holiday home in Co. Donegal.

The Sex and the City star gave fans a rare insight into family breaks in …
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Donegal sisters have heartbreaking reaction to restrictions on Gogglebox 4 years ago

Donegal sisters have heartbreaking reaction to restrictions on Gogglebox

Donegal’s Gogglebox Ireland stars Barbara and Janet’s had a devastating reaction to the government’s visiting ban in their last feature on the Virgin Media Show.

Ardara-based sisters Barbara Frost and …
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Lisa McGee joins in on the craic with ‘Talking Derry Girls’ podcast 4 years ago

Lisa McGee joins in on the craic with ‘Talking Derry Girls’ podcast

Fans of Derry Girls are in for a treat this week as the popular ‘Talking Derry Girls’ podcast series welcomes a very special guest.

The one and only Lisa McGee, …
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Watch: Wild Atlantic Women sing from the heart of Inishowen 4 years ago

Watch: Wild Atlantic Women sing from the heart of Inishowen

Restrictions may have halted a large section of our local music scene, but one show is connecting artists wherever they are and sharing their music with the world.

The Wild …
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Sneak Peek: New series meets family behind Donegal’s wildest attraction 4 years ago

Sneak Peek: New series meets family behind Donegal’s wildest attraction

The dramatic twists and turns of Donegal’s wildest attraction will be showcased in a new series starting Thursday 10th September on RTÉ One.

RTE has released new details on ‘Return …
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One to Watch: Donegal drama ‘The Deceived’ begins on Monday 4 years ago

One to Watch: Donegal drama ‘The Deceived’ begins on Monday

A highly anticipated drama which is partly-set in Donegal will launch on Irish TV this Monday.

Fans of Normal People actor Paul Mescal will want to tune in to …
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Malin buzzing as major movie crew comes to town 4 years ago

Malin buzzing as major movie crew comes to town

Malin Head residents are on the lookout for celebrities today as filming starts on yet another Hollywood blockbuster.

A film crew has been spotted on a local beach where filming …
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Ciara Doherty makes an exciting move to the Tonight Show 4 years ago

Ciara Doherty makes an exciting move to the Tonight Show

Virgin Media Television has announced that Ciara Doherty will co-host a new series of ‘The Tonight Show’.

The current affairs programme starts on Tuesday 1st September at 10pm on Virgin Media …
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What’s On: Drive-in theatre opens outside Letterkenny 4 years ago

What’s On: Drive-in theatre opens outside Letterkenny

All roads lead to Ray this weekend as a drive-in cinema opens to round-off the summer holidays.

The Big Drive-Inn theatre experience will be in town for four movie showings …
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Donegal presenter returns with new BBC series 4 years ago

Donegal presenter returns with new BBC series

Donegal broadcaster Máire Bhreathnach is back on our screens tonight with a new series of ‘An Focal Scoir’ on BBCNI.

Bhreathnach, from Gortahork, will present the fourth series of the …
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Story of extraordinary Donegal nurse brought to life in theatre 4 years ago

Story of extraordinary Donegal nurse brought to life in theatre

Catherine Black MBE, born in Ramelton in 1878, was nurse to both kings and beggars. 

Nicknamed ‘Blackie’, she was the private nurse to King George V up to his death. …
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Donegal’s SíFiddlers get in tune for first-ever broadcast 4 years ago

Donegal’s SíFiddlers get in tune for first-ever broadcast

An all-female supergroup of fiddlers from Donegal are in fine tune this summer with a number of exciting updates.

The SíFiddlers, comprised of 13 talented musicians from across the county, …
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Philadelphia, Here We Come 4 years ago

Philadelphia, Here We Come

Donegal trio The Henry Girls are set to perform at an exciting staging of Philadelphia Folk Festival this August – all without getting on a plane.

The Philadelphia Folk Festival …
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Stall the Ball! A Derry Girls book is on the way 4 years ago

Stall the Ball! A Derry Girls book is on the way

Derry Girls fans are buzzing today with the news that an official book is on the way this Christmas.

Details have been revealed for ‘Erin’s Diary’ – which is set …
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RTE cancels Dancing with the Stars for 2021 4 years ago

RTE cancels Dancing with the Stars for 2021

RTE has announced that Dancing with the Stars Ireland will not go ahead next year due to Covid-19.

It is hoped that the popular celebrity dance series will be back …
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New Donegal-set series to feature Normal People star Paul Mescal 4 years ago

New Donegal-set series to feature Normal People star Paul Mescal

Normal People star Paul Mescal has been revealed in the cast of a much-anticipated new drama, called The Deceived.

