City of Derry Jazz festival kicks off with a bang
It's one of the biggest event's in #Derry's music calender and this year's jazz and big band festival officially got underway last night...Anna Quigley was there
4m Apr 29, 2016
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'I saw people carrying bodies on makeshift stretchers'
Derry-born Father Colum Kelly, who's now the chaplain at Port Immingham, was at Hillsborough in 1989 and was later the chaplain at Airdale Hospital where he spent a lot of time with Tony Blan's family..Tony lost his life in 1993 after being in a coma after the disaster. Father Kelly spoke to Eve Blair about his memories of HIllsborough and his reaction to the verdict ....
5m Apr 27, 2016
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'I was buying cheap alcohol and hiding it under the bed'
It's the most common addiction in the UK but are we talking about alcohol addiction enough? This week the BBC documentary maker Louis Theroux shone his spotlight on alcoholism in his programme Drinking To Oblivion. On the Breakfast Show we heard from Derry film-maker, and recovering alcoholic, Gavin Patton...
3m Apr 27, 2016
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13 Syrian refugee familIes to arrive in Derry
They've had to flee their homes in war-torn Syria and next week more than a dozen Syrian refugee families will arrive in Derry to begin their new life.... So how will they adjust to life here and how do people in the city feel about their arrival? Anna Quigley has been finding out
4m Apr 27, 2016
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Second Derry take-away "destroyed" in fire
Yet another business in Derry has been badly damaged in a fire - the second in the past two days. The fire service say the blaze at Papa Busty's pizza take-away, which has only been open five weeks, was accidental. Barry Whyte was at the scene on Waterloo Street yesterday afternoon...
4m Apr 26, 2016
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The mystery of the missing socks
Losing socks in the wash is one of life's great mysteries but now a scientist has come up with the probability formula that predicts why it happens. Charlatte Mclaughlin's been asking people in Derry about the issue...
35s Apr 25, 2016
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Derry Chinese restaurant badly damaged in fire
A Chinese restaurant in Derry has been badly damaged in a fire. It broke out inside Rainbow on Carlisle Road yesterday morning. The fire and rescue service believe it was accidental. The chef-owner was treated in hospital for minor burns and more than 30 firefighters were involved in the operation to bring it under control. Dean McLaughlin was there....
4m Apr 25, 2016
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LISTEN: April Garfield-Kidd at the scene of #Derry Chinese take-away fire
2m Apr 24, 2016
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LISTEN: Derry City manager Kenny Shiels criticises FAI over fixture schedule
4m Apr 22, 2016
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LISTEN: Derry City manager criticises FAI over fixture schedule after 1-0 win over Bohs
4m Apr 22, 2016
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Hundreds celebrate Queen's birthday at Ebrington
Hundreds of people gathered in Ebrington Square last night to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday. A beacon was lit and Hamilton Flute Band paraded through the square. Our reporter Dean McLaughlin was there...
4m Apr 22, 2016
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'Mummy wasn't born the same day as the Queen, it's the other way round'
The Queen is another person who's reached a big milestone but she wasn't the only one to reach the age of ninety yesterday. There was a party too in Newtoncunningham in Donegal where Netta Cole celebrated her 90th surrounded by family and friends. In fact the Queen sent Netta a birthday card when they both celebrated their 80th, ten years ago. Back then the Queen broke with protocol as she does...
3m Apr 22, 2016
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'I just love her majesty very, very much'
Celebrations are being held across the UK to mark the 90th Birthday of The Queen. She'll spend the day in Windsor, unveiling a plaque and meeting well wishers, like she's done so many times before. Closer to home Royal Enthusiast Maisie Crawford held her very own birthday celebrations for the Queen. Eve Blair was there...
4m Apr 21, 2016
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#EasterRising: 'Francis Ledwidge marched here in 1916'
Poet Francis Ledwidge was a friend of one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising, Thomas McDonagh. Ledwidge arrived back from combat in the First World War into a ruined Dublin - and was then sent to Derry. Freya McClements has been gathering stories of Derry connections to the 1916 Rising ahead of the 100th anniversary on Sunday, and she went to meet Dave Duggan to find out more about Fr...
