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A lucky local is now €4.4million richer 6 years ago

A lucky local is now €4.4million richer

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The mega jackpot of €4,434,994 was won in the north west on Saturday 13th January 2018.

The winning Quick Pick ticket was sold at Daly’s Topaz on the Letterkenny Road in Lifford. …
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Abortion Rights Campaign welcomes ‘repeal and enable’ proposal 6 years ago

Abortion Rights Campaign welcomes ‘repeal and enable’ proposal

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The repeal and enable proposal announced by the Cabinet tonight is ‘a clear pathway to ensuring realistic abortion access’, the Abortion Rights Campaign has said.

Following Taoiseach Leo …
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‘Safe, legal and rare’ – Cabinet approves abortion referendum 6 years ago

‘Safe, legal and rare’ – Cabinet approves abortion referendum

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A late Cabinet meeting today has agreed that the question would ask voters to ‘Repeal’ and ‘Enable’. The question will be put to the people on whether they want to Delete …
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Lifford woman appointed as first-ever female head of Derry school 6 years ago

Lifford woman appointed as first-ever female head of Derry school

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After 30 years in the teaching profession, Donegal woman Michelle Ramsay has taken on the role of Principal of the integrated Model PS.

In the historic move, Mrs Ramsay replaces …
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College Corner: The ultimate guide to the CAO 6 years ago

College Corner: The ultimate guide to the CAO

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I loved my Leaving Cert as crazy as that sounds, but I did.

I loved being organised, getting into a study routine, being excited for the various events such as …
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Events: Fans celebrate Sharon’s success at debut book signing 6 years ago

Events: Fans celebrate Sharon’s success at debut book signing

It was a happy publication day for our own Woman’s Words columnist Sharon as she released The Abandoned, a gripping crime thriller set in 1950s Dublin.

Published by Bloodhound …
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Good Friday drinking ban lifted after nearly 100 years 6 years ago

Good Friday drinking ban lifted after nearly 100 years

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Pubs across Donegal will be opening their doors this Good Friday after the government reversed the ‘booze ban’ for the first time in almost a century.

Legislation was passed today …
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Charity: Using pictures of people with Down syndrome in Eighth Amendment debate “disrespectful” 6 years ago

Charity: Using pictures of people with Down syndrome in Eighth Amendment debate “disrespectful”

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The charity says that to use images of people with Down syndrome in this debate is “disrespectful” and “is causing a lot of stress to parents”.

A column written by …
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The pawsome way that Esther Jean and Scamp bring joy to Little Angels 6 years ago

The pawsome way that Esther Jean and Scamp bring joy to Little Angels

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If you have a dog who loves to be the centre of attention and has a cuddly nature then why not get them trained as a therapy dog?

Esther …
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Harvey’s Point offer hearty congratulations to Ireland’s new No. 1 Hotel 6 years ago

Harvey’s Point offer hearty congratulations to Ireland’s new No. 1 Hotel

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After five years as Ireland’s No. 1 hotel, the Harvey’s Point team are celebrating the success of TripAdvisor’s new Travellers’ Choice winners – the Killarney Park Hotel.

The Travellers’ Choice 2018 list …
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Mars recall chocolates as Salmonella scare returns 6 years ago

Mars recall chocolates as Salmonella scare returns

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Following a distribution error, it has been found that certain batches of Galaxy Milk Bars and Maltesers Fun Size Bags sold in Ireland could carry a possible presence of Salmonella.

In …
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Heartbreak as tragic Donegal woman dies on dream holiday 6 years ago

Heartbreak as tragic Donegal woman dies on dream holiday

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The woman, named locally as Louise Furey from Glenties, had only arrived in the country on Wednesday last on holiday.

She was along with her long-term boyfriend Sam Bulmer.

Ms …
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The search is on for 2018’s Donegal Rose! 6 years ago

The search is on for 2018’s Donegal Rose!

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Last year, Glenswilly woman Amy Callaghan donned the Donegal sash and did everyone from her home county proud as she bravely advocated positive mental health and staged a jaw-dropping acrobatic …
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Big Daniel, Wee Daniel: Majella reveals name of newborn grandson 6 years ago

Big Daniel, Wee Daniel: Majella reveals name of newborn grandson

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Grandad Daniel, who is affectionately known as Wee Daniel, may now be renamed Big Daniel as his new grandson has been given the name as his middle name!

Majella was …
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Tributes pour in for Derry teen after losing battle with cancer 6 years ago

Tributes pour in for Derry teen after losing battle with cancer

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Alexandra (16) from Claudy, Derry, sadly passed away yesterday at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children surrounded by her family after a five year battle with Ewings Sarcoma.

Alexandra …
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Donegal’s Lottie to become a Royal Flower Girl! 6 years ago

Donegal’s Lottie to become a Royal Flower Girl!

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The flower girl Lottie will be released in April 2018, just in time for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding in May.

