Pilates Donegal

Pilates Donegal Pilates studio Ballyshannon offering 20+ group mat and reformer classes weekly. Freelance Pilates Instructor.

I initially started Pilates as a student in the 1990โ€™s. I found that it helped me manage my work and leisure activities better โ€“ it reduced my stress levels at work, and made my body stronger to allow me to enjoy my running, cycling and swimming hobbies. In 2014 I started training to become a Pilates instructor. In 2015 I gained an Advanced Diploma in Pilates Matwork at the National Training Centr

e, Dublin. Since then I have been teaching Pilates in the South Donegal area. I believe that Pilates is a great form of exercise for all ages to help strengthen, lengthen and tone the body and is also an invaluable tool to assist during rehabilitation.

08/09/2026

๐—ช๐—˜๐——๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐——๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ
Morning person? After work? Mat? Reformer? Brand new to Pilates?
There are plenty of ways to fit Pilates into your Wednesday.

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
Already active? Build strength and help look after the body that keeps you active. No previous Reformer experience needed.

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฎ๐—บ: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
A good all-round Pilates class for strength, mobility and keeping your body moving well.

๐Ÿฑ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„
Get worked out, stretched out and refreshed.
๐Ÿฒ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
A good after-work option.

๐Ÿณ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ: ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€
New to Pilates or coming back after a break? Start here. No experience needed.

I also have some availability for private Pilates this week if you'd prefer individual attention or have something particular you'd like to work on.

Thereโ€™s spaces on Wednesdays classes if one of these sounds like you.

Book through Gymcatch or at www.pilatesdonegal.ie or DM me and Iโ€™ll save you a space.

โญ Pilates Works

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†It was great to see familiar faces coming through the door again - and to welcome so...
08/09/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†
It was great to see familiar faces coming through the door again - and to welcome some new people to the studio for the first day of our September term.

And tonight we have two very different classes:

๐Ÿฒ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ - ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€
For men who want to get stronger, work on mobility and keep themselves moving well.
No Pilates experience needed.

๐Ÿณ.๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ - ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด is back.
Already active? This class is about looking after your body - building strength, stability, mobility, and control to support whatever you do outside the studio.

No Pilates experience needed for this one either.

Coming for the first time? Wear socks and trousers/shorts and a top you can move easily in. Everything else you need is here.

Mat โ‚ฌ16. Reformer โ‚ฌ24.

Thereโ€™s room this evening if youโ€™d like to join us.

Book through Gymcatch or at www.pilatesdonegal.ieโ  or DM me and Iโ€™ll save you a space.

If you know someone who might enjoy either class, like and share.

โญ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚You might be completely new to Pilates, coming back after a break, already active and l...
03/09/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚

You might be completely new to Pilates, coming back after a break, already active and looking for a challenge, or simply wanting to move and feel better.

There are Mat and Reformer classes here, different levels and styles, morning and evening options, and Saturday mornings too.

And if youโ€™d prefer more individual attention, private sessions are available too.

๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚?

Tell me a little about yourself and Iโ€™ll help.

Iโ€™ve put together a short questionnaire about what youโ€™re looking for, your Pilates experience (if any), and when youโ€™re free to come. Iโ€™ll read your answers and recommend the classes I think would suit you best.

Head over to:
http://pilatesdonegal.ie
and look for the ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜‡ button.

๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œโ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€.

๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ! Classes start Monday 7 September in Ballyshannon.Highlights:โญ Saturday mornings ar...
02/09/2026

๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ!
Classes start Monday 7 September in Ballyshannon.

Highlights:
โญ Saturday mornings are back.
โญ More options for beginners - mat and reformer classes, with morning, evening and Saturday times.
โญ New Men Only Mat Pilates, Tuesdays at 6:10 pm.

New to Pilates or coming back after a break? You donโ€™t need to be fit to start. Weโ€™ll guide you through the moves and adapt them to suit you.

Have a look at the timetable below. Booking is now open.

Find your starting point:
https://www.pilatesdonegal.ie/start-pilates

Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and welcoming new ones!

Oonagh

23/06/2026

Starting Pilates can feel frustrating at first.
You may look around the room and think everyone else has it worked out while you are still trying to remember which leg is doing what.
That is completely normal.
I have recently started filming little videos for the studio โ€” and letโ€™s just say, getting one right has involved rather more takes than expected.
You do not need to be good at Pilates before you start. You come to class to learn, practise and improve.
Start where you are.

www.pilatesdonegal.ie/start-pilates

12/06/2026
10/06/2026

A lot of people are nervous before their first Reformer Pilates class.

Many arrive convinced they wonโ€™t be fit enough or able to keep up.

Most are surprised by how welcoming and supportive classes actually feel.
You start at your own level, work at your own pace, and build from there.

Real People. Real Lives.

05/06/2026

โ€œPilates is just for girlsโ€ฆโ€
That is what one of our newer clients thought when he started classes 6 weeks ago.
Yesterday he told me his golf is now the best it has been in years - and that he is very glad he stuck with it.
At Pilates Donegal we have people of all ages and abilities coming to classes each week - people wanting to move better, feel stronger, improve flexibility, work on balance, or simply do something positive for themselves.
Thinking about getting started?
Our START HERE classes are designed for beginners and those returning after a break.
https://pilatesdonegal.ie/start-pilates

04/06/2026

A lot of people think Reformer Pilates looks much harder than it actually is.
We often hear: โ€œI could never do that.โ€ โ€œI wouldnโ€™t be fit enough.โ€ โ€œThat machine looks terrifying.โ€
Most people are surprised by how supported the reformer actually feels.
Classes are adapted to suit different ages and fitness levels.
Thatโ€™s what we gently work on in class.

29/05/2026

Had a lovely moment with a new Reformer client this month.
Old injury. Lots of bracing. Very limited movement.
Suggested she also see a physio alongside Pilates.
The difference afterwards was remarkable - more range, less guarding, more trust in her body.
Excited to see where she is in 6 weeks.

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Pilates Studio, Old Parian Factory, Portnason
Ballyshannon
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