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Anna Farren is a Donegal native, living in Dublin. She is the creator of an Irish travel and lifestyle blog which celebrates and boasts all things Irish.

Backstage: Is it an outtake or a thrilling new feature? 7 years ago

Backstage: Is it an outtake or a thrilling new feature?

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Over the Easter holidays, I had the pleasure of checking out the Backstage Bar and Grill at the Century Complex, Letterkenny.

A little too old to make use of …
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Sneak Peek: Five things we liked about the new Lemon Tree 7 years ago

Sneak Peek: Five things we liked about the new Lemon Tree

We got an exclusive sneak peek at the new look Lemon Tree at the Courtyard Shopping Centre yesterday ahead of their grand opening today (Friday). The relocated eatery is just a …
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19 reasons why you aren’t losing body fat 7 years ago

19 reasons why you aren’t losing body fat

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1. You aren’t in a caloric deficit. It doesn’t matter what you have heard, or what you have read, if you are not losing body fat, you are not in …
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Is eating healthy preventing you from losing weight? 7 years ago

Is eating healthy preventing you from losing weight?

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I hear it all the time in consultations. You may have even said it yourself at one stage or another.  It is one of the most confusing things for most …
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The truth about treats 7 years ago

The truth about treats

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So, you are having a bad day at work. Your boss is on your case, your supervisor is being a pain in the posterior and you have to pull up …
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Margaret and Molly ‘pasta’ the test to reach the Big School Cook Off final 7 years ago

Margaret and Molly ‘pasta’ the test to reach the Big School Cook Off final

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A team of pupils from Scoil Mhuire Milford have been named a regional finalist of the 2017 Mount Charles Big School Cook Off. Budding chefs Margaret McGreevy and Molly Sweeney …
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Kelly Ann preps for an Oriental cook-off to win Chef of the Year 7 years ago

Kelly Ann preps for an Oriental cook-off to win Chef of the Year

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Kelly Ann Brogan (20), a 2nd year student at LYIT School of Tourism, Killybegs has been selected as a national finalist in the Wing Yip Oriental Chef of the Year 2017 …
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Grainne Seoige gets vital support from Donegal chef Gary 7 years ago

Grainne Seoige gets vital support from Donegal chef Gary

Celebrity chef Gary O’Hanlon from Ramelton will be showing his support for broadcaster Grainne Seoige as she braves the heat of the kitchen in the new series of  The Restaurant.

Gary will be …
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Neven Maguire brings entertaining food demo to Donegal 7 years ago

Neven Maguire brings entertaining food demo to Donegal

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The chef will be giving an expert cookery demonstration at Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey on March 16th, 2017. He will be sharing some of his top mouth-watering recipes and revealing some …
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Urgent Recall: Tesco issues alert over children’s toys and frozen food 7 years ago

Urgent Recall: Tesco issues alert over children’s toys and frozen food

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Two separate children’s toy products are being recalled over potential safety issues.

It has come to light that the Wooden Alphabet Pull-along toys pose a potential hazard to children.

The …
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Taking some Thyme Out in Letterkenny 7 years ago

Taking some Thyme Out in Letterkenny

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For all things cute and floral, I escaped to the Thyme Out cafe and tea rooms adjacent to Alcorn’s Garden Centre, Letterkenny.

At the beginning of Lent, it seems almost …
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G&Ts and chocolate are uniting as one this Easter 7 years ago

G&Ts and chocolate are uniting as one this Easter

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Ginthusiasts will have even more motivation to stick to their goals this Lenten season as the promise of a gin and tonic Easter egg could be the light at the end …
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Three tasty low-calorie recipes for your three meals today 7 years ago

Three tasty low-calorie recipes for your three meals today

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I know that for some of you, resolutions are a distant memory, but for those of you that are hanging onto your New Year’s goals by a thread, I am …
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Time to come clean about superfoods 7 years ago

Time to come clean about superfoods

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Catherine Gallagher from Donegal, a UK Registered Dietitian, writes a nutritional blog called What food can be with Cathy G…. Here, she examines the supposed heath benefits of five popular superfoods.

Information …
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The ultimate Donegal foodie event for your diary 7 years ago

The ultimate Donegal foodie event for your diary

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A three-day celebration of great food and drink is happening again in Donegal this year and is a must-do for all food lovers in the county and from further afield.

The Taste …
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14 Valentine’s specials for lovers in Letterkenny 7 years ago

14 Valentine’s specials for lovers in Letterkenny

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Cupid is set to strike Letterkenny this weekend until Valentine’s Day on Tuesday the 14th. This means that restaurants and businesses are putting on some tempting special offers to help …
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A taste of Rathmullan House 7 years ago

A taste of Rathmullan House

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With January near an end, I sit having spent the month eating healthily in a bid to begin 2017 with the ‘New Year, New Me’ intentions most of us have …
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Free breakfast? That’s Oatrageous! 7 years ago

Free breakfast? That’s Oatrageous!

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Donegal shoppers can pick up some of the 200,000 free packs of porridge oats being made available nationwide by Flahavan’s in partnership with RTÉ and Operation Transformation’s Free Porridge Day …
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Snack to it: 20 nutritious ideas 7 years ago

Snack to it: 20 nutritious ideas

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Catherine Gallagher from Donegal, a UK Registered Dietitian, has created her own blog What food can be with Cathy G… Here, she shares a list of healthy snack ideas to keep us satisfied …
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Here’s how many calories Santa will eat tonight 7 years ago

Here’s how many calories Santa will eat tonight

Two in three (64%) Irish people will take part in the annual tradition of leaving food and drink out for Santa Claus this Christmas Eve, meaning that Santa will consume …
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Do you want to dine with the stars? 7 years ago

Do you want to dine with the stars?

Celebrity chef Gary O’Hanlon from Ramelton and his fellow culinary leaders are calling out for Donegal diners to sample the cooking of a secret pool of celebrities in the upcoming …
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Cronuts are finished, it’s time for the froughnut 7 years ago

Cronuts are finished, it’s time for the froughnut

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Doughnuts have had an impressive shake-up in recent years. They’ve become the trending pastry-du-jour as creative culinary people revolutionise the recipe.

Cronuts have been around for a few years, but …
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