4m Apr 20, 2016
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#EasterRising: 'He spent a lot of time in prison for his beliefs'
John Fox was one of the leaders of the Irish Volunteers in Derry who was interned after the Rising. A lifelong Republican, he was presented to Eamon de Valera when he visited Derry as Taoiseach in 1951. Freya McClements has been hearing all about him from his grandson Cathal Fox.
4m Apr 20, 2016
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#EasterRising: 'Derry was a city divided'
This Sunday it will be exactly 100 years since the Easter Rising began in Dublin. On the morning of the 24th of April, 1916, the rebel leaders stormed the GPO and other buildings in central Dublin - but confusion over orders meant that in Derry, as in many places, the Volunteers did not rise as they believed the rebellion had been cancelled. Local historian Ken McCormack took Freya McClements t...
4m Apr 20, 2016
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'Blood, literally, on our streets again'
A man is critically ill in hospital after being shot in both legs in Creggan. It happened in Magowan Park on Monday night. The motive is unclear at this stage. Our reporter Dean McLaughlin was at the scene last night
4m Apr 19, 2016
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Friends and neighbours pay tribute to Sister Clare Crockett
Friends and neighbours have been paying tribute to the nun - Sister Clare Crockett - who was killed in an earthquake in Ecuador. The 33-year-old, who is originally from Derry, was based at a school in Playa Prieta with the Home of the Mother order when the quake struck. Dean McLaughlin has been speaking to people who knew her as a young girl growing up in the Longtower area. ..
4m Apr 19, 2016
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"Don't drink and jive" Greysteel dancers keepin' er country
Would you say you're a jiver? Maybe you're more of slow waltz kind of person...well Keepin' er Country is back on our screens again tonight on BBC One. It focuses this week on Greysteel man Kevin O'Kane. Kevin is 27 and teaches hundreds of people how to jump-jive right across County Derry. Dean McLaughlin went along to one of his classes at the Vale Centre in Greysteel...
4m Apr 18, 2016
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'I will remember her with a huge smile on her face'
Sister Clare's close friend Sister Kristin Tenreiro told Brian Kernohan that she would remember her fun and laughter....
5m Apr 18, 2016
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Derry Nun killed in Ecuador earthquake a "Beautiful person"
A nun from Derry has been killed in an earthquake in Ecuador. Sister Clare Theresa Crockett, 33, was based at a school in Playa Prieta with the Home of the Mother order. Fr Roland Colhoun was the spiritual director of Sister Crockett's youth group...
2m Apr 18, 2016
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'Steve changed the game of snooker'
Snooker great Steve Davis has announced his retirement at the age of 58. Davis began his career in 1978 and dominated the sport in the 1980s, winning six world titles and was world number one from 1983 to 1990. He made the announcement at the World Championships in Sheffield, where he's working as a pundit for the BBC. Dennis Taylor is one of only 2 men who got the better of Davis in a World F...
5m Apr 18, 2016
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'He's just a miracle' - Proud mum raises £60,000 for Altnagelvin hospital
He was born 14 weeks premature and was so tiny that his father's wedding ring could fit around his arm. Daniel O'Connell weighed just 2lbs and the odds were stacked against him. But he pulled through and twenty years on he is set to graduate university. His mum Sinead says without the support she received in the Neonatal unit at Altnagelvin hospital she would have been lost. She has spent the l...
5m Apr 18, 2016
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Stolen taxi used by disabled children burnt out
A Derry taxi driver has said he has been left heartbroken after his taxi van was stolen from outside his home and burnt out. Bobby Bradley says his vehicle was mostly used by disabled children and adults, who had to find alternative transport today. He has been speaking to Barry Whyte.....
