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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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This has to be Lidl’s most unlikely collaboration ever 7 years ago

This has to be Lidl’s most unlikely collaboration ever

By  •  News

If you think of Lidl stores you’ll think of bargain produce, international foods and alternative finds in those middle aisles. You might not think of reality stars and heiresses.

Paris …
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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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Act fast: So many sparkly shoes are now half price 7 years ago

Act fast: So many sparkly shoes are now half price

By  •  Style

Today is the official cut-off date for Standard Delivery to Ireland, so we’re going to have to act fast if there’s a chance of having them before Christmas.

The parties …
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Win a luxurious stay at Castle Grove in our 12 Days of Giveaways! 7 years ago

Win a luxurious stay at Castle Grove in 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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Miss World Ireland misses out on top placement 7 years ago

Miss World Ireland misses out on top placement

By  •  News

Niamh Kennedy, a 21-year-old student from Tipperary, was up against 116 other women in the competition which was held in Maryland last night.

International Finance and Economics, she was also …
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Storms take over snow outlook for Christmas Day 7 years ago

Storms take over snow outlook for Christmas Day

By  •  News

After an unseasonably warm and dry December, the forecaster said there is an “elevated risk” of strong winds and rain developing this weekend.

The stormy conditions are set to arrive …
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This everyday drink could help conquer wine headaches 7 years ago

This everyday drink could help conquer wine headaches

By  •  Health

The Christmas party season is well and truly swinging, and there are a lot of sore heads around Donegal this morning after work nights out and other parties.

If you’ve …
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Muriel Quigley is a fiercely proud mum, but still gets nervous! 7 years ago

Muriel Quigley is a fiercely proud mum, but still gets nervous!

By  •  News, Sport

Muriel Quigley remembers clearly the first time her son fought at The National Stadium – more so because of her own experience as her 12-year-old’s.

The nerves then were the …
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Style Study – Caitlin Nic Aoidh 7 years ago

Style Study – Caitlin Nic Aoidh

By  •  Style

Caitlin Nic Aoidh has had an exciting year – not every TV weather presenter can say they were struck by lightning on air. Those few seconds made Caitlin a viral …
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Review: Tanning sets for a glowing Christmas gift 7 years ago

Review: Tanning sets for a glowing Christmas gift

We’ve all been lacking sunshine on our skin this winter, and many of us will be looking for alternative ways to look less pasty for party nights out. It won’t be …
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Final call for public to have their say on abortion law 7 years ago

Final call for public to have their say on abortion law

By  •  News

Today is the final day for members of the public to express their opinion on the Eighth Amendment to the government. The Citizens’ Assembly have received more that 4,500 submissions …
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Women make history in Naomh Colmcille GAA elections 7 years ago

Women make history in Naomh Colmcille GAA elections

By  •  Sport

On a week when gender quotas in sporting organisations have been a hot topic, the Naomh Colmcille GAA club has elected its first ever female chairperson.

At its Annual General …
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Mermaid mode splashes into Donegal 7 years ago

Mermaid mode splashes into Donegal

By  •  Style

Snuggling up on the sofa has taken a marine twist, as mermaid blankets have become the biggest trend of winter lounging so far.

Snuggies have had their day, and now the …
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Santa is going to love this special milk from Aldi 7 years ago

Santa is going to love this special milk from Aldi

Aldi are going to be selling little cartons of whole milk just for Santa Claus this Christmas.

The labels have a little letter telling Santa to enjoy the drink on his …
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Have an excellent electrical Christmas with this competition! 7 years ago

Have an excellent electrical Christmas with this competition!

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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Donegal women vie for Sportswoman of the Year 7 years ago

Donegal women vie for Sportswoman of the Year

By  •  Sport

Rower Sinead Jennings and badminton player Chloe Magee are nominated, as are Paralympian Katie-George Dunlevy and triathlete Aileen Reid, all of whom are either from or have close family links …
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What really happens when kids join Facebook? 7 years ago

What really happens when kids join Facebook?

By  •  News

Facebook have just launched a Parents Portal to advise parents on all things to do with the social network.

