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Donegal Woman Author - Rachel McLaughlin


Rachel McLaughlin is the editor of DonegalWoman.ie. Get in touch by emailing news@donegalwoman.ie
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Why our wedding was a special celebration of life 7 years ago

Why our wedding was a special celebration of life

By  •  Life

Patrick Eustace, 31, married Letterkenny woman Aine Doherty in a beautiful wedding in Dubrovnik in Croatia last July. This day was a celebration of love and life as the couple …
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Competition winners revealed: Go To Sleep You Little BLEEP! 7 years ago

Competition winners revealed: Go To Sleep You Little BLEEP!

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To celebrate the release of Lifford native and Goodnight Nurse Emma Pollard’s book Go To Sleep You Little BLEEP!, we have three copies to give away to readers.

Congratulations to the lucky winners: …
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Exclusive: I didn’t find love on First Dates, but I found a brand new life 7 years ago

Exclusive: I didn’t find love on First Dates, but I found a brand new life

By  •  Life

Buncrana native Joanne Cullen was paired with talkative Dubliner Max in last weeks’ show and conversation flowed easily over dinner. The pair seemed to hit it off and decided to …
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This Donegal hotel has been named on the ultimate travel bucket list 7 years ago

This Donegal hotel has been named on the ultimate travel bucket list

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Lough Eske Castle was placed 8th in the Top ‘50 bucket list hotels that will take your breath away‘ on the trivago.co.uk magazine this week. The luxurious 5 Star residence is …
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These ‘Pass the Parcel’ app creators are onto a winner 7 years ago

These ‘Pass the Parcel’ app creators are onto a winner

The new Scattr app has been buzzing with popularity in Derry recently as users get the chance to win prizes from local businesses every day.

The five-strong business team, aged 21-24, have had …
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Events: Lessons in glitz and glam at Colaiste Ailigh Strictly 7 years ago

Events: Lessons in glitz and glam at Colaiste Ailigh Strictly

Coláiste Ailigh celebrated in style on Saturday night as they presented their Strictly Come Dancing to a packed house. Almost 600 attended the event in the Mount Errigal Hotel which …
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Pictures: Rundonegal Women’s 5K brings pink power to the Finn Valley 7 years ago

Pictures: Rundonegal Women’s 5K brings pink power to the Finn Valley

The RunDonegal Women’s 5K aimed to raise vital funds for the Brid Carr Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

The Brid Carr Ovarian Cancer Research Fund was established in honour of Glencolmcille …
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Natural goodness for our skin direct from Donegal 7 years ago

Natural goodness for our skin direct from Donegal

When you take something back from a holiday destination or important place, there is always something more special about it.

Shivon Soap was created around that idea, and with natural …
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How you can help brave women Look Good and Feel Better 7 years ago

How you can help brave women Look Good and Feel Better

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The charity project held a hugely successful campaign to call on makeup artists, beauticians and massage therapists in Donegal to donate just a few hours a year to give special …
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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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Watch: LYIT Fashion students’ designs impress on the catwalk 7 years ago

Watch: LYIT Fashion students’ designs impress on the catwalk

The Galway Fashion Week event is one of the most prestigious awards sought by designers all over Ireland. The Donegal students missed out on the prize of Student Designer of …
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Browsing for a new brow product? 7 years ago

Browsing for a new brow product?

Enhancing our brows has become a daily ritual for so many of us, and we couldn’t imagine leaving the house without filling them in these days.

It’s strange to think …
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Katie’s career takes off after a whirlwind week 7 years ago

Katie’s career takes off after a whirlwind week

Katie McGloin, aged 16, was yesterday named as the winner of the Foróige Young Entrepreneur of the Year award of 2017. On top of the accolade this week, she had …
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Sweet success! Cupcake Fantasy Fashion show raises €6,000 for charity 7 years ago

Sweet success! Cupcake Fantasy Fashion show raises €6,000 for charity

By  •  News

The Cup Cake Fantasy Charity Fashion Show in Solis Lough Eske Castle Hotel on Sunday March 5th was a colourful mixture of style and sweetness as guests enjoyed baked delights …
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Amazing Alana gave it her all to help Haiti 7 years ago

Amazing Alana gave it her all to help Haiti

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St Patrick’s Day was the defining day for Buncrana native Alana Mc Conalogue as she got into the ring to show her strength in a white collar boxing match. Alana is …
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Donegal woman Joanne chats her way to a match on First Dates 7 years ago

Donegal woman Joanne chats her way to a match on First Dates

Joanne’s friendly and outgoing nature entertained 32-year-old Max so much that they agreed to meet again. The date, which aired on RTE2 tonight, was a success despite an initial hiccup …
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Sneak preview: Coláiste Ailigh ‘Strictly’ couples revealed 7 years ago

Sneak preview: Coláiste Ailigh ‘Strictly’ couples revealed

Coláiste Ailigh will present an evening of glittering entertainment this Saturday night in The Mount Errigal Hotel at 8pm. Strictly Come Dancing is being organised by the staff and Parents Association …
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REVEALED: Donegal teens just want to have fun 7 years ago

REVEALED: Donegal teens just want to have fun

The newly-launched Reveal The Teen report by three students has shown that young people across the county are calling out for local businesses to bring in events and promotions to …
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This Donegal teen has made a very kind gesture in memory of his mother 7 years ago

This Donegal teen has made a very kind gesture in memory of his mother

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Anthony’s mother Maeve sadly passed away last year and he wanted to honour her memory and show gratitude to the Donegal Hospice staff who cared for her.

