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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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Keep yourself and your kids well with cold and flu advice 7 years ago

Keep yourself and your kids well with cold and flu advice

As we go back to school, back to work or just return to our routine after the Christmas break, many of us are feeling under the weather, and a growing …
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A New World of TV3 channels launches today 7 years ago

A New World of TV3 channels launches today

TV3’s new channel be3 went live at 7am this morning, bringing with it a schedule of ‘female-focused’ content and children’s programmes.

An exclusive new production entitled Aerial Ireland will premiere …
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How to lose weight and keep it off – for good 7 years ago

How to lose weight and keep it off – for good

By  •  Health

It’s probably the most asked question when it comes to health.

‘How can I lose weight and keep it off for good?’

First things first;

If you are hoping that …
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Dancing with the Stars: the scores are in 7 years ago

Dancing with the Stars: the scores are in

Razzle-dazzle was the order of the day as one of RTE’s most-anticipated reality shows yet came to our screens. Dancing with the Stars, or ‘Irish Strictly’, began with a burst …
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Laura Whitmore felt “starstruck” by Daniel O Donnell 7 years ago

Laura Whitmore felt “starstruck” by Daniel O Donnell

By  •  News

TV presenter Laura Whitmore admits that she was ‘starstruck’ by Daniel O’Donnell!

Whitmore met Daniel on last year’s season of BBC’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

She felt starstruck when he congratulated …
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Revealed: Ireland’s most popular baby names for 2016 7 years ago

Revealed: Ireland’s most popular baby names for 2016

The Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Charlie Flanagan, TD, has announced the most popular baby names by passport application for 2016.

Based on passport applications for infants, James was …
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Ireland’s top cheating counties revealed – where does Donegal rank? 7 years ago

Ireland’s top cheating counties revealed – where does Donegal rank?

By  •  Life

Figures obtained by the Daily Mail from Victoria Milan, a website specializing in extra-marital affairs, have shown that people in Donegal are the seventh most likely to sign up to the …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy: Make the last day of the Christmas holidays count 7 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy: Make the last day of the Christmas holidays count

By  •  Mammy

It’s the last day of the school holidays. How are you spending it? If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering where the hell the uniforms are and how you’re going …
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ISPCA issue tips to keep your pets safe during the cold snap 7 years ago

ISPCA issue tips to keep your pets safe during the cold snap

By  •  News

The Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals have issued tips to keep your pets safe and warm during the impending cold snap.

MET Éireann have announced that snow is …
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Snow forecast for next week 7 years ago

Snow forecast for next week

By  •  News

MET Éireann have forecast snow for late next week. 

Monday to Wednesday are to be mild, with showers sweeping the country.

Hail, sleet and snow are expected in the North West in …
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To Sleeveless we Spring! 7 years ago

To Sleeveless we Spring!

By  •  Style

Happy New Year All! I hope everyone enjoyed the festivities and that the bite back to reality wasn’t too harsh.

It’s never an easy process, aiming to get back into …
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Delighted donkeys become selfie stars – but they need your help 7 years ago

Delighted donkeys become selfie stars – but they need your help

By  •  News

Nuala Frahling, from Germany, is currently living in Belfast and was visiting a Donegal friend this New Year when they decided to visit the sanctuary. Nuala was spending time with …
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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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Donegal parents frustrated with access to childcare 7 years ago

Donegal parents frustrated with access to childcare

Deputy Charlie McConalogue is calling on the Children’s Minister to close a loophole in the ECCE system, which limits enrolment options for childcare.

Under the current scheme, children can only …
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This Graham Norton special will be comedy gold 7 years ago

This Graham Norton special will be comedy gold

It’s been a tough week for some being back at work, and January is a bit of a gloomy month itself. If you’re shying away from spending money this weekend …
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300 wedding guests make superb video to help the homeless 7 years ago

300 wedding guests make superb video to help the homeless

Jessica Gallagher and Rory McLaughlin came home from Manchester this Christmas to get married in Donegal on New Year’s Eve.

The newlyweds, along with their 300 guests, stopped celebrating to …
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Don’t swear in front of your mammy! 7 years ago

Don’t swear in front of your mammy!

Killea-native Alice Diver’s online sketches always seem to perfectly capture everyday life and the funny aspects of it all. This time she is taking on the religious Donegal mammy who …
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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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Why Sliabh Liag is a stunning trip worth taking 7 years ago

Why Sliabh Liag is a stunning trip worth taking

By  •  Life

Sliabh Liag, along the Wild Atlantic Way, is a trip worth taking over and over again. Free of charge (unlike the Cliffs of Moher), these cliffs offer the most stunning …
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Adding style and sexiness to baby bumps 7 years ago

Adding style and sexiness to baby bumps

The St Johnston-based online store – Chiq Maternity – started last year and ever since then they have spent their days making sure fashion and the female body compliment each …
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Linda’s breathtaking journey 7 years ago

Linda’s breathtaking journey

Linda Gallagher has just turned 40, she weighs 24 stone and she is taking on a huge personal challenge.

The Letterkenny woman is determined to walk 5K without having to …
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Donegal woman’s drone video is going to ‘Pop Up’ in the States! 7 years ago

Donegal woman’s drone video is going to ‘Pop Up’ in the States!

