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New Exchequer-funded Dublin-Derry Air Service launched by Minister O’Brien

Ian McElhinney, campaign spokesperson; Linda Robinson, chief executive, Age NI and Gordon Cruikshanks, regional managing director, Lidl Northern Ireland.

Lidl NI and Age NI bring ‘Calling for Connection’ phone booth to Victoria Square

Limavady Show

North West Derry UFU group focus

Greyhound called Brogan

Dogs Trust welcomes Drumbo Park closure as “beginning of the end”

Trevor Johnston 1st Ballymena & District & 4th Combine from Corrin 5 Bird

Newry leads the way at Corrin

Ireland's Daniel Coyle. (Picture: Sport NI)

Daniel and Jordan step out in today's centenary Aga Khan Nations Cup

David and Martina Rogers of Northbound Brewery in Derry

Craft beer fans now able to savour unique Derry flavours

PACEMAKER BELFAST 02/10/2024 - The A5 road.

'Saving lives on the existing A5 remains a priority'

Members at ‘Big Breakfast’ in Swatragh Mart.

A busy winter for NE Derry group

Wilsons of Rathkenny are seeking an additional technician for the team

Wilsons of Rathkenny are seeking an additional technician to join the team

A graphic from the current Tourism NI ‘Legenderry’ campaign celebrating the energy, culture and unforgettable experiences that make the city stand out.

New ‘Legenderry’ visitor campaign shines a spotlight on vibrancy of the city

A storm sea. Picture: Met Office

Multi-agency partners are continuing to meet in response to Storm Chandra

Pictured (L-R), UFU deputy president Glenn Cuddy, UFU president William Irvine and UFU deputy president John McLenaghan

UFU presidents’ roadshows 2026

Aiden McCallion, Damian McCrossan, Connie Teague, Julie Devlin, Shauna Carlin and Ciara Moore from Lynch’s EUROSPAR Caw in-store bakery and deli.

Fifty new jobs created as new shopping experience opens from local retailers

Lynch’s EUROSPAR Caw is the new outlet from the award-winning local retailer, and the 11th store the company has opened in the North West and Mid Ulster areas.

Lynch’s opens its latest outlet, Lynch’s EUROSPAR Caw

Mayor Ruairi McHugh with Mary and Martin Gallagher. Picture by Lorcan Doherty.

Children in Crossfire’s Santa back at his post
DERRY Santa Martin Gallagher returns to the Guildhall on Saturday, November 22, to begin his annual fundraiser for Children in Crossfire.
Steven Moore

NE Derry group members listen to John Moore and Victor Chestnutt from Sustainable Ruminant Genetics.

NE Derry UFU group celebrate a positive summer

Mayor Ruairí McHugh with young people from the city and district and project partners at the formal announcement that Derry and Strabane has received UNICEF's Child Friendly Community designation.

Derry and Strabane crowned UNICEF Child Friendly City and District

The group visited SlurryKat on their group visit last week.

NW Derry farmers shine bright: A summer of success, collaboration, and innovatio...

Laura McCorry, CEO of Tourism Northern Ireland, with David Gilliland, left, from Brooke Hall Estate & Gardens, and Michael Beare, from Finn Lough.

Tourism NI hosts celebration event for ‘Embrace a Giant Spirit’ businesses

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland with the manager of Raphoe Livestock Mart, Ann Harkin.

Presbyterian Moderator spends time with farming families

Mayor Ruairí McHugh joined council Chief Executive John Kelpie in welcoming Junior Ministers Aisling Reilly and Joanne Bunting, The Executive Office, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald, Stella Byrne from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, to Ebrington Square for the official commencement of works on site at the new Derry~Londonderry on the North Atlantic (DNA) Museum. McKelvey Construction Ltd are set to begin work on the £14.4m project which is expected to be completed in Spring 2027.

History in the making as work begins on DNA Museum

The Spanish Armada artefacts will undergo a programme of conservation in preparation for their return for the new DNA Musem in Ebrington Square. Pic: Lorcan Doherty

Spanish Armada collection on the move from Tower Museum

Londonderry puts on the biggest Halloween event in Europe.

Four nights of folklore, fireworks and fun planned for Derry Halloween

Mayor Ruairi McHugh launching Culture Night with Jack Macíomhair, seated, Director of Cultúrlann, and from left, Ryan Harling, Events/Festivals officer, Cultúrlann, Saoirse Barbour, Co-ordinator, Acadanh Ceoil, Peter Tracey, musician, Mary Delargy, Cultúrlann, and Sharon Meenan, Arts & Culture, Derry City & Strabane District Council.

Action-packed culture night programme

Savills has launched to the market a substantial block of highly versatile farmland at Craigbrack Road, Eglinton, Co Derry/Londonderry, available in two lots or as a whole, with a guide price of £450,000-£1,500,000 (€519,242-€1,730,808)

Savills launches prime farmland for sale at Craigbrack Road, Eglinton

Jeananne Craig, event host, actor Seamus O’Hara and Liz Steele, Culture & Heritage Tourism Manager at Tourism NI, at the launch of Tourism Northern Ireland’s new SCENic Route map.

Tourism NI’s new film location map will ‘inspire visitors to explore’
TOURISM Northern Ireland has launched a new illustrated visitors’ map which highlights film and TV locations around the region.
Steven Moore

Cecilia Deehan receives the Danny Sheerin Memorial Award from Mayor Ruairí McHugh and Danny’s wife Rose and son Brendan at the finish line of Sunday’s Waterside Half Marathon.

