By Dave Bradley The welcome for refugees in Northern Ireland trying to escape persecution has fallen since 2022 with the Fermanagh and Omagh Council District (FOCD) in the bottom two. That’s according to the results of a yearly poll carried out by Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) survey to examine public attitudes to asylum […]
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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 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 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 […]
By Callum McGuigan AN Omagh open-mic comedy group celebrated it’s fourth birthday with the announcement of a new travelling comedy group. Bogan’s bar saw the anniversary of The Green Room, Omagh’s biggest comedy club on February 11. The night kicked off with a bang as many original acts from across Northern Ireland took to the […]
By Anne Kelly Householders in Donegal are to be given special bins and other equipment to help them separate food waste from other refuse. Household waste collectors in the county will be taking part in the National Food Waste Recycling Project this year to help households to separate their waste and to reduce contamination in […]
By Isabella Bland Mel Bradley is a spoken-word artist and writer from Derry and she will be hosting a free creative writing taster workshop at the Spread the Word Literary Festival on February 8. She has been a featured performance poet at various festivals over the years, including Stendhal and Body & Soul. The taster […]
By Mark McGinty Ahead of the upcoming Spread The Word Literary Festival Martin Doyle , Books Editor of the Irish Times and aebut author, reveals his personal story in new book Dirty Linen. He discusses the legacy of the Troubles from the perspective of his rural Co Down Parish, showcasing how many families ‘are still […]
By Rhiannon Muise Author Sue Divin was among the contributors to the upcoming Spread the Word Literary Festival at Waterside Theatre to be interviewed by journalism students at NWRC. Sue has a masters, she’s published two very successful books and she’s a peace activist. Originally from Armagh but considered a well-established Derry Girl. She, along […]
By Liz Kearney Many of the roads across the Donegal are in a bad condition, with heavy snowfalls and icy conditions making driving conditions difficult. The majority of schools across the county have announced they will remain closed today while school buses and public transport have cancelled their morning routes. Roads in and around Letterkenny […]
