Who Fears to Speak is a photographic exhibition by Clodagh O’Leary opening at Eden Place Arts Centre in Derry. During a transformative period in Irish history Who Fears to Speak is a project which hones in on the experience of the young people from the republican stronghold areas of The Bogside and Creggan, Derry, exploring
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 Liz Kearney A secondary school student in Buncrana has narrowly avoided being hit by a bus while cycling home from school. The student was cycling past a traffic calming measure on Railway Road recently when the incident occurred. “A bus started overtaking me as I reached the traffic calming measure. I tried to get
By Rhiannon Muise Megan Doak Belfast dance teacher is setting out to help women embrace their femininity through dance which developed from Latin American ballroom. The style of dance is performed using a heeled shoe and has become a popular way for people to improve their fitness and has been adapted to be used in
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.
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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 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
