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IN PICTURES: Garden of Tribute to Derry’s dead volunteers and the Hunger Strikers

Danny McBrearty speaking at the event. John Crawley speaking at the opening of the Garden of Tribute. (Photos - Deirdre Heaney, nwpresspics) Frankie Quinn reads the Proclamation. Tommy McGlinchey reads the Roll of Honour for Comrades. Kate Carlin ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:23

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Hunger Strikers and Derry’s dead volunteers to be remembered in Garden of Tribute

A Garden of Tribute to the 1981 Hunger Strikers, Volunteers Frank Stagg and Michael Gaughan, and all volunteers and comrades from the Derry district is to be officially opened in the city. The event, which will take place at 2pm on Sunday ...

29 Sept 2022 at 13:33

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Inaccessibility damaging tourist potential of Derry City Cemetery

The Creggan entrance to Derry City Cemetery has been compared to the entrance of HMP Maghaberry in County Antrim. The highly unflattering comparison was made by Creggan man, Seamus Brelsin, who established the Friends of Derry City ...

14 Nov 2022 at 17:38

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Cost of Living Crisis Campaign highlight holiday hunger issue

Members of the Cost of Living Crisis Campaign have held an an awareness raising event in Derry's Guildhall Square. The event, which highlighted holiday hunger issue, took place on Saturday, July 8. Speaking to Derry Now, Cost of ...

11 Jul 2023 at 12:15

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Call for urgent Council meeting on reinstatement of Holiday Hunger Meals Payment

A member of Derry City and Strabane District Council has called on the Mayor to hold an urgent full Council meeting on reinstatement of Holiday Hunger Meals Payment. Cllr Shaun Harkin (People Before Profit) said: "Child poverty ...

12 Jul 2023 at 10:13

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Holiday Hunger

Derry City and Strabane District Council will not now hold an Emergency Meeting to discuss the reinstatement of the ‘Holiday Hunger’ scheme. The issue will be discussed at Council's July 26 plenary. The 'Holiday Hunger' scheme ...

17 Jul 2023 at 16:01

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Ending of ‘Holiday Hunger’ payments slammed

There has been strong political and student consensus regarding the imperative of restoring ‘Holiday Hunger’ payments for families across the North of Ireland. In a statement issued on Thursday (March 30), the Department of ...

31 Mar 2023 at 12:45

Decision to end ‘holiday hunger’ payments is outrageous, says West Tyrone MLA

Northern Ireland

‘Outrageous’ decision to end ‘holiday hunger’ payments for children

The decision to end holiday hunger and counselling schemes for children has been described as “outrageous”. The families of about 96,000 children entitled to free school meals have received £27 in support per child every ...

30 Mar 2023 at 20:27

Northern Ireland

Geldof calls for new solutions to global food crisis at Belfast summit

Bob Geldof has said the “fight for food is the fight for life” at a global summit in Belfast. Geldof also said sustainability in a finite world is a “myth” and called for new solutions to the global food crisis. The ...

03 Oct 2023 at 16:59

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GAA club asked to give explanation after hunger strikers' pictures allegedly removed for 'cross community' event

A GAA club have been asked to give an explanation after two pictures of hunger strikers were allegedly removed from its clubhouse prior to a 'cross community' event. Representatives of republican group Saoradh in ...

27 Nov 2023 at 06:55

DerryNow

Derry to become a Right to Food City

Derry and Strabane Council will strive to become a Right to Food City after passing a motion to combat the issue of food insecurity in the district. Councillor Catherine McDaid brought the motion to the ...

29 Nov 2023 at 12:30

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First book on life and times of Derry hunger striker published

A County Derry man has penned the first ever biography on 1981 hunger striker and Bellaghy man Francis Hughes. The book entitled 'No Prouder Boast: A Francis Hughes Story' is the work of local author ...

28 Jun 2022 at 13:55

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