Anthony handmade Christmas …
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Women’s Rugby stars get Donegal girls to give fitness a try 7 years ago

Women’s Rugby stars get Donegal girls to give fitness a try

Girls from St. Catherine’s VS, Killybegs; Abbey VS, Donegal Town; Magh Ene, Bundoran; Finn Valley College, Stranorlar;  St. Columba’s College, Stranorlar, Errigal College, Letterkenny; Mulroy College, Milford, Crana College, Buncrana …
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Watch: Nathan Carter is Livin the Dream in Nashville 7 years ago

Watch: Nathan Carter is Livin the Dream in Nashville

Irish country superstar Nathan Carter has just released the music video for his new single Livin The Dream.

The video, filmed in Nashville was published last night to an eager …
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This town in Donegal was listed among the Top 10 most enchanting in Europe 7 years ago

This town in Donegal was listed among the Top 10 most enchanting in Europe

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The popularity of the new Beauty and the Beast movie has increased travellers’ interest in seeking out storybook settings to visit – and one Donegal town has earned a place …
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Which of these 12 women will be the next Donegal Rose? 7 years ago

Which of these 12 women will be the next Donegal Rose?

By  •  News

The Donegal Rose Selection in association with R McCullagh Jewellers takes place this Sunday the 26th March in the Clanree Hotel.

 

This year’s contestants for Donegal Rose are Geraldine …
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Who’s that girl? Sarah Kennedy is unrecognisable in 70s shoot in Ardara 7 years ago

Who’s that girl? Sarah Kennedy is unrecognisable in 70s shoot in Ardara

Donegal model Sarah Kennedy and Belfast native Jake Woods were styled up as 70s rockers for a shoot ahead of the Homage Charity Fashion Show. The Rock n Roll themed …
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Why my heart aches every Mother’s Day 7 years ago

Why my heart aches every Mother’s Day

Mammy, mother, mum – whatever you call the woman who brought you into the world, the time to remember her is fast approaching on Mother’s Day, March 26th.

Donegal-based charity …
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First Look: Innovative workwear by Donegal’s next top designers 7 years ago

First Look: Innovative workwear by Donegal’s next top designers

Irish Fashion Innovation Awards on Thursday March 30th is set to be a defining day in the careers of three young designers from Donegal.

Second Year LyIT Fashion Students Niamh …
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Watch: Inspirational teens bring a fresh understanding to Down Syndrome 7 years ago

Watch: Inspirational teens bring a fresh understanding to Down Syndrome

Yesterday for World Down Syndrome Day, Loreto Letterkenny students Anna Hennessy and Meg Carr published a video project to help people understand Down Syndrome.

The young friends showed in their own …
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Groom snaps once-in-lifetime moment on wedding day 7 years ago

Groom snaps once-in-lifetime moment on wedding day

Wedding photos have taken on many new avenues in the past few years. We’ve had Donegal’s own Selfie Priest Fr Pat Ward, as well as newlyweds saying ‘I doe’ and marking …
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Why isn’t Seamus Coleman wearing matching socks? 7 years ago

Why isn’t Seamus Coleman wearing matching socks?

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Today is World Down Syndrome Day, a global awareness day that helps to highlight what Down syndrome is, what it means to have Down syndrome, and how people with Down …
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Friends of Danielle speak up for women all over the world 7 years ago

Friends of Danielle speak up for women all over the world

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Donegal woman Nicole Farren was one of the friends who has travelled to Goa in India to bring Danielle’s body home to Donegal.