It’s an important event for the Lottie …
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Daniel and Majella’s delight at arrival of second grandchild 6 years ago

Daniel and Majella’s delight at arrival of second grandchild

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Majella has shared the happy news today that her daughter Siobhan has given birth to a baby boy.

The new arrival was born last night and Majella was eager to …
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Mighty Mary makes her way though Donegal 6 years ago

Mighty Mary makes her way though Donegal

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Mary Nolan Hickey is a 65-year-old runner who is taking on her biggest challenge yet by running around the entire coast of the island of Ireland in aid of the RNLI.


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Dealz issues urgent recall on winter gift item 6 years ago

Dealz issues urgent recall on winter gift item

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A warning notice shared by the discount store and Dublin Fire Brigade is alerting customers to over-heating dangers detected with the product.

The Heated Hugs is a microwavable teddy in …
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Abortion Referendum: How Donegal’s TDs plan to vote 6 years ago

Abortion Referendum: How Donegal’s TDs plan to vote

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Two national surveys have taken place this week asking Ireland’s TDs and Senators about how they plan to vote in the abortion referendum.

The Irish Times asked the clear question …
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Road Safety = Caution, extra care and extra time 6 years ago

Road Safety = Caution, extra care and extra time

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Donegal County Council is urging all members of the public to exercise caution, to take extra care on the roads and to allow extra time for journeys during …
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Valentine’s Ball brings the love to Letterkenny 6 years ago

Valentine’s Ball brings the love to Letterkenny

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A charity ball is set to be the perfect night out for couples and friends from across Donegal this February.

On February 10th 2018, Gallagher’s Hotel Letterkenny will host a …
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Shock at sudden death of The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan 6 years ago

Shock at sudden death of The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan

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The Limerick-born musician and mum of three reportedly died in while in London for a recording session.

Dolores and The Cranberries enjoyed worldwide success over the decades and are best …
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Netflix users warned about convincing scam 6 years ago

Netflix users warned about convincing scam

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A new phishing scam is doing the rounds tricking Netflix users into giving away their credit card details.

The convincing email titled ‘Payment declined’ directs people to a page with …
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Little Garda Beattie brings law and order to Letterkenny 6 years ago

Little Garda Beattie brings law and order to Letterkenny

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Jack Beattie from Raphoe, aged 6, has been drafted into An Garda Síochána to crack down on crime his own special way this year.

Jack is Donegal’s first ‘Little Blue Hero’ to …
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Carry-on luggage limited to one small bag under new Ryanair policy 6 years ago

Carry-on luggage limited to one small bag under new Ryanair policy

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Priority boarding customers (including Plus, Flexi Plus & Family Plus) will be allowed to bring two carry-on bags on the aircraft.

All other customers will still be allowed two bags …
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Players urged to check lotto tickets as TWO winning tickets sold in Donegal 6 years ago

Players urged to check lotto tickets as TWO winning tickets sold in Donegal

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The National Lottery is today appealing to its players in Co. Donegal to check their numbers after last night’s Lotto jackpot of a mega €4,434,994 was won on a ticket …
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‘Peggy insisted I write her story’ – Sharon Thompson shines a light on her dark debut novel 6 years ago

‘Peggy insisted I write her story’ – Sharon Thompson shines a light on her dark debut novel

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There is much excitement for the release of Sharon Thompson’s ‘The Abandoned’ by leading digital publishers, Bloodhound Books UK on 25th January. You can pre-order ‘The Abandoned’ here: The Abandoned – amazon.co.uk


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10 songs to get you pumped for the gym 6 years ago

10 songs to get you pumped for the gym

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Eminem’s ‘Till I Collapse’ topped the list, with another one of his hits, ‘Lose Yourself’, securing third place.

‘Till I Collapse’ has been streamed a massive 399 million times on …
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Sadness at passing of Beaut.ie co-founder Aisling McDermott 6 years ago

Sadness at passing of Beaut.ie co-founder Aisling McDermott

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Aisling founded the popular beauty site in 2006 along with sister Kirstie. Together, they were pioneers at a time when blogging was just beginning to bud in Ireland.

Kirstie shared …
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Take care out there: Heavy fog creates difficult driving conditions 6 years ago

Take care out there: Heavy fog creates difficult driving conditions

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Met Eireann have raised the alert for foggy conditions today and extended the Status Orange weather warning until Friday.

Lingering fog has created poor visibility for drivers in inland areas, with Letterkenny …
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Heroes of Donegal sought for People of the Year Awards 6 years ago

Heroes of Donegal sought for People of the Year Awards

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Local heroes and ordinary people who do extraordinary things in Donegal are being sought as nominees for the People of the Year Awards.

Do you know someone who does extraordinary things that really make …
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Want to do a good deed today? Give blood! 6 years ago

Want to do a good deed today? Give blood!

