By Henry Robinson The annual Culture Night returns to Derry on Friday, bringing a night of music, exhibitions and free events. Derry once again will be at the heart of a nationwide celebration of arts and culture, inviting people of all ages to come along for the wide range of experiences. Some of the events
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By Jason Le Masurier Anyone with connections to Strabane’s historic shirt-making industry is being encouraged to attend a shirt factory memories’ day. The free drop-in event, supported by the National Archives, ‘Archives Revealed’ programme, will take place at Strabane library on Thursday September 25 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Former factory workers and members
By Ellie Rigby Derry City and Strabane District Council has launched a campaign encouraging responsible dog ownership and tackling the issue of dog fouling. The initiative, announced by mayor, Ruairi Mc Hugh, invites dog owners to sign a Green Dog Walkers Pledge. By joining the scheme, participants promise to clean up after their pets and help promote responsible behaviour among
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By Jason Le Masurier Anyone with connections to Strabane’s historic shirt-making industry is being encouraged to attend a shirt factory memories’ day. The free drop-in event, supported by the National Archives, ‘Archives Revealed’ programme, will take place at Strabane library on Thursday September 25 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Former factory workers and members
By Henry Robinson The annual Culture Night returns to Derry on Friday, bringing a night of music, exhibitions and free events. Derry once again will be at the heart of a nationwide celebration of arts and culture, inviting people of all ages to come along for the wide range of experiences. Some of the events
By Jonathan Cullen Derry City and Strabane District Council has announced plans for multiple masterclasses and workshop hubs to run during next week’s Derry Jazz Festival. The workshops, by artists Hannes Riepler, Sylvie Noble & Camille Rose, and Riely Stone-Lonergran, will run at venues across the city to celebrate the carnival’s 25th anniversary. The programme
By Ellie Rigby Irish President, Catherine Connolly has led tributes to Donegal singer and musician, Moya Brennan who has died at the age of 73. President Connolly said Ms. Brennan was an “iconic figure in Irish music”. The Donegal singer died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on April 13 following a short illness. President Connolly
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By Jason Le Masurier Anyone with connections to Strabane’s historic shirt-making industry is being encouraged to attend a shirt factory memories’ day. The free drop-in event, supported by the National Archives, ‘Archives Revealed’ programme, will take place at Strabane library on Thursday September 25 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Former factory workers and members
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By Henry Robinson The annual Culture Night returns to Derry on Friday, bringing a night of music, exhibitions and free events. Derry once again will be at the heart of a nationwide celebration of arts and culture, inviting people of all ages to come along for the wide range of experiences. Some of the events
By Paul McConnell Lifford Players’ drama group in County Donegal hascompleted the first of a series of murder mystery dinner plays in the Old Courthouse in Lifford this week. The plays, which resume in January, involve audience members watching and interacting with performers. They are tasked with ascertaining who the killer is among a list
By Kane McGlynn Gary Numan brought his Telekon 45th anniversary concert to the 3Olympia in Dublin, with the support of his daughter, Raven Numan. The music of Raven Numan provided a perfect appetiser for the crowd who were anxiously awaiting Gary Numan toperform. Her music brought a mix of her father’s classic style and goth
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By Ronan O’Donnell Finn Harps are back in action tonight, Friday, as they take on formidable opponents UCD at Finn Park. Harps come into the game having lost in a tough away fixture to Athlone Town and are seeking their first win of the new campaign. Finn harps manager, Kevin McHugh told Highland Radio that
The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium has become the first ground in the League of Ireland to receive an international designation celebrating peace and reconciliation through football. The Peace Field initiative will see the Lone Moor Road stadium twinned with Flanders Peace Field in Mesen, Belgium – the site of the First World War Christmas Truces
Derry City and Strabane District Council are seeking nominations from the public for the 2025 edition of the Derry Strabane Sports Awards. The annual celebration of amateur sport across the City and District will take place in the Guildhall on Thursday June 5. The event is hosted by Derry City and Strabane District Council, in
