'Proud of our history' #EasterRising #Derry
Dublin wasn't the only place where the centenary of the Rising was commemorated. Here in #Derry, thousands of people took part in a parade from Westland Street to the city cemetery yesterday afternoon. Our reporter Dean McLaughlin was there...
4m Mar 28, 2016
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Buncrana Pier Tragedy: Guildhall Vigil
Hundreds of people gathered at Guildhall Square in #Derry last night to remember the five people who lost their lives in the Buncrana pier tragedy. One week on and people spoke of the dark cloud that still lies over the city. Vigils were also held in Strathfoyle and in Buncrana where Louise James - who lost her mother, sister, two sons and her partner - spoke briefly to thank the crowd for thei...
3m Mar 28, 2016
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#EasterRising: #Derry volunteer's autograph book
As one of the leaders of the Irish Volunteers in Derry Eamonn MacDermott was arrested after the #EasterRising and interned with the likes of Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins. His grandson - who's also called Eamonn - showed our reporter Freya McClements a very special autograph book...
5m Mar 25, 2016
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#Donegal reads all 66 books of the #Bible
For 96 hours non stop round the clock people lined up in St Eunans Cathedral in Raphoe, Co Donegal to read the 66 books of the bible. It was a mammoth effort which attracted people from all faiths across the north west. Enda McClafferty spoke to the man behind it all....
5m Mar 25, 2016
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Buncrana Pier Tragedy: A week Derry & Donegal will never forget
It has been a heart rending week. A week when a family trip to watch the sunset over Lough Swilly from Buncrana pier ended in tragedy. Five lives were lost and one was saved.....
4m Mar 25, 2016
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Two cousins, the #EasterRising and the Western Front
#Derry genealogist Keith Wright's relatives were in the Irish Volunteers and the British Army. His ancestor William Holmes, became one of the leaders of the Irish Volunteers in Donegal after the Rising - even though his cousin, the Reverend William Gibson, was at the same time serving as a British army chaplain on the Western Front. Keith spoke to Freya McClements....
3m Mar 24, 2016
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Hear the story of the only Derry man killed in the #EasterRising
One British soldier remembers how he was caught up in the Easter Rising - but did you know the only #Derry man killed during the fighting was also a soldier? As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Rising, our reporter Freya McClements has been looking at some of the local links to the rebellion. Among them is the story of Second Lieutenant Charles Love Crockett of the Royal Inniskilling Fu...
4m Mar 24, 2016
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Maurice Devenney 'pushed out' by DUP
Former DUP MLA Maurice Devenney says he was put under pressure to leave the party. He'll now stand in the Assembly election as an independent unionist, He also says he did not ask DUP supporters to vote for the SDLP on polling day for last years Wesminster election.
3m Mar 24, 2016
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The City of Derry Jazz Festival is back...🍹🎶🎷👐
Talk about putting on the Ritz! It was full on forties glamour in the midst of a smoky atmosphere last night as the annual City of #Derry Jazz Festival was launched. Our reporter Teresa Craig went along...
3m Mar 23, 2016
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DUP not threatened by Maurice Devenney
DUP MLA Gary Middleton says he does not feel threatened by former Maurice Devenney standing as an Independent Unionist for Foyle in the upcoming Assembly Election....
34s Mar 23, 2016
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Buncrana Tragedy: "No words to console family"
Fr Noel Brown from Holy Family church in Ballymagroarty where the funeral mass for all five members of the McGrotty and Daniels family will be held on Thursday morning...
1m Mar 22, 2016
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Prayers for the family involved in Sunday's pier tragedy
People have been signing Books of Condolences following the deaths of five people in the Buncrana pier tragedy. They were opened by the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council at Holy Family Church in Ballymagoarty and St Joseph's Church in Galliagh....
1m Mar 22, 2016
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Davitt Walsh: 'seconds from saving another child'
The man who dived into freezing water to save a baby girl off Buncrana pier has described how he came within seconds of pulling a second child from the car before it sank killing all five on board. Davitt Walsh says the boy was pulled from his grasp as the water filled the car. He's been speaking to Enda McClafferty...
3m Mar 22, 2016
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Derry pipe bomb: Residents left 'angry'
Residents in the Waterside area of Derry say they're angry after a pipe bomb was left near pensioners homes. Army Technical Officers were called to the scene at Sperrin Park in Nelson Drive yesterday following the discovery of the viable device. Our reporter Teresa Craig has been speaking to some residents including local pensioner Maisie Crawford
2m Mar 22, 2016
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Buncrana Pier deaths: Mass goers in 'shock'
Five people, believed to be from Derry, have died after a car went off a pier. A passer-by helped rescue a baby girl from the car who was taken to Letterkenny Hospital. Mass goers at St Mary's Church in Buncrana say they are in shock.
21s Mar 21, 2016
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Buncrana pier deaths: Eyewitness says he felt "hopeless"
More on the tragedy which has devastated a family in Derry and stunned the town of Buncrana in Donegal after five people, including children, died when a car entered the water at the pier last night. Francis Crawford told our reporter Anna Quigley what he saw...
