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Derry girl Ciara McChrystal aiming for Commonwealth Games place

Commonwealth Games history will be made in Birmingham next year when Wheelchair Basketball is contested for the first time and, on the gym floor of Templemore Sports Complex, Derry girl Ciara McChrystal is quietly putting the hours in to stake her ...

06 Oct 2021 at 13:09

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City centre bar inaccessible for wheelchair user

“It is 2023, everywhere should be wheelchair accessible.” This was the exasperated sentiment of Catchleen O’Brien who spoke to Derry News about a recent incident in which her brother, Jim, was turned away from a city centre pub because he was a ...

13 Jul 2023 at 15:15

Local News

“I don't hate my wheelchair; it gives me independence”

When Ciara McChrystal was in the second year of her psychology degree at Queen's University in 2015, she started to notice something wasn't right. She had begun to experience severe mood swings and changes in behaviour, as well as intense, ...

21 Jul 2023 at 14:32

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No wheelchair taxis after 6pm in Derry

A young wheelchair user in the city said the lack of wheelchair accessible taxis here in the evenings was seriously hampering her independence. Patricia Clifford from the Inch View area of Derry added she knew of several other wheelchair ...

18 Feb 2023 at 11:00

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London Marathon rule change opens race to wheelchair users with helpers

Wheelchair users who need help from others will be able to enter the London Marathon for the first time, as organisers aim to make the event more inclusive. The London Marathon announced three major policy changes on Thursday, to become ...

21 Jul 2022 at 13:07

Derry News

Wheelchair users in Derry hit out at irresponsible dog owners

Wheelchair users in Derry have hit out at irresponsible dog owners for failing to clean up after their pets. Two young men living in the Brandywell and Creggan areas are having to clean dog dirt off their wheels on an almost daily ...

31 Aug 2020 at 18:26

Derry Sport

County Derry athletes represent Ulster at All Ireland Wheelchair Hurling Finals

Three talented County Derry athletes formed part of the Ulster squad who competed in the M.Donnelly GAA Wheelchair Hurling All-Ireland Finals in Carlow on Sunday September 22. Conor McGrotty from Limavady, Jason Muldoon from ...

02 Oct 2024 at 12:30

Northern Ireland

Campaigner seeks urgent action to address lack of wheelchair-accessible taxis

A campaigner has called for urgent action to address a lack of accessible taxis in Northern Ireland. Dermot Devlin, from Omagh, Co Tyrone, said that as of December 2023, there were just 380 wheelchair accessible taxis in ...

14 May 2025 at 14:45

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