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 […]
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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 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 Dave Bradley Experienced individuals with a knack for repairing electrical items are being called on to use their skills to keep electricals out of land fill. Recycle your Electricals research has shown that the majority of people believe recycling is a good thing. Derry City and Strabane District Council and Repair & Share Foyle […]
