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Donegal siblings score highly in prestigious dance competition 6 years ago

Donegal siblings score highly in prestigious dance competition

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Emily (13) placed second in the prestigious competition and was awarded the coveted Globe trophy. Her brother Thomas also scored highly, placing 16th in his category.

Emily has been …
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Eilish’s message in a bottle makes remarkable 400km trip 6 years ago

Eilish’s message in a bottle makes remarkable 400km trip

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A Wexford mum is hoping to get in touch with the man who found her daughter’s message in a bottle – on the other side of the country!

Little Eilish …
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Donegal Women’s Centre reaches out following rugby rape trial 6 years ago

Donegal Women’s Centre reaches out following rugby rape trial

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The four men, two of them rugby stars, were acquitted of all charges following a high-profile nine week trial.

Paddy Jackson was found not guilty of rape and sexual assault. …
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Eighth Amendment Referendum voting date announced 6 years ago

Eighth Amendment Referendum voting date announced

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 May 25, 2018 is the date on which Irish citizens will be asked if they want to repeal Article 40.3.3 if the Irish Constitution.

The Referendum Bill has now been passed …
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#IBelieveHer trending after verdict of Rugby Rape Trial announced 6 years ago

#IBelieveHer trending after verdict of Rugby Rape Trial announced

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Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding had been accused of raping a 19-year-old woman at a house party in Belfast in June 2016. Both of them had been found not guilty.


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Dancing sisters soar to the World Championships 6 years ago

Dancing sisters soar to the World Championships

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Sisters Ruth (20) and Katie (19) Gillespie will be taking to the World Stage next Sunday April 8th in Maastricht, Holland to compete in the WIDA World and European Championships. …
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‘Lisa was the kind of person that you were glad you knew’ 6 years ago

‘Lisa was the kind of person that you were glad you knew’

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On Sunday week, April 8th, hundreds of women will take part in the Run Donegal Women’s 5k in Stranorlar. The proceeds of this year’s event will go to the Donegal …
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Pro-choice campaigners train to achieve ‘compassionate’ vote from Donegal 6 years ago

Pro-choice campaigners train to achieve ‘compassionate’ vote from Donegal

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Following Saturday’s training session in Ballybofey, Donegal Together for Yes will be running an intensive canvass that aims to reach every town and village in the county in the …
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Events: Donegal families rewarded for making a big difference 6 years ago

Events: Donegal families rewarded for making a big difference

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Families from all over Donegal gathered at Central Library Letterkenny last wee to be presented with the prizes they had won in the Make One Change draw.

Over 220 …
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Events: Team WISE invites Donegal women to find their fresh start 6 years ago

Events: Team WISE invites Donegal women to find their fresh start

The ‘A Fresh Start for Women’ event by the WISE Project was held on Thursday March 22nd to explore the many avenues of employment, education and self-employment that are open …
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Conall’s magical film wins a LauraLynn Children’s Hospice Oscar! 6 years ago

Conall’s magical film wins a LauraLynn Children’s Hospice Oscar!

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A Letterkenny boy and his family are celebrating an unforgettable day out after winning big at the LauraLynn Children’s Hospice Oscars Ceremony.

Conall Shiels, aged 3, his parents Alice and Kieran, …
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Why do we put the clocks forward? 6 years ago

Why do we put the clocks forward?

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The phrase “there’s a grand stretch in the evenings” will be a common pleasantry once again uttered across Ireland as the clocks are set to change from Greenwich Mean Time …
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Autism Aware Quiet Evenings coming soon to our local Lidl stores 6 years ago

Autism Aware Quiet Evenings coming soon to our local Lidl stores

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Lidl Ireland have announced that they will begin rolling out Autism Aware Quiet Evenings across all 194 Lidl stores in Ireland and Northern Ireland. 

Every Tuesday between 6pm and 8pm, …
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‘Together For Yes’ umbrella group unites for abortion referendum 6 years ago

‘Together For Yes’ umbrella group unites for abortion referendum

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The national civil society will campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Irish constitution ahead of the referendum. Together for Yes has united pro-repeal groups from across Ireland, including …
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Let’s turn Donegal yellow for Daffodil Day! 6 years ago

Let’s turn Donegal yellow for Daffodil Day!

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Volunteering teams will be out in force in local towns selling daffodils, pins, socks and more. The goal is to turn Ireland yellow and selfies are encouraged to spread the …
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Donegal woman marches in London for repeal campaign 6 years ago

Donegal woman marches in London for repeal campaign

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Lorna Kelly acted as an ambassador for Donegal in the London-Irish Abortion Rights Campaign display this March 17th, displaying a symbolic wooden cut-out for her home county. The number 63 signified the …
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How Kayla (5) inspired friends to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day 6 years ago

How Kayla (5) inspired friends to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day

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Celebrations are continuing all day in Donegal as young and old mark World Down Syndrome Day on March 21st.

