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‘Friends’ star Courteney Cox stops by luxury Donegal hotel 5 years ago

‘Friends’ star Courteney Cox stops by luxury Donegal hotel

Courteney Cox paid a visit to a luxury Donegal castle during her Irish break this week.

The US actress, who is best known for playing Monica in Friends, checked into …
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Love Island is finally coming back to our screens and we can’t wait! 5 years ago

Love Island is finally coming back to our screens and we can’t wait!

The wait for one of the biggest shows of the summer is almost over and we will finally see the Islanders in the villa followed by Caroline’s Flack-attacks as well …
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Going to see Spice Girls? We have everything you need to know! 5 years ago

Going to see Spice Girls? We have everything you need to know!

Large numbers of Spice Girls fans from Donegal will be flocking to Croke Park this Friday 24th May for one of the biggest concerts of the year. 

Do you Wannabe …
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Fun for all at the No Limits I.D. Friendly disco 5 years ago

Fun for all at the No Limits I.D. Friendly disco

The inclusive disco is a social night out for adults with intellectual disabilities over the age of 18.

‘No Limits’ was launched in 2018 by a local team who noticed …
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Donegal Rose of Tralee Selection is underway! 5 years ago

Donegal Rose of Tralee Selection is underway!

The 2019 Donegal Rose Selection takes place on Saturday 25th May in the Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town.

The Rose hopefuls will take the stage and be interviewed by MC Lee …
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Feeling a little lost in life? This RTÉ series wants to help you 5 years ago

Feeling a little lost in life? This RTÉ series wants to help you

Lost Your Way? will soon be coming to RTE2 to help people who would like a little guidance to get on the right path again.

Four mentors – not …
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Hollywood icon Doris Day has died 5 years ago

Hollywood icon Doris Day has died

The American screen star passed away at her home in Camel Valley in California.

Known as one of the biggest female icons of all time, Day became a star in the …
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How a good luck card led Afke Barr to win €37,000! 5 years ago

How a good luck card led Afke Barr to win €37,000!

Buncrana woman Afke Barr had plenty of local supporters cheering her on as she won a cool €37,000 on Winning Streak last Saturday, just months after a fire almost destroyed …
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Funny and empowering one-woman play confronts ageing head-on 5 years ago

Funny and empowering one-woman play confronts ageing head-on

‘It’s a bit of a surprise when you arrive at sixty and are suddenly told you are old. Not told formally; a letter doesn’t come in the post, but you …
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Letterkenny’s first Kinnegar Jazz & Blues Festival is on the way 5 years ago

Letterkenny’s first Kinnegar Jazz & Blues Festival is on the way

Letterkenny will be buzzing with activity at the beginning of July as the town hosts its first Jazz & Blues Festival.

The event, in conjunction with Kinnegar Brewing, will be …
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Donegal family set for ‘Super Garden’ transformation 5 years ago

Donegal family set for ‘Super Garden’ transformation

Donegal landscaper Paddy McDermott will appear on ‘Super Garden’ this week to reveal how he created a dream garden for the Kellys of Letterkenny in just four weeks.

The Ballybofey man …
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Donegal woman has change of fortune following fire tragedy 5 years ago

Donegal woman has change of fortune following fire tragedy

Afke Barr is about to be the next local person to appear on RTE’s Winning Streak and follow in the footsteps of a long line of Donegal players this year …
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The top ‘Camp’ looks at Met Gala 2019 5 years ago

The top ‘Camp’ looks at Met Gala 2019

The Met Gala is one of the biggest fashion events for celebrities to branch out and wear the most outlandish costumes they can imagine. The Met Gala is a fundraiser …
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Enya joins celebrations as niece is crowned ‘Donegal Mary’ 5 years ago

Enya joins celebrations as niece is crowned ‘Donegal Mary’

Global singing star Enya made a rare appearance in Donegal after her niece was selected to represent Donegal in this year’s Mary from Dungloe Festival.

The normally reclusive star delighted …
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Bonnie Ryan joins the Xposé team 5 years ago

Bonnie Ryan joins the Xposé team

Bonnie Ryan, daughter of the late Gerry Ryan, has become one of Ireland’s rising stars in the beauty industry in recent years having worked as a freelance makeup artist, Instagram personality and …
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Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh calls on Donegal people to join her show 5 years ago

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh calls on Donegal people to join her show

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh’s radio show Bláthnaid Libh on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta is heading to Donegal.

And organisers would like to extend an invitation to the public to join them …
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Family joy as Donegal granny spins the wheel on Winning Streak 5 years ago

Family joy as Donegal granny spins the wheel on Winning Streak

Donegal granny Mary Doran continued the county’s lucky run on Winning Streak after scooping €45,000 last Saturday.