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One thousand blood transfusions happen in Ireland each week. While only 8% of the population are O NEG it accounts for 15% of usage as it is the universal blood …
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Rosemary’s giant leap for her mum – a hero who became an angel 6 years ago

Rosemary’s giant leap for her mum – a hero who became an angel

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Rosemary Doherty, aged 23, is doing a solo skydive in memory of her mother Eileen Doherty nee Leavey, who passed away last year after a battle with cancer.

Eileen’s anniversary …
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Tesco recalls cake batch over consumer safety issues 6 years ago

Tesco recalls cake batch over consumer safety issues

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Tesco has put out a recall for a batch of its Tesco Finest Chocolate Cake due to an allergy alert. The wrong cake was placed in the box of a …
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Free fashion event provides the perfect excuse for a new wardrobe 6 years ago

Free fashion event provides the perfect excuse for a new wardrobe

If you fancy a new wardrobe for the new year, here’s a fantastic Friday night out in aid of a great cause!

Say Yes To That Dress
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Poll: On a first date, should the man pay for the meal? 6 years ago

Poll: On a first date, should the man pay for the meal?

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Amid a few of the more stand-out moments on last night’s show, an age-old debate has once again been brought to light.

People took to social media to share their …
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HSE presents national award to Letterkenny Breast Centre team 6 years ago

HSE presents national award to Letterkenny Breast Centre team

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The team are delighted that their latest research, carried out locally, is being recognised on a National level in the HSE Open Access Research Awards 2017. This is the second year in …
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Events: Smiles and style at the Little Black Dress Luncheon 6 years ago

Events: Smiles and style at the Little Black Dress Luncheon

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Over 320 glamorous ladies gathered in the wonderful surrounds of Kilronan Castle, Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon to celebrate Women’s Little Christmas in style and for a good cause on Sun 7th …
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Events: Getting glam makeup inspo from KeilidhMUA at G&G 6 years ago

Events: Getting glam makeup inspo from KeilidhMUA at G&G

There were makeup tips galore when Inglot Pro Team member and star MUA Keilidh Cashell visited G&G salon for an intimate masterclass on Monday, 8th January. Aoibheann Walsh and her team …
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Museum curator inspired by family to work on Donegal Book of Honour 6 years ago

Museum curator inspired by family to work on Donegal Book of Honour

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Donegal County Museum Curator Judith McCarthy has been working on updating the County Donegal Book of Honour for the last few years and describes the task as a …
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Brrr-ace yourself! Temperatures set to drop to -6 6 years ago

Brrr-ace yourself! Temperatures set to drop to -6

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Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange Low Temperature warning for Donegal.

Temperatures are expected to fall between -4 and -6 tonight with “severe air and ground frost” returning. Winds …
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PSNI seek help in tracing missing Strabane woman 6 years ago

PSNI seek help in tracing missing Strabane woman

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Lesley (69) is missing from the Strabane area and was last spoken to yesterday evening around 11pm.

Lesley may possibly be in a Silver Peugeot 207 with the registration NHZ …
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Kathryn Thomas opens up about heartache of suffering two miscarriages 6 years ago

Kathryn Thomas opens up about heartache of suffering two miscarriages

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The 38-year-old presenter highlighted that the topic of miscarriage still seems “taboo” in Ireland, and should be considered part of the pregnancy process.

She is currently 27 weeks pregnant with …
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Andrea Gilligan at helm of new Newstalk show 6 years ago

Andrea Gilligan at helm of new Newstalk show

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‘Between the Lines’, a new current affairs and politics-focused programme, will be broadcast across Ireland each Sunday morning between 8am and 9am. At the helm of the new show is …
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Annemarie’s poetic tribute to Ireland’s valiant foremothers 6 years ago

Annemarie’s poetic tribute to Ireland’s valiant foremothers

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Doire Press is delighted to announce the publication of BLOODROOT, a collection of poems by author Annemarie Ní Churreáin who is originally from Cloich Cheann Fhaola in northwest Donegal.

Launched …
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Eggcellent news: Cadbury’s are releasing white chocolate creme eggs 6 years ago

Eggcellent news: Cadbury’s are releasing white chocolate creme eggs

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As shops strip their shelves of Christmas selection boxes to make way for chocolate eggs, this is an eggciting new event to raise hype for the next holiday.

White …
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Myrtle calls on Donegal to help special children in Belarus 6 years ago

Myrtle calls on Donegal to help special children in Belarus

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The eighth year of Myrtle Doherty’s Belarus appeal has just begun, with more big plans to deliver generosity and love from Donegal to Vesnova.

Between now and January 31st, Ms Doherty and …
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Ladies in red celebrate New Year’s Eve in style 6 years ago

Ladies in red celebrate New Year’s Eve in style

Guests of the dinner dance at Jackson’s Hotel Ballybofey donned their Cappry red and black team colours with style on New Year’s Eve – and red was certainly the colour …
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Top baby names of 2017 revealed 6 years ago

Top baby names of 2017 revealed

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Emily has retained the top spot as the most popular name for little girls since 2011. Jack has also been a firm favourite for Irish parents to call their baby …
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