The young tourist’s life was cut short …
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Events: Love and luxury at the Castle Grove Wedding Fayre 7 years ago

Events: Love and luxury at the Castle Grove Wedding Fayre

Guests were welcomed to the exclusive country house outside Letterkenny by the swell of music from cellist Laura Mc Fadden, before being shown around the lavish reception rooms, guestrooms and …
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Notes of kindness in search for northwest musician 7 years ago

Notes of kindness in search for northwest musician

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The man, who is thought to be from Donegal, came to the Cash Maker store in Derry yesterday, March 18th, and began to play a guitar. He played the instrument …
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Mammograms for Mother’s Day 7 years ago

Mammograms for Mother’s Day

BreastCheck, the National Breast Screening Programme, is urging people to take advantage of the occasion of Mother’s Day this year by encouraging their loved ones to have a free mammogram …
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LYIT designers fly the fashion flag for Donegal 7 years ago

LYIT designers fly the fashion flag for Donegal

Letterkenny IT Fashion students Niamh Porter (Raphoe), Eimear Bradley (Cloghan) and Lauren Doyle (Buncrana) will discover their fate at the Irish Fashion Innovation Awards: Student Designer of the Year 2017 …
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Watch: Local girl Lucy shines in weather presenting debut 7 years ago

Watch: Local girl Lucy shines in weather presenting debut

Lucy presented the weather in a perfectly choreographed routine on the prime slot of 6.55pm on TG4 on Wednesday evening.

The natural star was one of five winners selected from a …
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Judges thrilled by two Donegal schools in student theatre awards 7 years ago

Judges thrilled by two Donegal schools in student theatre awards

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Two Donegal schools have caught the attention of the judging panel and will now attend an exciting Awards ceremony in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in May.

Fifth class student …
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Life-changing scholarships awarded in memory of magical baby Victoria 7 years ago

Life-changing scholarships awarded in memory of magical baby Victoria

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Comedian Tommy Tiernan presented two NUI Galway nursing students studying the new Masters in Children’s Palliative and Complex Care with the scholarships which will impact many young lives.

The event …
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Pop Up Pub inventor Catriona has a lot to celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day 7 years ago

Pop Up Pub inventor Catriona has a lot to celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day

St Patrick’s Day is a very important day in the calendar for Irish natives all over the world. March 17th has become a day of global celebration of Irish culture …
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Young writer Siofra awarded for opinion piece on women’s rights 7 years ago

Young writer Siofra awarded for opinion piece on women’s rights

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Siofra was one of two talented Donegal TY students off thousands of entries to win journalism awards at NewsBrands Ireland’s annual Press Pass Awards.

Siofra O’ Dwyer from Scoil Mhuire …
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Watch: Nikki scales a stunning hidden gem off Donegal 7 years ago

Watch: Nikki scales a stunning hidden gem off Donegal

The trio set off early Sunday morning in search of Donegal’s hidden gem, ‘The Great Pollet Sea Arch which is located in Fanad.

They arrived just as the sun appeared …
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Five Donegal students have invented the cutest cleaning products 7 years ago

Five Donegal students have invented the cutest cleaning products

Kitchen cleaning products are very rarely described as pretty or cute – they’re just practical. But five Donegal teenagers have set out to make chores that little bit more enjoyable. …
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Charming film co-created by Donegal woman in cinemas now 7 years ago

Charming film co-created by Donegal woman in cinemas now

In Loco Parentis by Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane takes a heart-warming look at the lives of two soon-to-be-retired teachers—and married couple of almost 50 years—whose passion and idiosyncratic …
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Two Donegal models set to sizzle with SS17 style 7 years ago

Two Donegal models set to sizzle with SS17 style

West Coast Cooler FASHIONWEEK returns to Belfast for its 23rd season with a star-studded show led by Donegal models Sarah Kennedy and Nerissa Moore.

Returning to venues across the city …
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Donegal woman Máire Bhreathnach at the helm of new panel show 7 years ago

Donegal woman Máire Bhreathnach at the helm of new panel show

Maire will be joined each week by a panel of journalists and social commentators each Monday for the next 4 weeks. The programme will feature discussion and analysis on a …
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Accessorising occasionwear with a gorgeous glow
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Accessorising occasionwear with a gorgeous glow

Weddings, Confirmations, Communions and other events are all peeping up on the horizon and we’re looking for the best way to look like we haven’t been deprived of sun for half …
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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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Local businesswomen reveal their best advice so you can make it too 7 years ago

Local businesswomen reveal their best advice so you can make it too

The Donegal Women in Business Network hosted a Start Up Clinic & Exhibition on International Women’s Day to bring together businesswomen in the county to share their advice and experiences.


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These incredible Donegal scenes are set to impress TV viewers very soon 7 years ago

These incredible Donegal scenes are set to impress TV viewers very soon

A new 30-second TV advert promoting Donegal as the coolest place on the planet to visit in 2017 is set to air on TV3, 3be and 3e for one week …
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Why Lancome fans will LOVE March 2017 7 years ago

Why Lancome fans will LOVE March 2017

Lancome are launching a free gift promo tomorrow, 9th March, which is perfect timing for the launch of their reinvented foundation – one that set to become an ally to …
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Everything you need to know about the Donegal Women in Business clinic 7 years ago

Everything you need to know about the Donegal Women in Business clinic

As part of Donegal Enterprise Week, and in celebration of International Women’s Day, the Donegal Women in Business Network are hosting a Donegal Business Start Up Clinic.

This is a …
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