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Style Study – Sarah Kennedy 7 years ago

Style Study – Sarah Kennedy

By  •  Style

Sarah Kennedy’s modeling career took off after finishing runner up in Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model four years ago.

Sarah has recently graced the cover of Northern Woman Magazine, …
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Donegal man’s First Date ends in tears 7 years ago

Donegal man’s First Date ends in tears

The Letterkenny-based engineer was paired up with Timmie in the first gay date of the new series of First Dates Ireland last night. Skincare store manager Timmie, 34, from Clare …
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Style Study – Maria Morley 7 years ago

Style Study – Maria Morley

By  •  Style

On her blog, Style by Maria, she showcases and reviews the latest fashion and beauty trends.

Maria discovered her love of fashion while studying health and fitness. She worked alongside two of …
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It’s not too ‘Late Late’ to find love! 7 years ago

It’s not too ‘Late Late’ to find love!

Anyone who is single and ready to mingle (in full view of the Irish public) is invited to apply for a spot on The Late Late Show this February.

There …
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Letterkenny man makes a shocking revelation on First Dates Ireland 7 years ago

Letterkenny man makes a shocking revelation on First Dates Ireland

Richard McNeill, who lives in Letterkenny and is a Northern Ireland native, meets Timmie Murphy from Ennis for the first time in the famous restaurant of the Gibson Hotel Dublin.

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Longer weekend breaks proposed for local schools 7 years ago

Longer weekend breaks proposed for local schools

By  •  News

The four schools St. Eunan’s College, Loreto Convent, Colaiste Ailigh and Errigal College have been discussing the proposals in recent weeks, Donegal Daily reports.

The proposed plan, which will affect thousands …
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Baby number three on the way for Claire Byrne 7 years ago

Baby number three on the way for Claire Byrne

By  •  News

The current affairs reporter and analyst revealed that she will be welcoming her third child in summer 2017.

Claire has two young children – a boy and a girl aged …
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Boxer Ciara Anderson has big gloves to fill 7 years ago

Boxer Ciara Anderson has big gloves to fill

By  •  Sport

The 18-year-old is a grand-daughter of former Irish Olympian Brian Anderson senior from Ballybofey, who punched for Ireland at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Ciara is a chip off …
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Let’s lunch: 40 nutritious and delicious ideas 7 years ago

Let’s lunch: 40 nutritious and delicious ideas

By  •  Health

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 lunch recipes to suit everyone and …
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Dazzling divas have their turn on Dancing with the Stars 7 years ago

Dazzling divas have their turn on Dancing with the Stars

We won’t talk much about Hughie Maughan’s tan, because the shock of his skin colour is over and done. In fact Hughie himself looked overdone. All the stars bared bronze …
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Let’s banish Blue Monday for good 7 years ago

Let’s banish Blue Monday for good

By  •  Life

The third Monday of the New Year is statistically the “most depressing day of the year” – people are lacking in vitamin D, finances may be low after Christmas and …
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Work your workout style 7 years ago

Work your workout style

By  •  Style

Finding motivation at this stage of your fitness journey can be tricky. You’ve run out of fitness quotes, your muscles are aching and it’s freezing outside.

There’s nothing like a …
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Shocking video alerts parents to dangers by the sea 7 years ago

Shocking video alerts parents to dangers by the sea

By  •  News

Video footage of a child who was almost swept out to sea has been circulated to serve as a warning to people in this extreme weather.

The video taken at …
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Enya records sweet profits in 2016 7 years ago

Enya records sweet profits in 2016

By  •  News

Donegal songstress Enya has raked in profits of up to €875,000 in 2016, according to accounts submitted to the Companies Office, Dublin Live reports.

Enya’s music company, Aigle Music Company Ltd. …
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Sharpen your eye makeup with a half-cut crease 7 years ago

Sharpen your eye makeup with a half-cut crease

By  •  Beauty

I decided to start off the year with a cut crease look. I’ve seen it a few times on YouTube and Instagram and really wanted to put my own spin on …
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“The stuff of dreams” – Shay and Becky expecting second baby 7 years ago

“The stuff of dreams” – Shay and Becky expecting second baby

By  •  News

The Lifford-born goalkeeper (40) and public relations executive (30) are already parents to Gracie, who was born in December 2015.