Strabane is set to play host to thousands of fishing enthusiasts in March when the North West Angling Fair returns to the Melvin Sports Complex. The annual celebration of angling will host some of the UK and Ireland’s leading fly dressers, casters and angling specialists and the programme will include professional casting and fly fishing
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By Paul McConnell Northern Ireland has recorded the strongest annual growth in pay across the UK, according to figures released by the Department for the Economy. Economy Minister, Dr Caoimhe Archibald said the figures were positive, and indicative of the resilience of Northern Irish businesses. The minister said: “Such earnings growth is positive in the
By Laura O’Neill New figures from Tourism Northern Ireland show Northern Ireland has attracted unprecedented numbers of inbound tourists in 2023. Almost half of overnight stays originated from Northern Irish visitors on staycations while 1.3m overnight trips were taken by visitors from the Republic in 2023; up by nearly half compared to 2022. These statistics
By Sean Kelly A local entrepreneur has had success in developing a ‘revolutionary’ new dating app. Derry-born Mani Kular, 31, created the app ToDate after being frustrated with existing dating apps. ToDate places more focus on activity-based matching. The user selects the activity they are interested in – such as a walk or going for
Students are being encouraged to explore opportunities for self employment with the help of a wraparound package of support. This week saw the launch of Go Succeed, an innovative programme designed to bolster local entrepreneurs and businesses on their journey to success. Spearheaded by the collaborative efforts of 11 local Councils and funded by the
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By Blathnaid McQuaide More than a quarter of residents in Northern Ireland don’t own a bath, a survey commissioned by the Department for Infrastructure suggests. The research is based on The Northern Ireland Continuous Household Survey 2024/2025 of more than 4, 500 people. It indicates that 25% of people in Northern Ireland don’t own a
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NWRC student Callum McGuigan has been named Student Journalist of the Year at the CIPR Northern Ireland Media Awards. Callum, who is undertaking the part-time L5 NCTJ Diploma in Journalism is working for the Ulster Herald in his native Omagh alongside his studies. On winning the award Callum said “Words just can’t describe the immensity
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NWRC journalism student Callum McGuigan has been nominated as Student Journalist of the Year in the prestigious CIPR Media Awards. Callum, from Omagh, is currently studying for the L5 NCTJ Diploma in Journalism two days a week while also working for the Ulster Herald. He previously completed a HND in Journalism at NWRC which was
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By Izzy Bland A former student has donated over 100 Empire Magazine editions going back over two decades to NWRC. Many of them feature interviews with emerging directors who went on to huge success as well as iconic films including Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Paul McElwee from Strabane, graduated in journalism from
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By Rhiannon Muise A Derry band, whose members are all neurodiverse, are playing a gig at the Millennium Forum next month, The High-End Dead include Aidan Lynch (keyboardist), Owen Coyle (lead singer), Jack McHale (Band Manager), Caoilte Canning (Drummer) and Jason Welsh (drummer and vocalist). The band share a common ground not only with music,
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By Laura O’Neill Walk into the media department at North West Regional College in Limavady and you could be forgiven for thinking you had walked onto a film set. The media department has had a complete overhaul to include new an industry standard television facility, the latest cameras and lights as well as modern furniture
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By Laura O’Neill Amelia Silina, a media student at North West Regional College, Limavady has been shortlisted for this year’s Féile an Earraigh Photography Competition. The vibrant Belfast based Spring Festival celebrates and showcases local Irish culture and diversity through a range of events. The amateur photography competition exhibition is one of the highlights. Amelia
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By Tracey Villa An action plan for services for women is to be implemented in Northern Ireland over the next few years. The Women’s Health Action Plan will focus on areas which cover the whole life course, including fertility and pregnancy, post-natal healthcare, baby loss, menopause, and gynaecological services. Lack of women’s health services have
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By Laura O’Neill Strabane will celebrate St Patricks Day with an array of music and drama activities on Sunday March 17. The much-loved annual parade will depart from Melmount Road at the Holy Cross Primary School at 2pm. The parade will move to Bridge Street, Market Street, Abercorn Square, Railway Road and finish in Dock