4m Mar 21, 2016
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Five dead in Donegal Tragedy
Five people, including children, are now known to have died after a car went into the water at Buncrana pier last night. A baby was rescued and taken to Letterkenny Hospital. Our reporter Teresa Craig was at the scene last night .....
3m Mar 21, 2016
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When you think of St Patrick's Day what springs to mind?
When you think of St Patrick's Day what springs to mind? Shamrocks? Saints? How about #Fairies? This year the annual carnival parade will showcase a glittering castle fit for Tinkerbell herself. Not for the first time - our reporter Teresa Craig found herself away with the Fairies...
3m Mar 15, 2016
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Willie Mullins confirms that Gold Cup fancy Vautour will go for Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham
He had a record of eight winners at last years festival, and this week Irish trainer Willie Mullins has brought no fewer than 60 horses to the festival in search of even more glory, he spoke to Enda McClafferty and Barry Whyte on BBC Radio Foyle Breakfast this morning -
5m Mar 15, 2016
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Jamie Cowey: A life cut tragically short #Meningitis
He was a healthy happy little boy who had just taken his first steps, but little Jamie Cowey's life was cut tragically short when he contracted meningitis. He died in 2004 at just 9 months old. Now his parents, who are from Tullyally, have added their signatures to an 800,000 strong petition for the meningitis B vaccine be given to ALL children under 11. The jab is currently offered to children...
4m Mar 15, 2016
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What's been your worst customer service moment
We've all been there. Bad customer service can make some of us see red. We heard from Anita Robinson yesterday on Breakfast who was lamenting the death of good customer care compared to what was once seen in the now-closed Austins department store: Here's what some of you told Anna Quigley...
1m Mar 15, 2016
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Community project to address motorbike concerns
A local father he hopes says a new track aimed at young motorcyclists could save lives. The North West Community Motorcycle Project aims to address the dangers of riding quads and motorcycles in residential areas. Our reporter Teresa Craig has been revving up to find out more......
4m Mar 14, 2016
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Derry gain late draw in National League classic against Laois
Derry and Laois shared the spoils in a National League classic at O'Moore Park. It ended Laois 1-22 Derry 5-10. Assistant manager Tony Scullion spoke to BBC Sport afterwards -
3m Mar 14, 2016
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#Derry knitters make blankets for refugees
A group of local woman are knitting up a storm to make beautifully crafted blankets to keep refugee children warm. The Derry Square Knitters held the Great Sew and Sew event last Friday. Our reporter Teresa Craig cast off to meet Mary Hunt, Aideen Hughes and Hilda Orr. Hilda says she was deeply affected when she went to help with the refugee crisis in Lesbos...
4m Mar 14, 2016
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Fighting outside Brandywell: 'They seemed to come from everywhere'
The police are investigating fighting that started outside the Brandywell stadium following a Derry City match against Cork City on Friday night. Jenny Witt has been speaking to one resident who saw what happened. The woman - who didn't want to be named - said it was a frightening experience.
3m Mar 14, 2016
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LISTEN: "This win gives us a great lift" - Kenny Shiels speaks to @ericwhite80 as @derrycityfc beat Cork 1-0
3m Mar 11, 2016
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Jim joined the IRA after Bloody Sunday aged 16
My big brother was a pencil sketch which hung in our living room....the words of Ursula Duddy who was just six weeks old when her brother was shot dead by a soldier in Derry. She never got to know him and her only memory was the sketch in her home. Her story is one of 28 which features in the book Beyond the Silence. It features the stories of 28 wives mothers and sisters who lost loved ones in...
6m Mar 10, 2016
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"Gut-wrenching, heartbreaking"
A Co Tyrone businessman says he may have to close his shop after thieves knocked down a wall with a sledgehammer and stole around £50,000 worth of stock. It happened in the early hours of Sunday morning at Active 2 sports shop on Market Street in Omagh. Marty Woodhead says he is now facing an uncertain future. He's been speaking to our reporter Eve Blair...
4m Mar 10, 2016
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Minister apologises for abortion comment
The Environment Minister has apologised for a controversial comment he made on abortion. SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan was criticised for his opening remarks at a women's event when asked about fatal foetal abnormality.
10s Mar 10, 2016
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"I never felt safe"
Her parents who were Protestants fled to the Waterside after their home was repeatedly attacked. Now Elizabeth - who wants to remain anonymous - has told her story for the first time in the book Beyond the Silence - which we have been featuring on Breakfast all week. Elizabeth spent seventeen years as an RUC reservist working in the city and witnessed some of the darkest days of the troubles. H...
3m Mar 10, 2016
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LISTEN - Omagh buisnessman fears for future after £50,000 theft
A Co Tyrone businessman says he may have to close his shop after thieves knocked down a wall with a sledgehammer and stole around £50,000 worth of stock. It happened in the early hours of Sunday morning at Active 2 Sports Shop in Omagh. Marty Woodhead says he faces an uncertain future after around 60% of his stock was taken in the theft on Market Street. He's been speaking to our reporter Eve B...
54s Mar 09, 2016
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A chainsaw, an anvil, welding equipment...all gone
A County Derry farmer has been left counting the cost after £3000 pounds worth of tools were stolen from a workshop in his yard. Robert Moore says he will now have to increase security on his farm off the Ballougry road after the theft at the weekend. He's been speaking to our reporter Anna Quigley..