4m Apr 15, 2016
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LISTEN: #Limavady man Dominic Allen says he's too scared to return home after arson attack last Sunday
2m Apr 15, 2016
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Ebrington Primary School choir ready for final
Excitement is building ahead of BBC Radio Ulster's School Choir of the Year this weekend as Ebrington Primary School get ready to compete in the final. And as our reporter Teresa Craig has been finding out....these young stars are taking everything in their stride!!
4m Apr 15, 2016
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Should texting be allowed in the cinema?
A big cinema chain in the US says yes we should - they say that trying to encourage young people to turn off their smart phones is not on. So should they be allowed? OR should as some film lovers have been suggesting our reporter Teresa Craig - be banned altogether.......
2m Apr 15, 2016
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When Mark met Brid
Brid ni Dhochartaigh’s father led the efforts towards the Easter Rising in Derry. Now aged 96, Brid tells Mark about her Sorbonne doctorate, her decades as a nun, and the Ireland she sees in 2016. @bbcradiofoyle @bbcvoices16
31m Apr 14, 2016
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LISTEN: Newbuildings polling station moved over flag complaints. Residents talk to @Dean_Journalist
2m Apr 14, 2016
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'My daughter would still be here': Jean Quigley's mother backs Clare's law
The mother of a woman murdered by her partner has backed calls by trade unions for the introduction of Clare's law in Northern Ireland. The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) allows people to find out if a partner has a history of violence. Jean Quigley was murdered at her home in Cornshell Fields in Londonderry in 2008 by her partner Stephen Cahoon.Emma McBride has been speaking to Ter...
3m Apr 13, 2016
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Four escape from arson attack in Derry
A woman whose family narrowly escaped injury after an arson attack on their home early this morning says they could have been killed. The police say furniture was deliberately placed against the front door of the property at Drumard Park and set alight, blocking the doorway. Annie Stokes has been speaking to Keiron Tourish..
3m Apr 12, 2016
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LIfe without Mark
For thousands of fans Derry City footballer Mark Farren was a hero on the pitch. But to his wife Terri-Louise he was simply the man she loved. So when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2008 the young couple were devastated but vowed to fight it together. He sadly lost that battle in February. In her first broadcast interview Terri-Louise has been speaking to our reporter Teresa Craig abo...
2m Apr 11, 2016
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Life after Mark.
For thousands of fans - Derry City footballer Mark Farren was a hero on the pitch. But to his wife Terri-Louise he was simply the man she loved. So when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2008 the young couple were devastated but vowed to fight it together. He sadly lost that battle in February. In her first broadcast interview Terri-Louise has been speaking to our reporter Teresa Craig a...
2m Apr 11, 2016
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Hundreds at Austins for closing down sale
It was one of the oldest department stores in the world, but the shutters came down on Austin's over the weekend for the final time. A closing down sale marked the end for the iconic department store on Saturday. Hundreds of people turned out for the sale, Barry Whyte was there.....
4m Apr 11, 2016
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Anti-social behaviour at former Derry school
Jonathan Moore's 83-year-old father who lives behind Immaculate Conception College says that up to 100 young people gathered at the school on Saturday night.
2m Apr 11, 2016
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LISTEN: "We showed no guts" - @ShamrockRovers boss Pat Fenlon says Derry well worth win
2m Apr 08, 2016
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LISTEN: "That win was for the fans" - @derrycity manager Kenny Shiels saw his team go top with 3-0 win over Shamrock Rovers
3m Apr 08, 2016
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What next for Austins in Derry?
It was one of the oldest department stores in the world, but the shutters came down on Austin's last month with the lose of 53 jobs. The store will openly briefly tomorrow for a closing down sale...so where next for the iconic building in the Diamond where it stood for more than two centuries? Anna Quigley has been asking shoppers what they think...
2m Apr 08, 2016
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What next for Austins building in Derry?
It was one of the oldest department stores in the world, but the shutters came down on Austin's last month with the lose of 53 jobs. The store will openly briefly tomorrow for a closing down sale...so where next for the iconic building in the Diamond where it stood for more than two centuries? Anna Quigley has been asking shoppers what they think...
