By Dave Bradley The new tent has been aired out, cleaned and packed away for another year. Its first adventure was on the family camping trip to Wales. We got into camping almost by accident, the kids had moved out and me and my wife were looking for stuff to do to fill the time
By Callum McGuigan AN INCREASE of £13 million has been spent on legal aid fees in the North since last year. The annual report ‘Legal Aid in Northern Ireland: Annual Statistics to March 2024’ which was published on Thursday, detailed the expenditure for 2023/2024. Legal aid is a fund operated through the Department of Justice
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 Liz Kearney Gardaí are investigating an incident where a secondary school student in Buncrana narrowly avoided being hit by a bus while cycling home from school. The student – who asked not to be named – was cycling past a traffic calming measure on Railway Road recently when the incident occurred. “A bus started
By Philomena McInaw Incidences of domestic violence typically rise due to increased family pressures at Christmas but help is available. Relate NI is a dedicated organisation providing relationship support and counselling services in Northern Ireland. By offering personalized guidance tailored to the unique needs of individuals, couples, and families, they aim to help people improve
By Philomena McInaw The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is an annual international campaign that began on November 25 coinciding with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and continues until December 10 marking Human Rights Day. The ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’ is used as a
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By Dave Bradley With the sights and sounds of Halloween everywhere around Derry it felt like the perfect time to go see a classic 1980s horror movie on the big screen at the Nerve Centre. There was a different film showing each night and I choose the one that I’ve never seen before, The
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By Philomena McInaw Illies Community Centre has opened a pumpkin patch to let adults and children choose their own pumpkin for Halloween while raising money for the community. A committee spokesperson said “This is our second year doing the pumpkin patch. Last year we set it up as an initiative to give back to the
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By Philomena McInaw The Western world’s demand for cheaper goods provided by factories in China, including Halloween costumes and decoration, have raised concerns about dehumanising overseas workers and the grim conditions many of them endure. The workers risk being detained for trivial reasons or without due process breaching their human rights, a letter found in a
By Philomena McInaw It is estimated that 40,000 people attended the the four-day long street carnival in Derry at Halloween. And overall an estimated 100,000 visitors participated in the festivities. A 2021 Halloween Clothing & Costumes survey by the Fairyland Trust “indicated that 83% of the material in Halloween costumes/clothing was oil-based plastic, with cotton
