St Columb’s Hall will play host to an international medley of talent next month, with the announcement today of the fabulous EY Jazz Lounge on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May. The evenings are being supported by leading professional services company EY as part of an exciting sponsorship arrangement with Derry City and Strabane District […]
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Gray’s Communications has announced a new scholarship to fully fund a medical degree at Ulster University’s Derry~Londonderry (Magee) campus. Covering the full cost of tuition and living expenses for the recipient throughout their studies, the scholarship aims to encourage aspiring doctors from the Northwest to study and build their careers locally. This initiative supports the […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
