By Laura O'Neill Amelia Silina, a media student at North West Regional College, Limavady has been shortlisted for this year’s Féile an Earraigh Photography Competition. The vibrant Belfast based Spring Festival celebrates and showcases local Irish culture and diversity through a range of events. The amateur photography competition exhibition is one of the highlights. Amelia
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By Laura O’Neill Walk into the media department at North West Regional College in Limavady and you could be forgiven for thinking you had walked onto a film set. The media department has had a complete overhaul to include new an industry standard television facility, the latest cameras and lights as well as modern furniture […]
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 […]
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By Tracey Villa NWRC is providing courses to support people to re-engage with skills and education in order to access employment. The Step up programme is diverse in the courses that are provided. Head of the Step- up programme Catriona Sweeney explained that: “There are four different strands: 1. College Connect Plus for ages 16 […]
By Laura O’Neill The Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre in Limavady will host The John Steinbeck Festival 2024 during the month of February. The music, film and literature event centres around John Steinbeck, a Nobel and Pulitzer prizewinning American author. Steinbeck who has been described as one of Americas most significant twentieth century writer […]
By Dave Bradley A nationwide scheme which has volunteers carry out minor repairs and DIY work for elderly people has been extended to Donegal. Age Action Care is extending its Care and Repair scheme to an area from Letterkenny to Lifford taking in Ballybofey, Stranorlar, Drumkeen, Raphoe and Convoy. The scheme puts people over the […]
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 […]
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By Laura O’Neill The Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre in Limavady will host The John Steinbeck Festival 2024 during the month of February. The music, film and literature event centres around John Steinbeck, a Nobel and Pulitzer prizewinning American author. Steinbeck who has been described as one of Americas most significant twentieth century writer […]
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 […]
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By Laura O’Neill Desk job to designer! Derry woman Lisa McLaughlin will showcase her eco-friendly children’s bedding and accessories brand at her local craft fair in the Guildhall this November. After 20 years as a civil servant Lisa returned to education to study Textiles at North West Regional College. During the Covid pandemic, after deciding […]
By Dave Bradley An initiative which aims to showcase the best of Donegal products and services has been launched by the County Council. Over the last few years, #BuyDonegal has showcased more than 300 businesses to a global audience of 13.9 million across more than 70 countries on social media. The launch featured a range […]
By Liz Kearney Handbags made of recycled leather are among a unique range of sustainably made accessories that will be showcased at this month’s Guildhall Craft Fair. Orla Vera Accessories was founded and developed by Buncrana fashion designer Orla O’Hagan in 2020 during the pandemic. Her lockdown project of making purses and handbags quickly […]
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May, 2023
Derry City and Strabane District Council are seeking the public’s views on its Be Active: Physical Activity and Sport Strategy for 2023 – 2028. The initiative aims to provide the necessary infrastructure and services to encourage more people to take part in sport and physical activity. A first draft has been published following an extensive […]
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May, 2023
Donegal County Council are delighted to announce that the Lough Foyle ferry service linking Greencastle and Magilligan and the Swilly ferry service linking Buncrana and Rathmullan will operate a full service from June 1. Both ferries operate seven days a week. Further information including timetables and fares can be found at www.loughfoyleferry.com or www.swillyferry.com.
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May, 2023
National Food Waste Recycling Week which runs from the June 5 until June 11 is the national campaign from MyWaste.ie to encourage people to recycle their food waste. This campaign will provide practical advice, with easy to follow hints and tips to encourage everyone to recycle more of their food waste. As part of this […]
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Mar, 2023
Ten new young entrant jobs are being created in Northern Ireland under the Creative Industries New Entrants (CINE) programme. GemsNI have partnered with NI Screen to deliver the new programme which will lead to fully paid 12-18 month contracts in the film industry in a variety of roles. Successful applicants must first go through a […]
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Mar, 2023
There have been more than 300 excess deaths due to Covid in Derry and Strabane since the pandemic began. The figures are contained in a new report published by the NI Statistics Research Agency. Across Northern Ireland, there was an estimated total of 4,075 excess deaths between March 2020 and September 2022, which was 9.0 […]
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Mar, 2023
Media Students from NWRC had huge success when they travelled to South East Regional College this week for the annual Northern Ireland Colleges Media Awards. They came away with two first place awards as well as a second place and two thirds. The awards were hosted by Cool FM presenter Pete Snodden and the judges […]
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Mar, 2023
Over £213,000 is being allocated to local projects by Derry City and Strabane District Council. A total of 30 projects will receive funding under the small project support scheme. They include St Mary’s Youth Club, HURT and the Men’s Action Network. Welcoming the awards, Chair of the PCSP, Alderman Darren Guy said: “These awards are […]
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Mar, 2023
Four HND Film students at NWRC have been shortlisted for the hugely prestigious Royal Television Society awards. Eva Glenn and Sophie McDaid have been nominated in the Drama category for their short film Hear me Out, TJ Harvey Kelly has been nominated in the Factual Category for Negative Space and Benn Rahim-Anderson and Sophie McDaid […]
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Mar, 2023
Ukranian families who have moved into the North West will now have access to children’s books in their own language, thanks to a Donegal Libraries Initiative. The new books have been catalogued in the Cyrillic alphabet making it easy to request them on the Donegal Libraries website. A spokesman said “Donegal Libraries have been very […]