Globe trotting runner Cecilia honoured with Danny Sheerin Memorial Award

James and Louise Huey, founders of the award-winning Walled City Brewery and Restaurant at Derry’s Ebrington Square.

Enterprising couple showcase Derry’s smart people behind rich flavours

Jennifer O’Donnell, Tourism Manager at Derry City & Strabane District Council, Odhran Dunne, Chief Executive at Visit Derry, and David Gilliland, managing partner at Brook Hall Estate. Picture: Martin McKeown

Derry and Strabane District Council celebrates tourism growth

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"This was an abhorrent environmental crime of unprecedented proportions" - Muir

Applications are open now Guildhall Craft Fair stalls in November.

Applications sought for 2025 Guildhall Craft Fair

The North East Derry group quiz took place at The Old Point, Kilrea.

North East Derry group focus

The Tibbs deliver a fresh yet nostalgic groove, blending Rhythm & Blues with Funk, Ska and Pop elements.

Dutch funk band to bring some exciting new sounds to this year’s Jazz Festival

The Mayor with Bud Club’s Gavin Melly and Gary and Stephen McCaul with young people from the Mayoral Charity Bud Club.

Mayor’s ‘One Big Weekend, One Big Cause’ set to rock Derry

April saw the close of another successful winter programme season for the North West Derry UFU group

North West Derry group focus

Mayor Lilian Seenoi-Barr with Katsu Umetsu, from Japanese arts organisation Foyle Obon, David Dowd, Acting Head of Horticulture branch, CAFRE, and Shauna Kelpie, Acorn Farm/Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.

Hiroshima tree of hope finds new home in Gate Lodge Gardens

Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Lillian Seenoi-Barr, Paul Sweeney, Northern Ireland chair, National Lottery Community Fund and Shauna Kelpie, Acorn Farm Project manager, Community Foundation for Northern Ireland along with pupils from St Anne's Primary School, Derry Acorn Farm Partnership Team which includes, Derry City and Strabane District Council, The Conservation Volunteers, Community Garden Support, Developing Healthy Communities and Natural World Products

Derry’s Acorn Farm’s New Gate Lodge Garden is officially opened

A group of international golf tour operators and influencers invited by Tourism NI to sample the golf offering in the North-West ahead of The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush in July, pictured at Portstewart Golf Club.

Tourism NI hosts international golf tour operators to showcase region

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Former Austins building acquired by Inner City Trust

The Mayor with Scarlett Buchanan, Kate Buchanan, Rachel Short and Wyatt Williamson from Bready Jubilee PS. Included are Charlie Beattie, McKelvey Construction, and Jenny Martin, NI area lead, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government.

Bready pupils place time capsule in new Acorn Farm dome

The Tower Museum team is putting together a collection recalling Derry's shirt factories.

Shirt factory legacy to live on in new archive collection

Mayor Lilian Seenoi Barr, with District Sports Forum members Bill Henderson (Institute FC) and Seamus McGilloway (Derry GAA), Keith Thompson, Sports Development Officer at council, and Jack McGinnis, Sports Development Assistant. Photo: Tom Heaney, nwpresspics

Nominations sought for 2025 Derry and Strabane Sports Awards

The British Limousin Cattle Society is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Rainey as its new CEO.

Mr Rainey brings a wealth of business and breeding experience

The British Limousin Cattle Society is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Rainey as its new CEO.

Mr Rainey brings a wealth of business and breeding experience

Julie holding wheel of cheese

LegenDerry Food Month showcases the art of cheese with Dart Mountain

Pictured are farmers protesting in Armagh on Saturday afternoon. (Picture: McAuley Multimedia)

Pictures from the UFU tractor rally in County Armagh

Mayor Lilian Seenoi-Barr planting the first of many Rowan trees at Knockavoe Primary School, with Michele Murphy, DC&SDC, Brendan Garthwaite, Tree & Woodland Officer with DC&SDC, Cormack Crawford, Knockavoe Head Boy, Catherine Burke, Senior Leader at Knockavoe PS, pupil Zach McNulty and Ciara McLaughlin, Senior Leader at Knockavoe PS.

Knockavoe pupils helping to grow a better future

Shonagh Higginbotham, LMP Officer, Clare McGillion, Development and Engagement Officer, Northern Ireland Childminding Association, Trudy Doherty, Social Worker, Early Years Learning, Western Trust, and Nicki Gilleece, Manager, LMP. (Photo: Jim McCafferty Photography)

New programme aims to create job opportunities for Childminders

Deputy Mayor Darren Guy with Niamh Harte, DFC, Aaron O'Hagan, CRAFT Training, Samatha Lynch, Western Health and Social Care Trust, and Mark Hasson, chef.

Candidates sought for Hospitality Employment Academy

Nikki Paterson, Business Solutions Manager at Tourism Northern Ireland, James Martin, Brownlow House, Lurgan, Joanne Devlin, Dunfin Farm, Ballycastle, and Alva Pearson Downey, CEO of ITOA, at the joint Tourism NI/ITOA networking workshop at the Everglades Hotel in Derry.

Derry tourism workshop an ‘excellent opportunity’ to showcase NI

Charles Acheson, third overall in NI in Oats category. (Pic: UFU)

North East Derry group focus

Founders Brian Ash and Jim Nash, pioneers of the new whiskey.

New Irish whiskey set to be launched in North West

The Mayor, Councillor Lilian Seenoi-Barr pictured with members of the late Paddy Tyre’s family and Zara and Tiernan. Picture Martin McKeown.

Paddy Tyre tribute concert planned for the Guildhall

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The Met Office has issued an AMBER warning for strong and disruptive winds

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