LISTEN: A local traveler family say the fire tragedy in #Dublin has brought back painful memories
3m Oct 13, 2015
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LISTEN: Ballygawley bus bombing: Former soldier reunited with woman who helped save his life
6m Oct 13, 2015
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Members of the local traveller community have been expressing their heartache after the Dublin fire tragedy
A local traveller family have said that the fire tragedy in Co Dublin at the weekend has brought back painful memories for them. The McDonaghs, who are now settled in Strabane, lost their sister Winnie, who was seven years old, in a caravan fire in Belfast thirty years ago. Our reporter Barry Whyte has been speaking to Pat and Tracey McDonagh:
1m Oct 12, 2015
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LISTEN here to some of the reasons why we won Local Station of the Year @PPIRadioAwards
4m Oct 12, 2015
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LISTEN: Cian O'Connor wins the Grand Prix in Eglinton on his horse Coco
3m Oct 12, 2015
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LISTEN: Dermot O'Brien, president of the Garda Representatives Association, reacts to Garda shooting in #Omeath
3m Oct 12, 2015
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LISTEN: Over 60 fire fighters tackle a fire at the old Herdman's Mill in Sion Mills
3m Oct 12, 2015
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LISTEN: Justice Minister David Ford reacts to the death of an on-duty police officer who was shot dead in #Omeath
28s Oct 12, 2015
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LISTEN: Today's 9am news bulletin with @Dean_Journalist
3m Oct 11, 2015
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LISTEN: Derry City manager Paul Hegarty says win over Bray Wanderers was a massive three points
2m Oct 09, 2015
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The Bookkeeper - Enda McClafferty talks to the lady who brought down Richard Nixon.
She was known as the Bookkeeper - the woman who blew the whistle on Watergate in 1972 which brought down the American President Richard Nixon. Her identity and role were kept a secret for years and even when the scandal was made into a film - All the Presidents Men - her real name was withheld. Now we know her identity and last night the bookkeeper - Judy Hobach Miller - spent the night in Der...
15m Oct 09, 2015
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LISTEN BACK - Calls growing on health minister Simon Hamilton to get back to work to sort out waiting lists.
A Limavady woman who's been waiting two years for a back operation says the DUP's health minister Simon Hamilton must return to work to tackle the waiting lists crisis. Christine Walsh, who's 52, says she living in constant pain. Our reporter Anna Quigley has been to a health centre in Limavady.
4m Oct 08, 2015
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LISTEN BACK- Former soldier injured in Ballygawley bus bombing wants to meet #Derry girl who "saved" him.
A former soldier who was badly injured in the Ballygawley bus bombing 27 years ago is trying to trace a young girl from Derry who he says saved his life that day. James Leatherbarrow suffered extensive injuries in the IRA attack which claimed the lives of eight of his colleagues. In the moments after the blast, the soldiers were given first aid by members of Londonderry's Star of the Valley Ban...
7m Oct 08, 2015
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LISTEN: The former soldier injured in the Ballygawley bus bombing wants to meet the Derry girl who "saved" him
2m Oct 07, 2015
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LISTEN: How do you feel about an absent health minister at Stormont? More on #breakfast
1m Oct 07, 2015
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3D printed windpipe surgery 'changes Derry girls life'
Like any seven-year-old girl, little Katie Parke loves playing with her friends at school but until recently that was practically impossible because of a rare life-threatening lung condition she developed as a toddler. Now her mother says her life has changed significantly after doctors at Great Ormond St Children's Hospital used a 3D printer to make a model of her windpipe, before carrying out...
4m Oct 07, 2015
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The bookkeeper at the heart of the #Watergate scandal
Watergate watchers all know about Deep Throat, the anonymous source made famous in All the President's Men. But another unnamed informant, called only "the Bookkeeper" was an even more important source for the reporters. She provided crucial information in the early stages of the investigation about who had access to illegal funds. Now called Judy Miller, the soon-to-be retired bookkeeper spoke...