2m Apr 08, 2016
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Legal Highs: Mother fears new UK laws will fail
Adele Wallace's son Adam battled an addiction with legal highs for two years. He died in hospital after being found lying on waste ground in Newtownards last year. Adele says legal highs stole her son and she now campaigns and gives talks in schools warning of the dangers. She told Elaine McGee that learning about the experience in the Republic is very disheartening:...
7m Apr 07, 2016
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#Diabetes: George from #Derry was diagnosed at age 11
The number of cases of diabetes worldwide have quadrupled over the last 30 years. 39-year-old George Anderson from #Derry has been living with type 1 diabetes since the age of 11. He's been speaking to Anna Quigley..
4m Apr 07, 2016
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Derry City FC: Transfer funds will be made available in July
Derry City fans got the chance to air their views with the club's chairman Philip O'Doherty and team manager Kenny Shiels at a forum last night to discuss their plans for the future. Speaking to Eric White, Philip said transfer funds would be made available for the manager..
3m Apr 06, 2016
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Disabled man's car burnt out in Derry
A disabled man says he's disgusted that his car was burnt out, outside his home in Derry. It happened in Galliagh Park on Sunday night. Thomas Cairns, who has cerebral palsy, says the specially-adapted car was his lifeline. He's been speaking to Anna Quigley..
3m Apr 05, 2016
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Alopecia: Paula gets 'Life changing' replacement
Hair loss can be traumatic for some women who experience it. You might remember we heard from Paula Kyle back in November - she was diagnosed with Alopecia when she was just 22. Since that interview Paula has received confirmation from the Health and Social Care Board that she would finally receive funding for a new hair replacement system. Yesterday specialists spent hours with Paula to crea...
6m Apr 05, 2016
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Eddie Davis: Exhibition of a great #Derry footballer
He will be forever remembered as one of Derry's best known footballers and a new exhibition marking the life of Eddie Davis has opened in the city. Mr Davis died last August at the age of 96. He was not only a success on the pitch, he also carved out a successful career as a football agent and entrepeneur. Anna Quigley reports...
4m Apr 04, 2016
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Clear your wart with a snail on a briar
Have you ever heard of putting a baby under a donkey's stomach to cure whooping cough? Anna Quigley has been asking the good people of Derry for their own old fashioned 'cures'....
2m Apr 04, 2016
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Tyrone sheep gives birth to rare sextuplet lambs
A sheep at a family-run farm in County Tyrone has surprised its owners by giving birth to rare sextuplets.In fortuitous timing, the six healthy lambs were born at the Donemana farm at 6am on Good Friday. Eve Blair spoke to Andrew Shannon....
4m Apr 01, 2016
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Richard Kerr, who was abused by a Belfast psychiatrist when he was a child spoke to The Breakfast Show -
A new study has found that a psychiatrist in Belfast was able to continue working with children after he'd been convicted for child abuse in the 1970s. Dr Morris Fraser was the Senior Psychiatric Registrar at the Royal Victoria Hospital and author of a book about how the Troubles affected children. The Dublin academic Dr Niall Meehan who carried out the study says that information about Dr Fras...
3m Mar 31, 2016
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'When we kissed, the registrar was in tears'
The husband of a County Tyrone woman who died from lung cancer has praised staff at Altnagelvin Hospital for helping her fulfil her dying wish... to marry him. Jacqueline McCullagh was diagnosed in October but was too ill to travel to the Registry Office in Omagh for her wedding. Her husband Martin says the staff who looked after her, went above and beyond to give her the wedding day she so des...
6m Mar 30, 2016
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Fun at the #Derry Feis
It's that time of the year again where children's clothes are properly pressed and hair perfected. Yes, thousands of children are taking part in hundreds of different competitions at the Derry Feis. The famous song and dance competition runs until Friday. Our reporter Barry Whyte went along yesterday ...
4m Mar 30, 2016
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