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Dungiven gets on with life after Queen's funeral media glare

The metaphorical news vans have now rolled back down the Glenshane, but for the last week, one County Derry town has found itself at the centre of jostling tensions surrounding the Queen's funeral. The furore began with a story in Tuesday's Irish ...

21 Sept 2022 at 13:00

Northern Ireland

Sir William Wright remembered as ‘genius who followed his dreams’

Sir William Wright was an innovator and a genius who followed his dreams, his son has told mourners. Pastor Jeff Wright said his father had stood up against terrorism and gave much of his life to trying to improve Northern Ireland. Earlier, ...

27 Jul 2022 at 18:18

Northern Ireland

Wrightbus employees form guard of honour for William Wright’s funeral cortege

Hundreds of employees of Wrightbus in Ballymena have formed a guard of honour outside the factory in tribute to founder Sir William Wright. Management and staff stood together to pay their respects as Sir William’s funeral cortege passed ...

27 Jul 2022 at 13:14

Local News

'We are not a food bank' says co-founder of Co Derry free food facility

The co-founder of a free food facility in County Derry has moved to clarify the misunderstanding that they operate as a food bank. Jo Loney, co-founder of Dungiven Community Fridge in 2018, has hit out at descriptions of the facility as ...

16 Sept 2022 at 17:13

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Local Derry student receives £15k scholarship from Queen’s University for her community activism

Local student, Ellie-Jo Taylor, has received a £15,000 scholarship from Queen's University Belfast for her community activism. Ellie-Jo is currently a Union Organiser for NUS-USI and a full time Law with Politics student at QUB. ...

16 Nov 2022 at 19:00

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Gardening with Jo: How lockdown has changed what will grow in your garden

We have just arrived back from our first buying trip in the last eighteen months. It was with some cautious optimism that we headed to Italy to our partner nursery there last week to see what stock was new and different looking,...

27 Sept 2021 at 19:07

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St Cecilia's College awarded global 'Diversity and Inclusion' accolade

Derry’s own St Cecilia’s College has become the first school in the world to receive a prestigious ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ accolade. After much hard work by the whole school community, the Bligh’s Lane school was awarded the ...

19 Jan 2023 at 13:45

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Principal wants the 'very best' for St Cecilia's girls

“I want the very best for the girls.” These were the heartfelt final words of the principal of Derry’s St Cecilia’s College, Mary Jo O’Carolan, speaking to Derry News about her new job. Ms O’Carolan came into post in ...

19 Jan 2023 at 13:30

Derry News

New St Cecilia's Principal thanks predecessor for leaving her with a solid foundation

The new Principal of St Cecilia's College, Mary Jo O'Carolan, has paid tribute to her outgoing predecessor, Martine Mulhern. Ms O'Carolan will take over as Principal at the start of the new school year in September ...

15 Jun 2022 at 10:46

Arts & Entertainment

Derry Girls actress to star in Christmas special of popular crime drama

Derry Girls actress Siobhan McSweeney and game show presenter Les Dennis will guest star in the second festive special of Death In Paradise. Dennis will play a so-far-undisclosed role as the Caribbean crime ...

27 Oct 2022 at 17:12

Northern Ireland

New Alliance MP speaks about husband’s rare blood cancer diagnosis

A newly elected MP has called for cancer diagnoses to be put back on the political agenda after speaking about her husband’s battle with a rare form of blood cancer. Sorcha Eastwood, the first female MP to ...

03 Sept 2024 at 18:11

Northern Ireland

Bomber saying violence wrong ‘would make life easier’ – murdered MP’s daughter

The daughter of an MP murdered in the Brighton bombing 40 years ago has said it would make her life easier if the man responsible would state that the IRA’s violence was wrong. Jo Berry, whose father was ...

11 Oct 2024 at 12:51

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