The show has been created by Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee …
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‘Music is truly my sanity and my peace’ 4 years ago

‘Music is truly my sanity and my peace’

Soulful singer Jacqui Sharkey has released the second single from her E.P. Home, hot on the heels of the title track of the same name released last month.

A solicitor by …
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Crisis creates opportunity for The Song House 4 years ago

Crisis creates opportunity for The Song House

The pandemic couldn’t stop the music coming from The Song House in Falcarragh last weekend as they hosted a virtual Sean-Nós weekend.

In normal times, The Song House hosts singing …
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Watch: Daniel and Majella hula-hooping onto our screens this weekend 4 years ago

Watch: Daniel and Majella hula-hooping onto our screens this weekend

Donegal’s top celebrity couple Daniel and Majella O’Donnell will be brightening up our Sunday nights with the launch of their new TV series.

‘Daniel sa Bhaile’ on TG4 will …
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Watch: Donegal’s Ceol le Chéile choir tune in on Zoom 4 years ago

Watch: Donegal’s Ceol le Chéile choir tune in on Zoom

COVID 19 and all the restrictions it has brought, has seen many Intergenerational projects came to a halt. However, this has not stopped Donegal County Council’s Choir of Ages “Ceol …
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Former Marys use pageant skills to help single men find love 4 years ago

Former Marys use pageant skills to help single men find love

Three former Mary from Dungloe contestants have set out to help single men looking for love in a new BBC Gaeilge series airing this week.

Courtney Boyle from Dungloe, Rosie …
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Gartan actress nominated for top AIMS award 4 years ago

Gartan actress nominated for top AIMS award

Anna Gallagher from Gartan is one of three nominees for the best actress award.

Anna is nominated for her starring role as Nancy in the Donegal Youth Musical Theatre’s production …
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Jacqui Sharkey releases new single Home… from home! 4 years ago

Jacqui Sharkey releases new single Home… from home!

Singer songwriter Jacqui Sharkey has dropped her new single – Home – with a virtual online release.

The reflective and soulful version of Home echoes Jacqui’s memories and emotions, and …
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Musician Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh striking a chord for Women’s Aid 4 years ago

Musician Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh striking a chord for Women’s Aid

Acclaimed Donegal fiddler Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh has joined the line-up of an inspirational and empowering series of online concerts in aid of Women’s Aid.

The Meitheal na mBan series, broadcasting …
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Rose of Tralee festival cancelled for 2020 4 years ago

Rose of Tralee festival cancelled for 2020

The Rose of Tralee International Festival has been cancelled for the first time in 61 years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Festival organisers have confirmed that the event will be …
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‘With heavy hearts’: Mary from Dungloe cancelled for 2020 4 years ago

‘With heavy hearts’: Mary from Dungloe cancelled for 2020

This year’s Mary from Dungloe Festival has been officially cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Organisers announced the news tonight, saying that the decision was made in accordance with the …
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President sings the praises of ‘heartwarming’ Wild Atlantic Women project 4 years ago

President sings the praises of ‘heartwarming’ Wild Atlantic Women project

The artists of Wild Atlantic Women have a lot to celebrate today after receiving presidential praise for their unique Covid-19 collaboration.

The project, which premiered last week, saw over 30 …
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Video: Donegal artists stir nostalgia in stunning song project 4 years ago

Video: Donegal artists stir nostalgia in stunning song project

The Wild Atlantic Women of Donegal have become a major hit again with their new music video – recorded remotely during the Covid-19 isolation period.

The creative project saw over …
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Donegal songstress to debut stunning new single 4 years ago

Donegal songstress to debut stunning new single

Excitement is building for the launch of Megan Nic Ruairí’s debut single, out this Friday 10th April.

Can’t Trust the Moon’ will be a taste of what’s to come from …
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Watch: Taoiseach has a good laugh at Donegal woman’s viral TikTok 4 years ago

Watch: Taoiseach has a good laugh at Donegal woman’s viral TikTok

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar found himself highly entertained by a new Covid-19 themed comedy short by Killea-native Alice Diver.

The parody video, featuring an impersonation of the Taoiseach as he …
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Smiles all round as Gráinne’s dancing journey comes to an end 4 years ago

Smiles all round as Gráinne’s dancing journey comes to an end

Donegal’s own dancing queen Grainne Gallanagh has done her home county proud as her Dancing with the Stars journey comes to an end.