This year, World Down Syndrome Day focusing on #WhatIBringToMyCommunity and one …
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Looking for a fresh start? Pop into this women’s motivational morning 6 years ago

Looking for a fresh start? Pop into this women’s motivational morning

‘A Fresh Start for Women’ is a WISE (Women’s Integration, Skills & Employment) Project taking place in the Clanree Hotel on Thursday 22nd March from 10am to 1pm.

The event …
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Meaningful interviews mark World Down Syndrome Day in Donegal 6 years ago

Meaningful interviews mark World Down Syndrome Day in Donegal

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This year, World Down Syndrome Day focusing on #WhatIBringToMyCommunity and highlighting how people with Down syndrome can and do make meaningful contributions throughout their lives, whether in schools, workplaces, living …
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Áine’s caring ways and leadership earn her a volunteerism award 6 years ago

Áine’s caring ways and leadership earn her a volunteerism award

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The Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards will this week honour two Donegal students among Ireland’s Top Youth Volunteers for 2018. Elaine Magee, from Raphoe and Áine Sweeney, from Letterkenny will be among …
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Exemplary Elaine applauded for bringing something special to her community 6 years ago

Exemplary Elaine applauded for bringing something special to her community

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The Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards will this week honour two Donegal students among Ireland’s Top Youth Volunteers for 2018. Elaine Magee, from Raphoe and Áine Sweeney, from Letterkenny will be among …
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Pregnant 12-year-old girl travelled to UK for an abortion 6 years ago

Pregnant 12-year-old girl travelled to UK for an abortion

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Gardai and Tusla officials are investigating after a 12-year-old girl underwent a termination in the UK the past year. Officers are seeking DNA from the foetus to confirm the age of the …
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Eggstra eggstra! A choctastic Cadbury Easter Egg hunt is coming to Donegal 6 years ago

Eggstra eggstra! A choctastic Cadbury Easter Egg hunt is coming to Donegal

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An eggciting event is coming to Letterkenny this month as the Town Park will host one of the famous family Easter Egg Hunts.

Go Visit Letterkenny is working with Cadbury …
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Nominations open for Outstanding Young Person of the Year award 6 years ago

Nominations open for Outstanding Young Person of the Year award

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Junior Chamber International (JCI) Donegal are running a competition to identify those in the community who have done something remarkable. Nominations to identify these outstanding young people in Donegal are …
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Accused in Danielle McLaughlin case to face four charges 6 years ago

Accused in Danielle McLaughlin case to face four charges

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An Indian court has ordered that the man suspected of killing Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin is to face four charges at trial.

Danielle was found dead in Canacona, in Goa, …
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Mighty runner Mary reaches her fundraising goal 6 years ago

Mighty runner Mary reaches her fundraising goal

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Do you remember the formidable woman who was running around Ireland for the RNLI? This week, Mary Nolan Hickey has reached her fundraising target of €20,000. But, of course, she won’t …
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Can you help us reunite this Letterkenny family? 6 years ago

Can you help us reunite this Letterkenny family?

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Yvonne Richardson (née Jenkins) is seeking information on her grandmother, Ellen Deery (or perhaps Deary), whose family was based in Letterkenny. Ellen’s father, James Deery, was a farmer in the …
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GAA star Eamon McGee celebrates arrival of adorable twins 6 years ago

GAA star Eamon McGee celebrates arrival of adorable twins

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The gorgeous set of twins was born today, with both mum Joanne Gillen and the babies doing very well.

Eamon shared the news on Twitter saying: “Anybody in Clones …
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College Corner: Sunday student prep 6 years ago

College Corner: Sunday student prep

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Ah, Sundays, my favourite day of the week. Sunday walks with mum and Marie, movies with Dad, sibling fights with Dom, and a John Mc Ginley Travel catch-up with my …
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How Maria’s happy helpers gave her the strength to continue 6 years ago

How Maria’s happy helpers gave her the strength to continue

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Maria Mc Cormack has had a whirlwind week – but with a little help from friends, she has found the strength to flip around her decision to quit the Happy …
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Women and the Vote take centre stage at the Bundoran St. Patrick’s Day Parade 6 years ago

Women and the Vote take centre stage at the Bundoran St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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Up to 10,000 spectators are expected to throng the streets of Bundoran for the annual St Patrick’s Day parade which will take place as usual on March 17th at 3:30pm.


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Gardai confirm arrest in Letterkenny woman’s assault case 6 years ago

Gardai confirm arrest in Letterkenny woman’s assault case

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Shanan Reid-McDaid, aged 18, was viciously assaulted on a night out and left with facial injuries. The Galway student’s online appeal for information was shared nationwide when she posted graphic photos …
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Could these four students be behind Ireland’s next best-selling game? 6 years ago

Could these four students be behind Ireland’s next best-selling game?

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22 teams from 10 schools across the county took part in the competition, which aims to nurture students’ ambitions and encourage a culture of entrepreneurship.

The programme allows students to …
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Donegal women lead the way in law 6 years ago

Donegal women lead the way in law

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Figures released by the Law Society Gazette have revealed that there are more female solicitors than male solicitors in Donegal.

