The amazing sound and incredible energy of Afrobeats is set to vibrate around St Columb’s Hall at a special fundraising night planned by the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council for Spring this year. Feel the Beat: An Afro-Inspired Bank Holiday Celebration will feature top DJs Renzo Rose, DJ Rob and DJ Lui […]
Libraries throughout Donegal are taking part in Ireland Reads a campaign to get the whole country reading this month in the lead up to a national day of reading on Saturday, February 22. Irish libraries have teamed up with publishers, booksellers, authors, and others for the campaign, which is part of the government’s Healthy Ireland […]
Tuesday January 21 marked a milestone for the North West region as the Strabane Positive Energy District (PED) Local Green Deal (LGD) was officially signed. This pioneering commitment paves the way for a £2 million injection of funding facilitated through the Derry~Londonderry and Strabane Region City Deal. Officiating at the official signing was the Mayor […]
Munira Subašić, the President of the Mothers of Srebrenica and Žepa Enclaves, will visit the Derry and Strabane Council area next week as part of Holocaust Memorial Week. Munira’s organisation is one of the main groups representing victims of the Srebrenica genocide and she is the special guest at a Holocaust Memorial event at the […]
By Dave Bradley Tucked away at the back of Gransha Park is a gem of a garden centre providing horticultural therapy to 23 people with learning disabilities. Sow and Grow is part of the HSCs Learning Disability program. It allows a mix of people living in residential care, in independent living environments or living with […]
By Tracey Villa As the GAA celebrates 140 years, Derrys Hurling and Camogie group Na Magha have paid tribute to the organisation. A hotel in County Tipperary in 1884 was the scene of a gathering that imagined and constructed one of Ireland’s sporting identities. Today millions of people in Ireland and across the globe are […]
By Rhiannon Muise Families in Northern Ireland are waiting over nine weeks for a CAMHS (Child and adolescent mental health services) Mental Health assessment, according to new figures. Statistics released by the Department of Health (DoH) show that children in the Western Trust area are waiting over nine weeks for a mental health assessment. The […]
Local people have the chance to give their views on the services on offer at Pilots Row Youth and Community Centre, as part of an ongoing public consultation exercise. The consultation has been running since December and has been extended to allow further engagement, including an additional public information event scheduled to take place on […]
By Liz Kearney The Inishowen branch of the Irish Palestine Solidarity Group have taken down the Rubble Crib which they had placed in St Mary’s Oratory, Buncrana over Christmas, raising over €2,000 in donations. They have called on local people to take action on Gaza. “128 people have died in Gaza in the past 48 […]
Stendhal festival has opened its annual application process and organisers say they re keen to hear from as many as musicians, comedians, poets, family performers and artists from as many disciplines as possible. submissions for all types of performers can be made via the website www.stendhalfestival.com and applications are open until February 14.
