By Jason Le Masurier   A Halloween family fun run/walk is being organised as part of the 30th anniversary of Derry’s Children-in Crossfire charity.   The family-centred event on Saturday October31, starting at 10am,, will raise funds to support vulnerable children in Tanzania and Ethopia.   Richard Moore, chief executive of Children in Crossfire, said

By Aine Patton.   A new Halloween themed anthem has been launched to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Derry Halloween, one of Ireland’s biggest festivals.   The new spooky song, ‘The Number One Halloween Song- What’s the Craic?’ was recently produced by local well-known fundraiser Martin Mullan. The song is accompanied by a music video

By Jason Le Masurier   A Halloween family fun run/walk is being organised as part of the 30th anniversary of Derry’s Children-in Crossfire charity.   The family-centred event on Saturday October31, starting at 10am,, will raise funds to support vulnerable children in Tanzania and Ethopia.   Richard Moore, chief executive of Children in Crossfire, said

By Jason Le Masurier The Alley Theatre in Strabane is organising a colourful programme of workshops for children, families and adults, during the autumn at Strabane Library. From October through to December, the programme offers something for all ages and interests, from traditional crafts and upcycling to animation, ceramics, creative journaling, and festive making. Whether

By Henry Robinson Almost half of all households in Northern Ireland don’t have a dishwasher, according to newly released figures. In the latest water usage survey, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency has revealed that 43 per cent of households in Northern Ireland didn’t own a dishwasher, while only 18 per cent of households used

By Aine Patton.   A new Halloween themed anthem has been launched to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Derry Halloween, one of Ireland’s biggest festivals.   The new spooky song, ‘The Number One Halloween Song- What’s the Craic?’ was recently produced by local well-known fundraiser Martin Mullan. The song is accompanied by a music video

By Jason Le Masurier   A Halloween family fun run/walk is being organised as part of the 30th anniversary of Derry’s Children-in Crossfire charity.   The family-centred event on Saturday October31, starting at 10am,, will raise funds to support vulnerable children in Tanzania and Ethopia.   Richard Moore, chief executive of Children in Crossfire, said

By Jason Le Masurier The Alley Theatre in Strabane is organising a colourful programme of workshops for children, families and adults, during the autumn at Strabane Library. From October through to December, the programme offers something for all ages and interests, from traditional crafts and upcycling to animation, ceramics, creative journaling, and festive making. Whether

By Aine Patton.   A new Halloween themed anthem has been launched to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Derry Halloween, one of Ireland’s biggest festivals.   The new spooky song, ‘The Number One Halloween Song- What’s the Craic?’ was recently produced by local well-known fundraiser Martin Mullan. The song is accompanied by a music video

By Aine Patton.   Derry is in for a treat this Halloween with major investment in local talent to mark the city’s 40th Year of celebrations.   Preparations are underway with the announcement of a new investment for the city’s artists and a new Artistic Director for the Halloween Carnival Parade. The Derry Halloween Parade,

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

By Henry Robinson Almost half of all households in Northern Ireland don’t have a dishwasher, according to newly released figures. In the latest water usage survey, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency has revealed that 43 per cent of households in Northern Ireland didn’t own a dishwasher, while only 18 per cent of households used

By Aine Patton.   Derry is in for a treat this Halloween with major investment in local talent to mark the city’s 40th Year of celebrations.   Preparations are underway with the announcement of a new investment for the city’s artists and a new Artistic Director for the Halloween Carnival Parade. The Derry Halloween Parade,

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