Social media can seem like a big and scary place once …
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Win an indulgent spa experience at Lough Eske Castle 7 years ago

Win an indulgent spa experience at Lough Eske Castle

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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This woman has revolutionised wine pouring forever 7 years ago

This woman has revolutionised wine pouring forever

By  •  Life

If you do this with your fridge this Christmas, you might never get your guests to leave. Blogger Clare Potts has had the genius idea of pouring wine into the humble …
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We might have been doing this ‘vulgar’ thing at the dinner table for years 7 years ago

We might have been doing this ‘vulgar’ thing at the dinner table for years

By  •  Life

There’s usually someone at evening tea who enjoys a good big glass of milk, but according to Donegal celebrity Noel Cunningham, leaving the carton on the table is an “awful practice” …
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Donegal GAA secretary digs into gender quotas 7 years ago

Donegal GAA secretary digs into gender quotas

By  •  Sport

Women should be welcomed to the world of GAA because they have a big input to offer, but gender quotas should not be enforced just for the sake of it, …
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Santa grants a dying boy’s last wish 7 years ago

Santa grants a dying boy’s last wish

Eric Schmitt-Matzen, a normally jolly Santa Claus in Tennessee, USA, has shared his emotional experience of granting a sick five-year-old boy’s last wish.

All the boy wanted was to meet …
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Young mum who was attacked is forced to quit Facebook 7 years ago

Young mum who was attacked is forced to quit Facebook

By  •  News

A young mother who was attacked in Letterkenny has been subjected to such extreme online abuse that she has had to delete her Facebook page.

Shauna McHugh, aged 24, appeared …
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Review: What will be your vice?
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7 years ago

Review: What will be your vice?

Party lips can say a lot about a woman before she even says a word – she might be classic, fun, daring or demure.

Earlier this year, Urban Decay relaunched …
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Glitzy nail ideas for busy party people 7 years ago

Glitzy nail ideas for busy party people

By  •  Beauty

There are so many ideas out there when it comes to glamming up your nails, however very few of them are doable when you have a hectic work life or …
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Protection groups warn toys could be spying on kids 7 years ago

Protection groups warn toys could be spying on kids

By  •  News

The digital privacy, consumer, and children advocacy groups Electronic Privacy Information Center, The Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood.The Center for Digital Democracy and Consumers Union filed the case last week …
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This comedian mimics every Irish mammy at Christmas 7 years ago

This comedian mimics every Irish mammy at Christmas

By  •  Mammy

If you are a mammy yourself, or you’re in a house with an Irish mammy this Christmas, there are a few things they seem to do that you might have …
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Win a chance to chill in luxury at Harvey’s Point 7 years ago

Win a chance to chill in luxury at Harvey’s Point

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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Keep calm and visit Silent Sensory Santa 7 years ago

Keep calm and visit Silent Sensory Santa

One thing on the list for many families this Christmas is a visit to Santa’s grotto. But for children with autism and sensory processing difficulties it can become a stressful …
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Video: This Donegal mammy will make you laugh and cry 7 years ago

Video: This Donegal mammy will make you laugh and cry

By  •  Mammy

One Donegal mammy had the shock of her life when her daughter surprised her by coming home for Christmas.

The growing trend of children coming home early for Christmas and …
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President to honour courageous Donegal nun 7 years ago

President to honour courageous Donegal nun

By  •  News

Sr Mary’s efforts for peace, reconciliation and development will be recognised as she receives The Presidential Distinguished Service Award for the Irish Abroad for 2016.

Mary is Sister of St …
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We have a seriously stylish prize for 12 Days of Christmas Day Four! 7 years ago

We have a seriously stylish prize for 12 Days of Christmas Day Four!

