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The Inner Monologue of a Thoroughly Modern Mamma 7 years ago

The Inner Monologue of a Thoroughly Modern Mamma

By  •  Mammy

It’s Mother’s Day.

You know the day when you got to lie on in your bed, where you slept soundly until you were awoken by your already bathed, dressed and …
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CSO statistics reveal how many adults still live with their parents 7 years ago

CSO statistics reveal how many adults still live with their parents

By  •  News

Large families have not completely disappeared in Ireland. There were 64,248 families with 4 or more children, 16,646 families with 5 or more children of which 4,845 families had 6 …
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Winner announced for dining experience for two at Jackson’s Hotel! 7 years ago

Winner announced for dining experience for two at Jackson’s Hotel!

By  •  News

Geraldine will get to pick a lucky companion to join her at Jackson’s Hotel’s new Garden Restaurant.

The newly refurbished Garden Restaurant and Fara’s Bar has just reopened at Jackson’s …
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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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Win a Dining Experience for two at Jackson’s Hotel! 7 years ago

Win a Dining Experience for two at Jackson’s Hotel!

By  •  News

Since the hotel changed ownership at the start of 2017 there have been a host of changes & refurbishments made to the hotel with more exciting changes on the way.


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Amy Huberman snaps a picture with her favourite doll – Lottie! 7 years ago

Amy Huberman snaps a picture with her favourite doll – Lottie!

By  •  News

Actress and author Amy Huberman was in good company this weekend as she snapped a picture of her ‘sartorial chats’ with her Lottie doll.

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Community comes together in memory of Buncrana Pier Tragedy victims 7 years ago

Community comes together in memory of Buncrana Pier Tragedy victims

By  •  News

A memorial walk was held in Derry in memory of the five people who tragically perished when their jeep slipped into Lough Swilly on March 20th last year.

The tragedy …
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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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Skin 101 | Beautician in a Bottle? 7 years ago

Skin 101 | Beautician in a Bottle?

By  •  Beauty

So when you hear the statement ‘beautician in a bottle’ what do you think?  For me, this needed to be a real treat of a product, do what it …
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The beautiful and exclusive elements of Beauty at the Lodge 7 years ago

The beautiful and exclusive elements of Beauty at the Lodge

By  •  Beauty

Beauty at the Lodge has been established in Donegal since 2004 and is situated just a few miles outside Ballybofey, set in tranquil surroundings, overlooking the River Finn, comprising of …
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Gone giddy for gingham! 7 years ago

Gone giddy for gingham!

By  •  Style

Traditional gingham has taken on a new lease of life for SS17. Gone are the days when the print was only seen on pieces of school uniform-we can all remember …
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Urgent Recall: Penneys warn against serious safety hazard 7 years ago

Urgent Recall: Penneys warn against serious safety hazard

By  •  News

A pair of girl’s leggings have been found to present a possible choking hazard. The store has urged parents to return all purchases of Novelty Cat Leggings which were on sale …
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Grainne Seoige gets vital support from Donegal chef Gary 7 years ago

Grainne Seoige gets vital support from Donegal chef Gary

Celebrity chef Gary O’Hanlon from Ramelton will be showing his support for broadcaster Grainne Seoige as she braves the heat of the kitchen in the new series of  The Restaurant.

Gary will be …
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Congratulations! Katie Hannah hamper winner revealed 7 years ago

Congratulations! Katie Hannah hamper winner revealed

By  •  News

The Katie Hannah collection at McElhinneys is a nostalgic but new luxury range of fragranced candles and reed diffusers.

Mothers are are the heart of this collection, as the …
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Will mindfulness work for you at work? 7 years ago

Will mindfulness work for you at work?

By  •  Life

‘At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.’ – Thich Nhat Hanh 

Work can be challenging. It does not matter whether you love, like …
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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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Remembering Danielle – whose smile touched so many lives 7 years ago

Remembering Danielle – whose smile touched so many lives

By  •  News

The 28-year-old was murdered last week after she travelled to Goa, India

Danielle’s family used the moving ceremony, held at the Amazing Grace Viewing Platform on the Fishing Green, to …
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Donegal teens to showcase dazzling junk works in All-Ireland Final 7 years ago

Donegal teens to showcase dazzling junk works in All-Ireland Final

By  •  Style

After yet another awe-inspiring display of regional glitz, glamour and re-purposed ‘rubbish’, Bank Of Ireland Junk Kouture provincial winners will gather together for one last time at the competition’s Grand …
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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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How to create your own Healing Space 7 years ago

How to create your own Healing Space

By  •  Health

“A healing space is your own place of peace created through what you see, feel, smell and hear.”

What we see, smell and feel can all help us …
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Why isn’t Seamus Coleman wearing matching socks? 7 years ago

Why isn’t Seamus Coleman wearing matching socks?

By  •  News

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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The man who brought out the beauty in Glenveagh 7 years ago

The man who brought out the beauty in Glenveagh

Glenveagh lies in the heart of the Derryveagh Mountains in the North West of County Donegal and is the second largest of Ireland’s six national parks.

Like so many properties …
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First day of spring brings winter weather 7 years ago

First day of spring brings winter weather

By  •  News

The dismal weather that drenched Donegal on St. Patrick’s weekend is set to change to another extreme this week on the Spring Equinox.