Becky announced the good news to friends and family with …
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Why Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech mattered 7 years ago

Why Meryl Streep’s Golden Globes speech mattered

By  •  News

Meryl Streep was the picture of grace when she accepted her honorary award at last night’s Golden Globe Awards in California last night. Despite having lost her voice, her words were …
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Cancer survivor Erin donates ponytails to help others 7 years ago

Cancer survivor Erin donates ponytails to help others

By  •  Life

Brave Erin Gallagher was just three years old when she began to complain to her mum and dad about having a sore leg. Within days the little Glenswilly child was …
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National awards for two Donegal soccer players 7 years ago

National awards for two Donegal soccer players

By  •  Sport

Greencastle’s McLaughlin and Milford native Barrett both play for the Dublin-based Peamount United.

Midfielder McLaughlin and striker Barrett have been included in the Team of the Year. Both players were …
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Vogue Williams admits she was mistaken for being transgender 7 years ago

Vogue Williams admits she was mistaken for being transgender

Vogue Williams said that she was mistaken for being transgender at a conference last year. While filming a documentary entitled Transgender Warriors, she said that a man asked when she …
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Women shopping in PJs shamed online 7 years ago

Women shopping in PJs shamed online

By  •  News

A Tesco customer was so outraged to see two women shopping in their pyjamas that he took a photo and posted it with a complaint online.

The women were spotted …
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Schools could stay closed to stop further spread of flu 7 years ago

Schools could stay closed to stop further spread of flu

By  •  Health

Donegal GP Dr James McDaid has issued a warning about the flu virus and said that schools should remain closed after the Christmas break to prevent the outbreak of an …
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Boxer Donna has plans to be fighting fit again 7 years ago

Boxer Donna has plans to be fighting fit again

By  •  Sport

Barr, who lost out in her last Elite venture, in November 2015 when she was narrowly beaten by Lauren Hogan, has recently returned to training following a hand injury.

A …
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Europe calling for top coach Teresa 7 years ago

Europe calling for top coach Teresa

By  •  Sport

Teresa said she is excited about the challenges the role will bring at the Great Edinburgh Cross-Country event.

The event, held at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, consists of four separate events …
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Parents horrified after park slides soiled by vandals 7 years ago

Parents horrified after park slides soiled by vandals

By  •  News

Families came to the popular park for some downtime on Bank Holiday Monday to find a horrifying scene in the slides of the play area.

Vandals had visited the park …
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What are you doing tonight? It’s baby-making day! 7 years ago

What are you doing tonight? It’s baby-making day!

By  •  Mammy

Did you know that January 2nd is referred to as National Baby-Making Day? The highest number of birthdays fall in September, more specifically September 26th, which is 38 weeks after today. The …
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Shane MacGowan’s mother was first road victim of 2017 7 years ago

Shane MacGowan’s mother was first road victim of 2017

By  •  News

It is reported that her car hit a wall in Ballintoher, Tipperary, just miles from her home. The accident occurred at 3pm on New Year’s Day and there were no …
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The trailblazing women in Donegal sport 7 years ago

The trailblazing women in Donegal sport

By  •  Sport

When Maggie Farrelly made history earlier this year as the first female to referee a senior inter-county Gaelic football match, she followed a sequence of women from these parts to …
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The cutest 171 driver is headed to a road near you! 7 years ago

The cutest 171 driver is headed to a road near you!

By  •  Kids, Life

She’s just one year of age, but this little Donegal girl is already planning to take to the roads in her new motor.

Secoya Strain from Milford was treated to …
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Donegal roots of Carrie Fisher and mum Debbie remembered 7 years ago

Donegal roots of Carrie Fisher and mum Debbie remembered

By  •  News

Actress Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds, who died within a day of each other, descended from an Irish fugitive from Donegal.

Carrie Fisher, well-known for her role as Princess Leia from …
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Review: This lip gloss was just made for NYE
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7 years ago

Review: This lip gloss was just made for NYE

We can’t imagine many situations really call for a lip gloss that lights up. But this is the season for all things sparkly and fun, after all.

We tried out …
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Religion and mental health to be key factors in education shake-up 7 years ago

Religion and mental health to be key factors in education shake-up

By  •  News

Religion could be removed from the core curriculum in primary schools, while schools will be encouraged to place a bigger focus placed on English, Irish and maths.

The Irish Times reports …
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Spotlight shines on ‘Mary Boyle: The Untold Story’ 7 years ago

Spotlight shines on ‘Mary Boyle: The Untold Story’

By  •  News

The film about the missing Donegal child, which was released in July, has been honoured with a gold prize at the Spotlight Documentary Film Awards in Atlanta, Georgia.

