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Derry father organises charity football match to raise funds in memory of his baby boy

Adam Harris, who tragically lost his son, Cahir, in 2017, has organised a charity football match to raise money in his memory. This is the second fundraiser that the family have organised, after their first successfully raised enough money in 2018 ...

16 Nov 2021 at 19:06

Features

County Derry woman's campaign to light up GAA clubs for baby loss awareness

In June 2016, Drum woman Rachel McIntyre was mulling over how to tell her friend that she wouldn't be having a drink at her hen party. She had some news. “I was pregnant. I told [people] early because I had my friend's hen party, and I knew they ...

13 Oct 2021 at 09:00

National News

Hot spell sees cars covered in dust as Saharan sand is blown to Ireland

The hot weather spell is bringing Saharan dust to the southwest of the country with many cars covered in a dusting overnight. Carlow Weather's Alan O'Reilly confirmed that he had received reports from the Southwest of the Saharan dust on cars ...

05 Sept 2023 at 09:49

Local News

Man jailed at Derry Court for shouting 'f--k the Queen' at police the day after she died

A man who shouted 'f--k the Queen' at police the day after she died and wore a Bobby Sands T-shirt in the middle of the Apprentice Boys March has been jailed at Derry Magistrate's Court today. Patrick McGonagle (59) of Moyola Drive in Derry ...

16 Dec 2022 at 13:03

Local News

Online lecture to give insight into hunger striker

A local history group is one of four who have collaborated to host an online lecture giving an insight into the life of republican hunger striker Bobby Sands. Rath Lurach History Collective will host the lecture alongside the 1798 ...

11 Nov 2020 at 09:53

Features

BABY LOSS AWARENESS WEEK: Silence is no remedy for grief – speak about your lost children

Today I visited my daughter's grave. A short sentence. Only six words. Six words no parent would ever hope to speak, but it’s our reality. Four years ago, just a few weeks before Christmas, my wife and I lost our daughter, ...

15 Oct 2020 at 08:30

Northern Ireland

Ministers pledge to work together to deliver baby loss certificate scheme

Stormont’s Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald and Health Minister Mike Nesbitt have pledged to work together to deliver a baby loss certificate scheme in Northern Ireland. The ministers described the loss of a baby as ...

09 Oct 2024 at 15:04

Local News

Ministers pledge to work together to deliver baby loss certificate scheme

09 Oct 2024 at 21:00

Local News

Let the 'big wain' inside you come out at a 'sand drawing' event at a County Derry beach tomorrow

A special event incorporating outdoor movement and sandcasting will be held tomorrow at Downhill Beach in County Derry. Art & Movement Educator, Gail Mahon will lead a workshop exploring physical and tactile ...

13 Nov 2020 at 08:24

Local News

The season of giving - Derry card company launches Christmas collection in aid of Sands

The Derry-based Ferry Clever card company has launched a beautiful collection of Christmas cards to support the work of the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, Sands. Sands is a charity that operates ...

19 Dec 2024 at 09:00

Northern Ireland

Bobby Sands statue unveiled to mark anniversary of IRA hunger striker’s death

A statue has been unveiled in memory of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in Belfast, marking the 44th anniversary of his death. The statue of the hunger striker and former MP was revealed at the ...

04 May 2025 at 17:23

Northern Ireland

Council says it did not receive a planning application for Bobby Sands statue

Belfast City Council said it did not receive a planning application for a Bobby Sands statue unveiled at the weekend. The statue of the IRA hunger striker and MP was erected at the Republican ...

07 May 2025 at 10:52

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