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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Winning coach Teresa targets the podium 7 years ago

Winning coach Teresa targets the podium

By  •  Sport

Teresa McDaid felt an instant buzz collecting her green uniform in Dublin last week. The Letterkenny AC woman is the manager of the Irish Senior Women and Under-23 Women’s teams for Sunday’s …
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Donegal Woman’s Top 10 Christmas Adverts 7 years ago

Donegal Woman’s Top 10 Christmas Adverts

Christmas Adverts are becoming very popular in Ireland and indeed in Donegal! When a magical Christmas advert is flashed onto our TVs, we know Christmas is around the corner and …
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12 Days of Giveaways DAY THREE winner revealed 7 years ago

12 Days of Giveaways DAY THREE winner revealed

By  •  News

To celebrate the launch of Donegal Woman and the continued success of Donegal Daily, we are bringing you the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.

Every second day from now until December …
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This trending baby names list reflects a strange 2016 7 years ago

This trending baby names list reflects a strange 2016

By  •  Mammy

There have been many events that stood out this year – from Brexit to the US Presidential elections, from celebrity deaths to sporting events – and such stories have influenced people as …
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10 pictures for ladies who love bubbly 7 years ago

10 pictures for ladies who love bubbly

By  •  Life

Last Thursday, the House Wine Bar & Taproom in Letterkenny hosted an evening of sparkling wine tasting, and we’re not jealous at all.

The ‘Craft & Cork’ club at House …
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Women in Ireland to get new TV channel 7 years ago

Women in Ireland to get new TV channel

be3 will be launched on January 9th, 2017, and will show TV dramas, chat shows and children’s programming.

be3 will air soap repeats and programmes such as Midsomer Murders, Loose Women and Benidorm. There will …
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Teen cyclist Shauna races into an exciting New Year 7 years ago

Teen cyclist Shauna races into an exciting New Year

By  •  News

Shauna is now officially part of Team Jadan Weldtite, the women’s cycle racing team based in Yorkshire, set up in 2014. She is hoping this development can lead to bigger …
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Women in Donegal are being urged to have smear tests 7 years ago

Women in Donegal are being urged to have smear tests

By  •  Health

A report today showed that 76% of women in Donegal who are in the targeted age bracket for cervical cancer screening are availing of the test. Women between 25 and …
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Why we should be careful about jewellery this Christmas 7 years ago

Why we should be careful about jewellery this Christmas

By  •  News

A warning has been issued over the use of banned chemicals in jewellery, glues and adhesives this Christmas.

Retailers are urged to check their stock, while consumers should be …
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Oh the weather outside will be delightful 7 years ago

Oh the weather outside will be delightful

By  •  News

Met Eireann have forecast highs of 14 degree Celsius for Donegal in the middle of this week, and we’ll be free from frost worries for a few days at least.


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12 Days of Giveaways DAY TWO winner revealed 7 years ago

12 Days of Giveaways DAY TWO winner revealed

By  •  News

To celebrate the launched of Donegal Woman and the continued success of Donegal Daily, we are bringing you the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway.

Every second day from now until December …
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Sally retires after 33 years of leading Raphoe Playgroup 7 years ago

Sally retires after 33 years of leading Raphoe Playgroup

By  •  Kids, News

When Sally Kelly met with family and friends for a big retirement bash – or ‘a wee party’ as it was billed – last night at Friel’s Hotel, nostalgia was …
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Style Study – with Anna Campbell 7 years ago

Style Study – with Anna Campbell

By  •  Style

Anna Campbell is the creative director for Bogbean Designs in Cloghan, home of the now world famous Bogman Beanie. Her designs are created for those who do not subscribe to …
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The young Donegal stars all set for the Late Late Toy Show 7 years ago

The young Donegal stars all set for the Late Late Toy Show

Donegal will be well-represented in tonight’s programme, with a few talented kids taking to the stage.

One of the stars tonight will be gifted teen Oisin Nee from Letterkenny. He is …
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Surprises and smiles in charity music video 7 years ago

Surprises and smiles in charity music video

By  •  News

After much preparation and anticipation, the Christmas Spirit LK team have released their 2016 music video for ‘Put a Little Love in your Heart.’

The screening event this evening brought the …
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The 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway has begun! 7 years ago

The 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway has begun!

By  •  News

It’s official: Christmas has come early to Donegal as we are hosting the greatest of giveaways!

Donegal Woman has had a wonderful launch and we’d like to thank everyone who …
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