Catriona commissioned a drone video to film her pub at Donegal’s biggest celebrity charity event held at Rosapenna Golf Course last May. The video was noticed by TV producers from America, …
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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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Found: This chic bloggers’ favourite jumpsuit is in Donegal 7 years ago

Found: This chic bloggers’ favourite jumpsuit is in Donegal

We’re all partied out after the Christmas season, but life goes on and events always seem to pop up. We’re also struggling to come up with outfit inspiration now that …
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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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New Year | New Skin Routine 7 years ago

New Year | New Skin Routine

By  •  Beauty

So the box of Celebrations is now literally a box of wrappers. You’ve sampled all the trendy cocktails, as it would surely have been a shame not to.  But reality …
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“I want to Get Cancer” adverts are shocking Ireland 7 years ago

“I want to Get Cancer” adverts are shocking Ireland

The new ad campaign from the Irish Cancer Society sees various people describe why they want to “Get Cancer” – but instead of developing Dthe disease, the word ‘get’ refers to …
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60 female entrepreneurs invited to free growth initiative 7 years ago

60 female entrepreneurs invited to free growth initiative

A call is now being issued to ambitious female entrepreneurs who would like to be considered for participation in the 9th Cycle of the Going for Growth initiative.

Enterprise Ireland …
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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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Donegal businesswomen invited to face the Dragons 7 years ago

Donegal businesswomen invited to face the Dragons

Dragons’ Den Ireland will be returning for an eighth series in Spring 2017 on RTÉ One. In 7 years, the Dragons have seen 415 pitches, invested in over 95 business …
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How Myrtle helps Donegal bring hope to Belarus 7 years ago

How Myrtle helps Donegal bring hope to Belarus

By  •  Life

Myrtle Doherty has been collecting items to send to Belarus for the past seven years, with each appeal bringing more and more goods to disabled children.

The Vesnova children’s orphanage …
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Your local guide for taking down Christmas decorations 7 years ago

Your local guide for taking down Christmas decorations

Oiche Nollaig na mBan is almost upon us, which is a traditionally the day women get to put their feet up after the Christmas rush. January 6th is also the …
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The insider guide to wedding dress trends for 2017 7 years ago

The insider guide to wedding dress trends for 2017

By  •  Bridal

A New Year, a fresh start and time to start that all important Wedding Planning process for many of you! Choosing your wedding dress is a very personal thing and …
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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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Warning issued to parents after horror furniture fall video 7 years ago

Warning issued to parents after horror furniture fall video

The CCTV footage features two toddlers, aged two, in their nursery. The boys were playing in a chest of drawers before it fell and one boy was trapped underneath.

In a …
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Would you like to be the 2017 Donegal Rose? 7 years ago

Would you like to be the 2017 Donegal Rose?

By  •  News

They will be in the Clanree Hotel at 2pm tomorrow (Wednesday, 4th January) to meet any women thinking of applying for the competition.

The Donegal Rose Selection will take place on …
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Back to work blues? This Ryanair sale is the best excuse to book a break 7 years ago

Back to work blues? This Ryanair sale is the best excuse to book a break

By  •  News

Ryanair today launched a massive January Back to Work sale with 20% off on over two million seats on sale on the Ryanair.com website – for two days only.

These Back …
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The Mean Girls musical premiere date is just perfect 7 years ago

The Mean Girls musical premiere date is just perfect

Here’s something to look forward to in 2017 – the Mean Girls Musical is actually happening!

The release date is just perfect too – October 3rd, 2017. When else?

The …
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Self care vs selfish 7 years ago

Self care vs selfish

By  •  Health

Today’s article is about taking care of you!

After all the hype of Christmas and the New Year, many of us will feel a little low in January. We may feel …
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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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A different approach to New Year’s Resolutions 7 years ago

A different approach to New Year’s Resolutions

By  •  Health

Happy New Year ladies.

I hope that it is what you expect it to be and you have a healthy and happy one 😀

If you are planning your …
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Emily and James are most popular baby names of 2016 7 years ago

Emily and James are most popular baby names of 2016

It looks like tradition won out in 2016 when it came to naming children in Ireland, as the tumultuous events of the year failed to influence parents’ decision-making. No baby …
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Iconic Hollywood sign changed to ‘Hollyweed’ by pranksters 7 years ago

Iconic Hollywood sign changed to ‘Hollyweed’ by pranksters

By  •  News

Pranksters changed the iconic Hollywood sign to ‘Hollyweed’ by placing tarp over the edges of the “O’s” to make them look like “E’s”.

Pregnant Dee Devlin shines at McGregor wedding 7 years ago

Pregnant Dee Devlin shines at McGregor wedding

Conor McGregor’s big sister Aoife got married yesterday at the five star Powerscourt Hotel in Co Wicklow.

The McGregor family pulled out all of the stops to make Aoife’s wedding …
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WATCH: Swimmers take a dip for Ronan Sweeney’s Rehabilitation Fund 7 years ago

WATCH: Swimmers take a dip for Ronan Sweeney’s Rehabilitation Fund

The annual Rathmullan New Years swim took place at 12 noon today, with huge crowds turning out to take the plunge to raise funds for the Friends of Ronan Sweeney …
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Retirement age revision hopes to reduce ageism in the workplace 7 years ago

Retirement age revision hopes to reduce ageism in the workplace

By  •  News

The government are putting it on their agenda for 2017 to revise the retirement age for workers in both the public and private sector. The aim is to reduce age …
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2017 is already looking great thanks to one singer 7 years ago

2017 is already looking great thanks to one singer

Ed Sheeran is back! He posted a teasing video to Twitter today to simply say – New Music Coming Friday!!