7m Oct 07, 2015
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Breaking free from being 'locked-in'
As a police officer, 35-year-old Clodagh Dunlop has had more than her fair share of daunting experiences. But after she suffered a massive stroke in April, she found herself with locked-in syndrome. Elaine McGee began by asking her what she could remember in the immediate aftermath of having the stroke:
6m Oct 06, 2015
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Don't take away our lifeline.
That's the plea from a group of pensioners who attend a day centre under threat of closure in County Tyrone. The Western Trust has outlined proposals to close the service at Owenkillew community centre in Gortin and councillors in Omagh are due to raise the issue at a council meeting later. Anna Quigley has been speaking to some of the elderly people who use the service
4m Oct 06, 2015
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LISTEN: Slaughtneil GAA PRO Michael McMullan reflects on a treble triumph
3m Oct 06, 2015
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LISTEN: What's it like suffering with locked-in syndrome? Hear Clodagh's first broadcast i'view tomorrow
27s Oct 05, 2015
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LISTEN: Harry Gregg says he's shocked by the success of the Harry Gregg Foundation
4m Oct 05, 2015
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Imagine being addicted to class A drugs and left homeless
Imagine being addicted to class A drugs and left homeless - all at the age of 18. That was the case for Limavady man Ethan Whitman who is now 26, a keen artist and living in Eglinton with his wife and two children. He has decided to speak out for the first time about his drug addiction and how his life totally spiraled out of control. He's been speaking to our reporter Dean McLaughlin
5m Oct 05, 2015
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LISTEN: A #Limavady man says the drugs scene in the north west is "getting out of hand". His story tomorrow.
1m Oct 04, 2015
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A woman has said she will have to leave her home in Derry after a pipe bomb attack
A woman in her 20s says she will have to leave her home in Derry after a pipe bomb exploded on her window sill. The attack, which is being treated by the police as a sectarian hate crime, happened at Lincoln Court on Saturday night. Army bomb disposal officers were called to the scene and residents had to spend the night at a community centre. Rachael Keyes has been speaking to BBC Radio Foyle
1m Oct 04, 2015
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LISTEN: IFA President Jim Shaw says Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill is set to be offered a two year deal
1m Oct 03, 2015
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LISTEN: Former Ireland centre Maurice Field looks ahead to Ireland v Italy
3m Oct 02, 2015
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LISTEN: President of Ireland Michael D Higgins on the death of Brian Friel
5m Oct 02, 2015
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LISTEN: Margo Harkin on the death of Brian Friel
7m Oct 02, 2015
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LISTEN: @robbeorn reports on the death of Brian Friel
1m Oct 02, 2015
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LISTEN: Tony Conway 'lucky to be alive' after bull attack
4m Oct 02, 2015
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Tyrone farmer says he's lucky to be alive after bull attack
A County Tyrone farmer who fought off a bull which attacked him last Friday - says he's lucky to be alive. Tony Conway suffered injuries to his back and legs after the animal, which weighed around a tonne, attacked him while he was working in a field. Hear a full report from Teresa Craig on Breakfast at 0830am.
25s Oct 01, 2015
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LISTEN BACK: The latest on the A5 upgrade. @teresamcraig reports and we got political reax
11m Oct 01, 2015
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LISTEN: The 124 year old Guildhall organ in #Derry is back in action
4m Oct 01, 2015
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Doctors given go-ahead for UK's first womb transplants
Doctors have been given the go-ahead to carry out the UK's first womb transplants. The clinical trial will involve ten women and, if successful, the first British babies born from donor wombs could be delivered in 2017. The news has given hope to thousands of women unable to carry their own children including Lauren Fowler. She has been speaking to Dean McLaughlin.
2m Sep 30, 2015
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LISTEN: @Dean_Journalist speaks to TV anchor @11hullinger who witnessed the execution of Kelly Gissendaner in the US
8m Sep 30, 2015
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Sister of IRA man wants to meet soldier who killer her brother.
The sister of an IRA man says she would like to meet the soldier who killed her brother in Derry in 1976. Jim Gallagher was due to celebrate his 21st birthday when he was shot on a bus at Fort George on the Strand Road. He had been released from prison just six days before after serving time for planting a bomb and IRA membership. Fiona Gallagher says she would like to know what the solider has...
6m Sep 30, 2015
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Should people in certain professions have to wear a tie?