For the first time, the Society has revealed the county …
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Donegal doll creator begins gifting project for Ireland’s Centre for Blind Children 6 years ago

Donegal doll creator begins gifting project for Ireland’s Centre for Blind Children

Company founder Ian Harkin from Ballybofey was in Drumcondra recently to visit the Childvision Centre, Ireland’s only Education Centre for blind and multi-disabled children. 

Mr Harkin discovered how the 150-year-old centre was a remarkable place for …
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Local nurse and cancer survivors lead call for Daffodil Day support 6 years ago

Local nurse and cancer survivors lead call for Daffodil Day support

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Every 3 minutes a person in Ireland get a cancer diagnosis, and in Donegal 986 people were diagnosed with cancer in twelve months. Daffodil Day, proudly supported by Boots Ireland, …
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Maria announces the closure of her beloved Happy Camper 6 years ago

Maria announces the closure of her beloved Happy Camper

Maria Mc Cormack from Churchill has announced that she will call time on The Happy Camper at Glenveagh – one of the most iconic pop-up cafes in Donegal.

The colourful …
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One year on, Danielle McLaughlin’s mum opens up about her constant worries 6 years ago

One year on, Danielle McLaughlin’s mum opens up about her constant worries

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As Danielle’s mother Andrea Brannigan prepares for the trial of the accused killer, she said there isn’t a day that goes by that she doesn’t worry about financing the legal battle.


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Donegal’s Ros na Rún stars wrap on Season 22 6 years ago

Donegal’s Ros na Rún stars wrap on Season 22

Donegal actors Sean Ó Baoill, Brídín Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh, Gort an Choirce’s Máirín Dé Buitléir, and Falcarragh actor Pól Penrose were among the partygoers at John Keogh’s Bar & Restaurant and …
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Events: Donegal Women in Business mark milestones on March 8th 6 years ago

Events: Donegal Women in Business mark milestones on March 8th

The Donegal Women in Business Network hosted a successful Start-Up Clinic & Exhibition as part of Local Enterprise Week on March 8th.

The AIB-backed event saw entrepreneurs of all careers …
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Women of the Rosses focus on ceol, craic and care in the community 6 years ago

Women of the Rosses focus on ceol, craic and care in the community

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The Mna na Rosann celebration at CDP na Rosann gave a snapshot into the varied lives of all women, including carers, mothers, businesswomen and women in the community.

The event was organised by …
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Events: See how Danielle Mahon MUA worked wonders with Shiseido 6 years ago

Events: See how Danielle Mahon MUA worked wonders with Shiseido

Multi award-winning Irish makeup artist Danielle Mahon visited Donegal on Thursday for an exclusive event at McElhinneys. The all-new McElhinneys beauty hall was both a party venue and a classroom …
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Events: Three cheers for Donegal women at Warehouse 6 years ago

Events: Three cheers for Donegal women at Warehouse

International Women’s Day was a great opportunity for Warehouse Bar + Kitchen in Letterkenny to host a gathering of ‘girl bosses’ for brunch and inspirational talks.

The popular bar was …
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Events: Retro Flame’s Erika Fox shares influential insight with Donegal fans 6 years ago

Events: Retro Flame’s Erika Fox shares influential insight with Donegal fans

Fashion, business and blogging were the hot topics this International Women’s Day when Erika Fox of Retro Flame visited Donegal.

The hugely influential Irish blogger delivered a keynote talk at …
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Donegal Girl Bosses unite for Warehouse’s Women In Business Brunch 6 years ago

Donegal Girl Bosses unite for Warehouse’s Women In Business Brunch

Warehouse Bar + Kitchen are hosting a “Women In Business Brunch” this Thursday the 8th March at 1pm. As it’s International Women’s Day, and Donegal Local Enterprise Week, Warehouse are combining …
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Events: A glimpse into the future of Donegal fashion 6 years ago

Events: A glimpse into the future of Donegal fashion

Fashion students at LYIT held an eclectic and inspirational showcase today as part of the DICE 2018 event.

This day is a celebration of the Design, Innovation, Creativity, Enterprise programmes …
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New women’s intercultural support group to be launched in Donegal 6 years ago

New women’s intercultural support group to be launched in Donegal

This March 8th will see the establishment of a dedicated support group for local women in black and minority ethnic communities.

The group, to be launched in Letterkenny, was formed …
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Ella’s magical birthday gift 6 years ago

Ella’s magical birthday gift

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A Donegal girl had a magical wish come true when a real Olaf snowman appeared in her garden this week – all thanks to her big brother.

Ella Warner, who …
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Sadness as author Emma Hannigan loses battle with cancer 6 years ago

Sadness as author Emma Hannigan loses battle with cancer

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After discovering that she was carrying a potentially deadly cancer carrying gene, BrCa 1 in 2005, she made the tough decision to have both of her breasts and both of …
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Dad and daughter build Ireland’s biggest snowman to share inspirational message 6 years ago

Dad and daughter build Ireland’s biggest snowman to share inspirational message

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Redcastle dad Kristian Shortt and his daughter Abbi (aged 5) have teamed up to work on building a monstrous snowman, called Olaf the Second.

Standing at an incredible 14ft …
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