Snow and ice warnings have been put …
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Donegal girls Roma and Tyler named as International Players of the Year 7 years ago

Donegal girls Roma and Tyler named as International Players of the Year

By  •  Sport

Roma McLaughlin has been named International Under-19 Women’s Player of the Year. Roma graduated into the senior team in 2016 and recently competed with the Colin Bell-managed seniors at the …
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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

By  •  News

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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“We are all the sum total of the choices we make” 7 years ago

“We are all the sum total of the choices we make”

By  •  Health

“Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made.” Wayne Dyer

Over the past 2 weeks I have been focusing my Facebook live vlogs on my Rushe …
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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

By  •  News

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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COMPETITION: Win a Katie Hannah by McElhinneys hamper! 7 years ago

COMPETITION: Win a Katie Hannah by McElhinneys hamper!

By  •  News

The Katie Hannah collection at McElhinneys is a nostalgic but new luxury range of fragranced candles and reed diffusers.

Mothers are are the heart of this collection, as the …
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Thoroughly Modern Mammy  –  Silly Smug Me 7 years ago

Thoroughly Modern Mammy – Silly Smug Me

By  •  Mammy

1. Deciding that of course I can wear heels to Mammy:

“I used to wear heels all the time” says inner BC-Mammy. (BC=Before Children).  “Of course I should still be able to …
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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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Danielle’s final journey home begins 7 years ago

Danielle’s final journey home begins

By  •  News

The young tourist was murdered while exploring Goa in India on Tuesday. The post-mortem has been carried out and her body will begin the journey back to Donegal later today, …
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Festival Season will soon be upon us 7 years ago

Festival Season will soon be upon us

By  •  Life

A focus on 2fm this week has been on festivals, which made me feel it be only right to introduce you (by way of a video link here) to a …
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When and where? Your St. Patrick’s Day Parade guide 7 years ago

When and where? Your St. Patrick’s Day Parade guide

By  •  News

Many groups have put huge amounts of preparation into their parade displays and have been practicing their routines for weeks beforehand. This afternoon will be their time to shine.

Here …
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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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Makeup 101 | Beat dark circles in seconds 7 years ago

Makeup 101 | Beat dark circles in seconds

By  •  Beauty

Diminishing dark circles is easier than you think! Check out my quick and easy step-by-step tips on not only concealing your dark circles but lightening and brightening your look all …
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Flowers laid at vigil in India to remember Danielle McLaughlin 7 years ago

Flowers laid at vigil in India to remember Danielle McLaughlin

By  •  News

Around one hundred locals and tourists gathered to honour the young tourist in the location where her body was found in Canacona, in the southern part of Goa.

Mourners scattered flowers, …
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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

By  •  News

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

By  •  News

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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“Her smile. That’s what I will always remember her by.” 7 years ago

“Her smile. That’s what I will always remember her by.”

By  •  News

Rosaleen Grant, principal of Scoil Mhuire Secondary School in Buncrana, said she dismissed rumours that the 28-year-old had ben murdered when she first heard them on Tuesday evening.

“My son …
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Devastation strikes community after death of beautiful Danielle 7 years ago

Devastation strikes community after death of beautiful Danielle

By  •  News

Danielle Mc Laughlin, aged 28, was found dead in Canacona near Goa on Tuesday. Immense shock has spread throughout Donegal after the circumstances of her death became known.

The young adventurer has …
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Donegal girls celebrate Donaghy Cup success with Marino 7 years ago

Donegal girls celebrate Donaghy Cup success with Marino

By  •  Sport

Marino defeated Royal College of Surgeons 3-11 to 1-10 in the final, played at Islandeady in Mayo.

Raphoe woman Eimear Shovlin was the goalkeeper on the Marino side and was …
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Endo… what? – You need to know this about Endometriosis 7 years ago

Endo… what? – You need to know this about Endometriosis

By  •  Health

March 2017 is Worldwide Endometriosis month, presenting a cause for millions of women to speak out and raise awareness of the condition. Kathleen King has been living with Endometriosis for 28 years, ever …
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“I don’t even think of myself as being adopted,” says Ardara’s Chinese goalkeeper Rosa 7 years ago

“I don’t even think of myself as being adopted,” says Ardara’s Chinese goalkeeper Rosa

By  •  Sport

A goalkeeper of some renown now, Kelly was in goal last weekend as GMIT defeated Ulster University Coleraine in the Lagan Cup final.

By her own admission, it’s ‘strange to …
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Tea for two: These sweet sets are launching just in time for Mother’s Day 7 years ago

Tea for two: These sweet sets are launching just in time for Mother’s Day

By  •  Mammy

A lovely way to do this is to host an afternoon tea together at home – with sweet treats, small sandwiches and a pretty table set-up.

Aldi will be introducing …
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Images of missing Mary Boyle’s clothing released on 40th anniversary 7 years ago

Images of missing Mary Boyle’s clothing released on 40th anniversary

By  •  News

The Donegal girl disappeared in Cashelard near Ballyshannon on 18 March 1977.

Gardai have released images of clothing similar to that worn by Mary Boyle on the day she went …
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Will you hold my dress while I pee…? 7 years ago

Will you hold my dress while I pee…?

By  •  Bridal

You may laugh now and tag your bridesmaids for the craic but going to the loo in your Wedding Dress requires a little careful thought and planning!

Another reason to …
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