By Blathnaid McQuaide More than a quarter of residents in Northern Ireland don’t own a bath, a survey commissioned by the Department for Infrastructure suggests. The research is based on The Northern Ireland Continuous Household Survey 2024/2025 of more than 4, 500 people. It indicates that 25% of people in Northern Ireland don’t own a […]
By Paul McConnell A new one-way system for traffic may be implemented on the Strand Road as early as next year. This is according to information released as part of the New City Deal, which will see a cash injection of close to £300 million into the Derry and Strabane region. It is understood that […]
By Kane McGlynn Inishowen has received a second public-use defibrillator, thanks to the local Credit Union. The defibrillator was installed at St Eugene’s Hall, Moville and is available 24/7 for when needed. The location waschosen due to its proximity to the popular Moville shore walk as well as being in close range to the centre […]
Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald is encouraging A Level and Level 3 Extended Diploma students to consider applying for the 2025 All Ireland Scholarship Scheme. The annual scholarships, first offered in Northern Ireland in 2009, are funded by businessman JP McManus and provide financial assistance to top-performing students from low-income households who intend to take up […]
Fairley’s Flavours, the local artisan brand bringing the vibrant tastes of South Africa to Northern Ireland, is hosting exclusive cooking classes as part of this year’s LegenDerry Food Month. The programme is delivered by the LegenDerry Food Network with support from Derry City and Strabane District Council, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