And, in an unbelievable ending, another Donegal person was drawn to appear next …
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Model Julia Restoin Roitfeld swaps NYC for a break in DGL 5 years ago

Model Julia Restoin Roitfeld swaps NYC for a break in DGL

Parisian style icon Julia Restoin Roitfeld has found perfection in the hills of Donegal.

The international model and art director was spotted seeking out the scenic delights of Donegal over …
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It’s official! Series three of Derry Girls is happening 5 years ago

It’s official! Series three of Derry Girls is happening

The second series of Derry Girls has come to a poignant end, but after an emotional rollercoaster of an episode, fans got the news they were waiting for.

Channel 4 …
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All our favourite bits from the Derry Girls finale 5 years ago

All our favourite bits from the Derry Girls finale

Bill Clinton hanging out in Burt, pink and purple USA flags and wee James being accepted as a Derry Girl – the season finale of Derry Girls series two had …
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It’s the series finale of Derry Girls and we’re just not ready yet 5 years ago

It’s the series finale of Derry Girls and we’re just not ready yet

Six weeks of giggles and great Derry humour will come to an end tonight in the series two finale of Derry Girls.

The Channel4 comedy brought us on great adventures …
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Luck is in the air: Three Donegal players to appear on next Winning Streak 5 years ago

Luck is in the air: Three Donegal players to appear on next Winning Streak

There’s definitely some good fortune in the hills of Donegal as an incredible THREE people from the county are to appear on Winning Streak this week.

Donegal contestants have appeared …
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Donegal director’s heart-wrenching doc earns award nomination 5 years ago

Donegal director’s heart-wrenching doc earns award nomination

Helena Gallagher, who is originally from Arranmore Island but who now lives in Scotland, is no stranger to the world of broadcasting.

The owner of HG Productions, Helena has worked …
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Watch: Amybeth inspires with Best Lead Actress win 5 years ago

Watch: Amybeth inspires with Best Lead Actress win

Donegal actress Amybeth McNulty has done it again – winning another top award in Canada for her starring role in Anne with an E.

The seventeen-year-old actress picked up the …
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Derry Girls go to prom: Seven best bits from another cracker 5 years ago

Derry Girls go to prom: Seven best bits from another cracker

The penultimate episode of this series of Derry Girls was another ‘cracker’, as Orla would say.

The famous five getting ready for prom, struggling with dates and school dramas caused a …
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There’s a new character on Derry Girls – and she’s from Donegal! 5 years ago

There’s a new character on Derry Girls – and she’s from Donegal!

There is big excitement on Derry Girls week when a new girl joins the gang.

The C4 comedy will be welcoming Aoife Hinds as Mae Cheung, a new student at …
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Derry Girls buzzing over BAFTA award nomination 5 years ago

Derry Girls buzzing over BAFTA award nomination

The C4 comedy set in 1990s Derry has been shortlisted for best Scripted Comedy in the awards in May, where they will compete against Mum, Sally4ever and Stath Lets Flats.

It was just last week …
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Tonight’s the night: Father Ted’s Ardal O’Hanlon joins Derry Girls 5 years ago

Tonight’s the night: Father Ted’s Ardal O’Hanlon joins Derry Girls

Channel 4’s Derry Girls has been likened to a modern-day Father Ted by many, and tonight we’ll see a familiar face from Craggy Island on the Northern Irish comedy.

Irish comedian …
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Evita – a vivacious triumph for the Letterkenny Musical Society 5 years ago

Evita – a vivacious triumph for the Letterkenny Musical Society

Local theatre fans are off on a trip to Argentina with Evita at An Grianan Theatre this week!

DW checks out the Evita preview show to see how the …
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‘It’s very fancy’ – Derry Girls scoops Royal Television Society Award 5 years ago

‘It’s very fancy’ – Derry Girls scoops Royal Television Society Award

The creators and cast of Derry Girls are on a roll this month with a successful second series and a new award to add to their collection.

The hit Channel4 comedy …
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‘Audiences are in for a treat’ – Evita star Caitríona Solan 5 years ago

‘Audiences are in for a treat’ – Evita star Caitríona Solan

Dungloe teacher Caitríona Ní Shochlachain will be swapping academics for stardom this week as she plays the leading lady in Evita, a production by the Letterkenny Musical Society at An …
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Derry Girls: Seven super one-liners from the Take That trip 5 years ago

Derry Girls: Seven super one-liners from the Take That trip

The wit was mighty on last night’s episode of Derry Girls, as the gang headed out on an adventure to see Take That in Belfast.

The journey was doomed from …
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Derry Girls and Take That joining forces for tonight’s episode 5 years ago

Derry Girls and Take That joining forces for tonight’s episode

Last week Derry Girls fans were gifted to a Spotify series of hits from the show, but the music is going to be mega tonight as tributes to Take That …
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Watch: Cherish the Ladies sing the praises of a special Donegal village 5 years ago

Watch: Cherish the Ladies sing the praises of a special Donegal village

The Grammy-nominated band, who have close connections to Donegal, are singing the praises of the region online and across the US through the song ‘Glenties’.