A politician has been given a dressing down by the Speaker in the Assembly for not wearing a tie. But does it really matter. Do you need to be suited and booted to make an impression?
1m Sep 28, 2015
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Colum Eastwood to challenge Alasdair McDonnell for SDLP leadership
Foyle MLA Colum Eastwood's first broadcast interview after he confirmed he is to challenge for the leadership of the SDLP. He spoke to Dean McLaughlin.
9m Sep 28, 2015
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Magilligan girl wins sheepdog contest.
Forget one man and his dog, it's all about one girl! Shannon Conn from Magilligan spoke to Enda McClafferty and Elaine McGee after winning One Man and his Dog 2015 for Ireland on the BBC's Countryfile programme. Collie dog Bill also made an appearance.
5m Sep 28, 2015
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Missed Anita's Monday reflection?
Anita Robinson reflects on community relations, the university and politics.
4m Sep 28, 2015
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Foyle MLA Colum Eastwood is expected to run for the SDLP party leadership, is he the right man for the job?
It's expected that Foyle MLA Colum Eastwood will stand against SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell for leadership of the party. The BBC understands at least five branches of the party have nominated the former Mayor of Derry to stand against him at the party conference in November. Sources said they expect him to run for the leadership.
1m Sep 27, 2015
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What can we do to encourage children to read more?
The actor and children's author, David Walliams, is backing a government campaign to get more children reading. The UK government says too many children are being left behind, in particular the most disadvantaged. David Walliams, who has written eight novels, says enthusing children about reading is important to him:
14s Sep 24, 2015
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'Proud ex-IRA man' comments spark council row
A Sinn Féin Councillor - who killed six people in a car bomb attack more than 40 years ago - is at the centre of a political storm after describing himself as a "proud ex-IRA man". Sean McGlinchey made the remarks at a council meeting in Coleraine, where the Provisional IRA detonated two car bombs in 1973. Unionists have described the remarks as "shameful". Dean McLaughlin heard from Councillor...
5m Sep 24, 2015
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Donegal man becomes national draughts champion at 77
John Joe McGee is in the form of his life because he's just become Irish Senior Champion in Draughts to go along with the Northern Ireland Open which he also won this year. He's been playing the game since he was 11 and as he told Eric White, he has no plans to retire as he basks in the glory of his recent success...
3m Sep 24, 2015
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Derry soprano Margaret Keys to sing for Pope
The Derry soprano Margaret Keys says she's delighted to be among a host of world famous performers asked to sing for Pope Francis in the United States this weekend. She's been speaking to Keiron Tourish...
4m Sep 24, 2015
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Fashion Fest 2015 comes to Derry
If you're a dedicated follower of fashion, here's one for your diary. The #Derry "fashion fest" - launched yesterday - is back here on the 12th of November for three days. It's the perfect chance for local designers to get their name on the map and their clobber on the catwalk. But it's much more than that, as Eve Blair, who battled through noisy renovations work next door, has been finding out...
4m Sep 24, 2015
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Optometry NI says 'half of all cases of sight loss avoidable'
A trip to the opticians for one Derry man uncovered much more than just a problem with his eyesight - instead he was rushed to Altnagelvin's Emergency Department Hospital where doctors confirmed a life-threatening condition. While not all trips to the opticians end as dramatically - the local association of optometrists is urging the public not to ignore routine eye tests. Our health Correspond...
4m Sep 24, 2015
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Fashion Fest 2015 comes to Derry...Is Derry a Fashion Capital?
A dedicated weekend of workshops, fashion demos showcase events...and a gala fashion show packed with local and international designers, well it can only mean one thing, Fashion Fest rolls back into Derry City this November. Taking place between the 12th-14th November, it was launched in the City on Wednesday by Mayor Elisha McCallion . It's a chance for local designers to get their name on the...
1m Sep 23, 2015
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Around 500 Jobs were up for grabs in #Derry today
It was a busy morning at the Millennium Forum where more than 500 jobs were up for grabs at a major jobs fair. 26 companies from a range of different sectors of employment attended the event. Well our reporter Lauren Millar went along...
4m Sep 23, 2015
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