The Buncrana beauty may have missed out …
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It’s Gráinne’s time to shine as Dancing with the Stars final is brought forward 4 years ago

It’s Gráinne’s time to shine as Dancing with the Stars final is brought forward

Donegal star Grainne Gallanagh will be competing in the grand final of RTE’s Dancing with the Stars tonight – a week earlier than expected due to the covid-19 outbreak.

Show …
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The show must go on for dancing star Grainne Gallanagh 4 years ago

The show must go on for dancing star Grainne Gallanagh

Donegal star Grainne Gallanagh will be putting her best foot forward in a unique episode of RTE’s Dancing with the Stars this Sunday.

The Buncrana nurse has made it to …
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Review: The Addams Family – far from normal 4 years ago

Review: The Addams Family – far from normal

With all the darkness in the world today, the Addams Family seems like a very apt production to begin in Letterkenny.

The Addams Family is an extraordinary family that embraces …
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‘Wonder Woman’ Grainne stepping close to Dancing with the Stars final 4 years ago

‘Wonder Woman’ Grainne stepping close to Dancing with the Stars final

Donegal’s Grainne Gallanagh is stepping ever closer to the Glitterball Trophy after surviving another round on RTE’s Dancing with the Stars Ireland.

The Buncrana beauty queen and nurse was a …
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Fasten your seatbelts for Donegal driving instructor and student’s TV debut 4 years ago

Fasten your seatbelts for Donegal driving instructor and student’s TV debut

Donegal woman, Collette O’Donnell from O’Donnell School of Motoring, is making her big debut on RTE1 this Monday as she appears on the new tv show ‘The Test’.

The new …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy: Where do you find the time? 4 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy: Where do you find the time?

“Where do you find the time?”

“How can you be bothered?”

“It can’t be worth that much work?”

Here we go again!

Musicals.

I’ve been on stage my whole life, …
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Sinéad Black singing her heart out in Glór Tíre live shows 4 years ago

Sinéad Black singing her heart out in Glór Tíre live shows

Sinead is one of six finalists in the 2020 edition of TG4’s hit country music show.

And the competition is about to heat up tonight as the Glór Tíre eliminations …
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Dramatic dance-off sees Grainne Gallanagh through to DWTSIRL quarter-finals 4 years ago

Dramatic dance-off sees Grainne Gallanagh through to DWTSIRL quarter-finals

Donegal nurse and model Grainne Gallanagh has made it through to the quarter finals of Dancing with the Stars Ireland after a tense dance-off.

The Buncrana woman found herself in …
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Flawless Grainne earns first 30 of Dancing with the Stars season 4 years ago

Flawless Grainne earns first 30 of Dancing with the Stars season

Buncrana’s Grainne Gallanagh delivered a game-changing performance on Dancing with the Stars tonight to win the first 30 score of the series.

The former Miss Universe Ireland wowed with her …
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Events: Donegal actors celebrate Ros na Rún’s Valentine’s wrap party 4 years ago

Events: Donegal actors celebrate Ros na Rún’s Valentine’s wrap party

The cast and crew of TG4’s Ros na Rún have celebrated the end of another exciting series of the popular soap drama.

Season 24 saw local talent, including the Daly …
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Dating show searching for its first Donegal participants 4 years ago

Dating show searching for its first Donegal participants

RTÉ2 are looking for participants for the new series of its hit dating show Pulling with my Parents.

And they are hoping to have their first Donegal cast members in series …
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Unstoppable Grainne set for Dancing with the Stars switch-up 4 years ago

Unstoppable Grainne set for Dancing with the Stars switch-up

All couples will swap their dancing partners for this week’s show, which is also switching days to air on Saturday, as the election count takes place on Sunday.

Grainne will …
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New dating show seeks Donegal cast members 4 years ago

New dating show seeks Donegal cast members

If you know a dashing farmer or a small-town sweetheart, this could be their chance to find love!

The series, called ‘Love in the Countryside’, is being created by the …
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Donegal woman bags €28,000 on Winning Streak 4 years ago

Donegal woman bags €28,000 on Winning Streak

Denise Moss from Castlefinn, Co. Donegal and now living in Castlederg, Co. Tyrone was overjoyed with her big cash win on Saturday last.

Left to right: Sinead Kennedy, Winning Streak …
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The Henry Girls are jazzing it up 4 years ago

The Henry Girls are jazzing it up

Malin music trio The Henry Girls are about to go in a new direction with a new album launching this February.

This time they are taking inspiration from one of …
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