Written by Dublin singer/songwriter Maurice …
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The Derry Girls have their own playlists we’re buzzing off them already 5 years ago

The Derry Girls have their own playlists we’re buzzing off them already

Episode two of the new Derry Girls series was another great night’s craic.

We loved the badass Ms De Brún, the Christmas cupboard raid and the return of Uncle Collum …
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Sneak Peek: New teacher inspires Derry Girls to let loose 5 years ago

Sneak Peek: New teacher inspires Derry Girls to let loose

Season two of Derry Girls got off to a super start last week with 1.8million viewers tuning in for a good catch-up with the gang.

The Catholic vs Protestant antics …
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Nikki Bradley joining Late Late Show line-up 5 years ago

Nikki Bradley joining Late Late Show line-up

Letterkenny’s Nikki Bradley is joining Ryan Tubridy tonight for an open talk about overcoming challenges.

After surviving cancer as a teen, Nikki went on to become an adaptive adventurer and motivational …
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Will this Donegal man play the hero in a First Dates love story? 5 years ago

Will this Donegal man play the hero in a First Dates love story?

Letterkenny engineer Conor Downey is set to feature on First Dates Ireland tonight (Thursday).

Conor is a self-confessed Batman and animation fanatic who is on the lookout for a match …
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Five class moments from the return of Derry Girls 5 years ago

Five class moments from the return of Derry Girls

Amidst the Brexit crisis and endless talk about the border, there’s been one thing that’s bringing everyone together, and that’s Derry Girls.

The Channel4 comedy was back on our screens …
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Competition hots up for Donegal star Ailish McBride 5 years ago

Competition hots up for Donegal star Ailish McBride

The heat is about to be turned up for Donegal singer Ailish McBride as the elimination rounds begin on TG4’s Glor Tire music contest.

The 19-year-old Creeslough native is one …
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The new Derry Girls is just days away, but the previews are already cracker 5 years ago

The new Derry Girls is just days away, but the previews are already cracker

Set your reminders for Tuesday 5th March at 9.15pm for the return of the 90’s gang to Channel 4.

The new episodes are set to be bigger and bolder, with the …
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No rural romance for Annah on First Dates 5 years ago

No rural romance for Annah on First Dates

The popular 20-year-old student from Malin was on the hunt for a farmer on the RTE dating show. Things were looking good when she was paired with shy Daniel (23) …
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Donegal woman brings her search for a farmer to First Dates Ireland! 5 years ago

Donegal woman brings her search for a farmer to First Dates Ireland!

RTÉ 2 dating show First Dates has been lacking some famous Donegal charm this series, but things will change tonight when local student Annah tries her luck in the romantic …
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Teresa enjoys a terrific win on Winning Streak 5 years ago

Teresa enjoys a terrific win on Winning Streak

Teresa Shiels, who is a popular receptionist in a local GP surgery, had a full team of supporters for her appearance on the RTE gameshow on Saturday.

Amazingly, just as Teresa …
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Amazing Amybeth wins Outstanding Performance ACTRA award 5 years ago

Amazing Amybeth wins Outstanding Performance ACTRA award

Donegal actress Amybeth McNulty has scooped her first award for her lead role in Netflix’s Anne with an E.

The seventeen-year-old star was honoured as the best Female for an Outstanding …
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We finally have the release date of Derry Girls Series 2 5 years ago

We finally have the release date of Derry Girls Series 2

Derry Girls series two is one of the most hotly-anticipated shows of the year, particularly in the north west, where we can’t get enough of the quick wit and antics …
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Letterkenny woman set to continue Donegal’s winning streak! 5 years ago

Letterkenny woman set to continue Donegal’s winning streak!

Letterkenny woman Teresa Shiels has been revealed among the next five lucky guests – right after a Killygordan man had his own success on the show.

Gerard Muldoon from the …
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Father Ted’s Ardal O’Hanlon is about to be the new fella on Derry Girls 5 years ago

Father Ted’s Ardal O’Hanlon is about to be the new fella on Derry Girls

Irish comedian and actor Ardal O’Hanlon has been revealed as a guest star in series two of Derry Girls.

O’Hanlon, who is best known as Dougal from Father Ted, is …
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Donegal’s Lucy Lashes to turn on the charm for Ireland’s Got Talent 5 years ago

Donegal’s Lucy Lashes to turn on the charm for Ireland’s Got Talent

Lucy Lashes, aka John Campbell, aged 28, is a talented singer who plans to serve the judges more than just looks in Saturday’s edition of the variety show on Virgin Media …
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Stall the ball! The Derry Girls series two trailer is here 5 years ago

Stall the ball! The Derry Girls series two trailer is here

Excitement for Derry Girls season two almost peaked today after a new trailer release from Channel 4.

The hit comedy set in 1990s Derry is expected to be back on our …
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