The awards …
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Donegal kids upset by non-hatching Hatchimals 7 years ago

Donegal kids upset by non-hatching Hatchimals

By  •  Mammy

There were many children excited to see a Hatchimal under the tree on Christmas morning, but reports of non-hatching toys and a variety of other malfunctions have come from disappointed …
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Revealed: Winner of the final prize in our 12 Days of Giveaways! 7 years ago

Revealed: Winner of the final prize in our 12 Days of Giveaways!

By  •  News

We hope you all had a fun time with our amazing 12 Days of Giveaways competition throughout December.

We’d like to say thanks to all who entered. We have some …
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A sneek peek at Daniel and Majella’s Christmas address 7 years ago

A sneek peek at Daniel and Majella’s Christmas address

At 3pm on Christmas Day, they will deliver a very special message to viewers all over Ireland – the same time as the Queen of England.

We can reveal that a …
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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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Team Bride wedding workshop launches in Donegal! 7 years ago

Team Bride wedding workshop launches in Donegal!

By  •  Bridal

A new and exciting concept for 2017 is being launched by local company TeamBride.ie in the form of a Wedding Workshop on February 26th in the Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny.

Planning …
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Win return flights on Day 12 of our 12 Days of Giveaways! 7 years ago

Win return flights on Day 12 of our 12 Days of Giveaways!

By  •  News

Donegal Woman has had a wonderful launch and we’d like to thank everyone who has shown their support for this new platform so far. We hope you enjoy it in …
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Homecoming nearly gives Donegal mammy heart failure! 7 years ago

Homecoming nearly gives Donegal mammy heart failure!

Homecoming videos are funny and heartwarming, but the shock that mothers are going through might be too much for some.

Children coming home from abroad for the Christmas holidays are …
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The winner of the €300 Bosch Voucher is revealed! 7 years ago

The winner of the €300 Bosch Voucher is revealed!

By  •  News

To celebrate the launch of the Siemens IQ Centre at Irwin Expert Electrical’s Showroom in Letterkenny, we teamed up with Irwin Expert Electrical to bring you a brilliant competition.

One …
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This is why we love Irish mammies at Christmas 7 years ago

This is why we love Irish mammies at Christmas

Mammies are in their elements at Christmas time. There’s food, family and countless festive traditions.

We know well never to say anything about the cooking and who gets control over the …
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WIN a €300 voucher from Irwin Expert Electrical 7 years ago

WIN a €300 voucher from Irwin Expert Electrical

By  •  News

To celebrate the launch of the Siemens IQ Centre at Irwin Expert Electrical’s Showroom in Letterkenny, Donegal Woman and Donegal Daily have teamed up with Irwin Electrical to bring you …
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One of the cutest videos you’ll see this Christmas 7 years ago

One of the cutest videos you’ll see this Christmas

Little Caela Carr, Ethan Barron and their Blue Ribbon friends are back with their own awareness video for SVP. This is what happens when you let a performing arts group …
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The great Letterkenny gift off 7 years ago

The great Letterkenny gift off

By  •  Business

Donegal Daily reports that demand for voucher cards for the popular scheme are up a hefty 50% on this time last year.

As of last night, shoppers have bought more than …
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You better watch out, they’re telling a lie 7 years ago

You better watch out, they’re telling a lie

By  •  News

The research found that 32% of people lie more than usual around Christmastime – tis the season to be dishonest apparently!

‘Human Lie Detector’ Darren Stanton says that we often don’t recognise …
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Win with Patrick Gildea Hairdressing on Day 11 of our 12 Days of Giveaways! 7 years ago

Win with Patrick Gildea Hairdressing on Day 11 of our 12 Days of Giveaways!

Donegal Woman has had a wonderful launch and we’d like to thank everyone who has shown their support for this new platform so far. We hope you enjoy it in …
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Snow and festive delights forecast for Daniel’s big show 7 years ago

Snow and festive delights forecast for Daniel’s big show

By  •  Videos

The forecast for Daniel’s Christmas Eve looks like a White Christmas with weather girls to the east and west after a trailer for his Christmas show was released from RTE.

Daniel …
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Storm Barbara blows in with dangerous wind warnings 7 years ago

Storm Barbara blows in with dangerous wind warnings

By  •  News

Met Eireann have issued the warning saying gusts could reach up to 120kph in places.

People have been warned to taking extra care when out and about especially when near …
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Local woman flies the Donegal flag with new Failte role 7 years ago

Local woman flies the Donegal flag with new Failte role

Failte Ireland has appointed local woman Martina Kerr Bromley to a national role as Head of Enterprise Development.

This is a new and exciting development for Failte Ireland, but one …
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