4m Mar 09, 2016
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Husband "shot to pieces" by loyalist gunmen
Forty years ago John Toland was shot dead while working in the Happy Landing bar in Eglinton. She was left to bring up their seven children - the oldest 15 and youngest 7. Now for the first Marie has talked about the devastating impact her husbands murder had on their lives. She is one of 28 women who lost a loved one in the troubles who told their stories in the book Beyond the Silence. It has...
6m Mar 09, 2016
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'Life has been hell' sister of murdered IRA victim speaks for the first time
Winston Cross was 18 years old and was about to start a new life in the army when in 1974 his life was cut short. He was abducted, tortured for three days in Donegal before being shot by the IRA along with his friend Joseph Slater. His parents were later told it was a case of mistaken identity. Until now his family have never talked publicly about his murder or the devastating impact it had on ...
5m Mar 09, 2016
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Austins worker left 'devastated' by shop closure
Toni McNally has worked for Austins since the age of 14. She says she is devastated about losing her job along with 53 others. She spoke to our reporter Dean McLaughlin..
3m Mar 09, 2016
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The tills fall silent at Austins
One last look back on the Derry Department store, thought to have been one of the oldest in the world, which closed yesterday with the loss of 53 jobs. 15 years older than Harrods and opened 25 years before Macys...by Thomas Austin in 1830, a man well ahead of his time...Eve Blair reports
4m Mar 09, 2016
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#Derry's most iconic department store, Austin's, has closed
Staff were told this morning that the business at the Diamond - which is one of the oldest department stores in Europe - had gone into liquidation. Anna Quigley spoke to some shoppers as they realised that the shutters were closed.
1m Mar 08, 2016
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LISTEN: Dean Doherty, 26 from #Limavady, sustains serious injuries after accident. Brother Errol reacts:
4m Mar 08, 2016
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What if your child was the bully?
One mum decided to take matters in her own hands after finding a post on Facebook about her son who had trod on a girl's foot at school and damaged her shoes. She's now using his birthday money to buy the girl new shoes and bunch of flowers. She said she felt it important that parents don't bury their heads in the sand. Our reporter Dean McLaughlin has been asking people how they would react if...
37s Mar 08, 2016
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British Army play their first official game of Gaelic football
A new chapter in the history of the GAA took place in London on Saturday when a team from the British Army played their first official game of Gaelic football. The Irish Guards took on the Tir Chonaill Gaels. Journalist Robert Mulhern was on the sidelines
3m Mar 07, 2016
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Julie-Ann Coll is 'Woman of the Year'
For years, Tullyally woman Julie-Ann Coll has collected the tickets at the door of the Derry City and Strabane District Council Woman of the Year event. But on Friday night, the 33-year-old found herself centre-stage when she was awarded the title. Julie-Ann is the founder of the Life After Loss support group which she set up after the death of her own baby Mark. The mother-of-four says she now...
3m Mar 07, 2016
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100 year old plane returns
It's more than a hundred years old, was flown across the strands of Magilligan and also crash landed. Yes, Harry Ferguson was the man who made Ireland's first flight and he was the first citizen of the UK to build and fly his own aeroplane. The original parts of the plane are now coming back to Magilligan for a BBC documentary. Our reporter Dean McLaughlin visited Owen Anderson, a technical off...
4m Mar 07, 2016
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LISTEN: "Harps mastered the conditions better than us" - Kenny Shiels' reign as Derry City boss starts with defeat
4m Mar 05, 2016
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LISTEN: We met up with the McNamee brothers before they went head to head in last night's match
3m Mar 05, 2016
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60 jobs in new multi-million pound #Derry hotel
The Bishop's Gate hotel is in the former Northern Counties Building in Bishop Street and the 31 room building involved a major refurbishment. Our reporter Dean McLaughlin was down there earlier for us to have a look around.
4m Mar 04, 2016
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Derry theatre group tackle strictly
A theatre company in Derry is getting ready to host a Strictly Come Dancing competition where all dancing participants have disabilities. Stage Beyond have pulled together a packed programme of dance routines in just five weeks to raise money for their upcoming production of Rashomon in the Millennium Forum. There will be line dancing, the Cha Cha Cha and even some waltzing. Well our reporter L...
4m Mar 04, 2016
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£1,000 of damage to pottery mill
A potter whose workshop in Donemana was vandalised at the weekend says he won't be forced out of the studio where he has loved and worked for almost 40 years. Twenty windows were damaged at the Pottery. Our reporter Teresa Craig visited pottery and spoke to Tom Agnew about what happened.
3m Mar 04, 2016
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LISTEN: Charlie Lawson, who plays Jim McDonald in Coronation St, pays tribute to Tony Warren. He spoke to @Dean_Journalist
3m Mar 02, 2016
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LISTEN: @teresamcraig gets a look around the old police station in #Dungiven
4m Feb 29, 2016
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LISTEN: Sinn Fein's Pearse Doherty on a new government. #GE16
5m Feb 29, 2016
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