Sinn Féin council leader calls for publication of toxic waste report
Sinn Féin group leader on Derry and Strabane District Council, Paul Fleming, has called on Council to ensure the swift publication of a health impact study exploring the effect of heavy industry on...
View ArticleDerry’s Syrian refugees fly in tomorrow
The first group of Syrian refugees to be housed in Derry will arrive in Northern Ireland tomorrow. The group will fly into the International Airport from Turkey and will spend at least five days at a...
View ArticleDerry schools awarded for their recycled wood designs
Primary school winners of the Wood Recycling competition, organised as part of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Year of Science and Innovation, have been presented with their prizes. The...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after being led to safety from RIver Foyle
A man was taken to hospital after he was led to safety from the River Foyle late yesterday afternoon by Foyle Search and Rescue (FSR) volunteers. The incident occurred shortly before 4.30pm when FSR...
View ArticleNew scheme launched to protect Derry's older/vulnerable people from scam...
A new initiative has been launched in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area in a bid to protect older/vulnerable people from scam telephone calls. The Call Blocker Scheme will be rolled out...
View ArticleNew Derry mural to mark 35th anniversary of H-Block hunger strike
A new mural will be unveiled in Derry this weekend to mark the 35th anniversary of the hunger strikes. It will be unveiled as part of a major march and rally taking place in the city this Sunday to...
View ArticleSchools ‘in crisis’ emergency meeting of teachers told
An emergency meeting has been held in Co Derry to discuss the impact of drastic budget cuts on local schools. Staff redundancies, bigger classes, reduced subject choices at GCSE and A Level as well as...
View ArticleElection 2016: McCartney seeks meeting with Chief Electoral Officer amid...
Election 2016: McCartney seeking meetin with Chief Electoral Officer over concerns for Derry office Sinn Féin Assembly election candidate Raymond McCartney is seeking a meeting with the Chief Electoral...
View ArticlePrecious ancient Derry wood gets a subtle Spring makeover
A rare and precious ancient wood, not far from the Derry city, is showing off a subtle new look. Funding from the Loughs Agency has helped to open up the Woodland Trust’s centuries-old Killaloo Wood...
View ArticleMan rescued from River Foyle... the third person saved by Foyle Search in...
A man was rescued from the River Foyle in Derry this morning. Volunteers from the Foyle Search and Rescue’s (FSR) Emergency Respone Team were alerted by police to reports of a person having entered the...
View ArticleSister Clare to be laid to rest in Derry on Monday
The young Derry nun killed earlier in the Ecuadorian earthquake will be laid to rest in her home town on Monday next. Sister Clare Theresa Crockett (33) died when a huge tremor struck Playa Prieta in...
View ArticleTributes paid to much-loved former head teacher
Tributes have been paid to the first headmaster of Magherafelt High School, Derek T Bailie, who has passed away. Mr Bailie was the first principal of Magherafelt County Intermediate School, which later...
View ArticleDerry woman leads protest against use of exotic skins... in 'dead ostrich' dress
Wearing a gruesome twist on Björk's iconic swan dress, Derry woman Katie Doherty draped herself an ostrich "corpse" in front of Hermès' boutique in Dublin to lead a PETA protest against the use of...
View ArticleDerry's Foyle Arena to close to facilitate election count
Derry’s multi-pound Foyle Arena is to close for a number of days next week to facilitate two Northern Ireland Assembly election counts. The facility, located in St Columb’s Park, will be closed from...
View ArticleMusic in the Derry air as city's Jazz and Big Band Festival blasts off
The 15th City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival gets underway tonight. The official opening of the five-day extravaganza, which is set to attract thousands to the city, takes place from 6.00pm to...
View ArticleDerry police warn of man passing fake bank notes
Police in Derry are warning businesses in the city to be on the lookout for forged bank notes. It follows four separate reports yesterday of a man attempting to purchase small items in pharmacies in...
View ArticleCouncil creating awareness around blind safety
Derry City and Strabane District Council is proactively working to create awareness around blind safety in an effort to prevent accidental deaths from blind cords. Seamus Donaghy, Head of Health and...
View ArticleReferendum 2016L Representatives favouring a Brexit are being irresponsible...
Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has said Sinn Féin is not willing to “play fast and loose” with the benefits of EU membership. Addressing the European Parliament in Brussels, Ms Anderson said those in...
View ArticleDani-Rose ‘a credit to Derry’ : Durkan
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has praised seven-year old Dani-Rose Hughes from Derry who visited Westminster this week with her mum Louise as part of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) group...
View ArticleYoung Derry woman champions life changing Prince’s Trust programme
AThe Prince’s Trust Get into Health and Social Care Programme returns to Derry next month ,offering Level 2 City & Guilds Certificates to 16-24 year olds interested in a career in the care sector....
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