Listen again to a selection of the best reports and interviews to have featured on our News and Current affairs output.  | | FLYING THE NEST...» | A Portrush family have put their home up for sale rather than lose their beloved pigeons. |
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| SISTERS' CANCER BATTLE 19-3-2009 Cancer robbed them of a sister and an aunt, now five Derry sisters are hoping others can learn for their battle with ovarian cancer. Pat McChrystal and her sisters all had hysterectomies and their ovaries removed after they were found to have a genetic predisposition to the illness. The sisters were special guests when a new centre for women with Ovarian cancer opened in Belfast. Pat McChrystal spoke to Larry Deeney. Ovarian cancer centre opens...» |
| | Listen Again | FORCED TO LEAVE FOUNTAIN 16-3-2009 Derry man, David McCauley, says he's been forced to leave his home after it was attacked for a third time in just over a week. In the latest attack, a gang tried to force their way into his house in George Street, in the Fountain area. He spoke to Joe Doran. |
| | Listen Again | FOUNTAIN INTERFACE 9-3-2009 A Derry man whose home has been attacked nearly a dozen times since November has offered to meet his attackers. David McCauley, who lives on George Street, says he's on the firing line of the Wapping Lane interface. He spoke to Amanda Williams. |
| | Listen Again | NO REST 3-3-2009 The parents of a Derry man left in a vegetative state after a sectarian attack say they won't rest until all his attackers are caught. Only one person, 18 year old Daryl Proctor, is serving time for his role in the attack. Jim and Cathy McCauley want him to give up the rest of the gang. Their son, Paul, suffered permanent brain damage after his head was stamped on in the Waterside in 2006. Enda McClafferty's report begins in Altnagelvin Hospital where Paul is being cared for. |
| | Listen Again | OIL TANK ATTACK 2-3-2009 A disturbing turn after a series of home heating oil thefts. A man was slashed with a knife when he tried to stop his oil from being stolen. Gerard Sheppard from Dunluce Court in Derry, spoke to Amanda Williams. |
| | Listen Again | BORDER CRIME 2-3-2009 Four pistols, two revolvers, two sawn-off shotguns, ammunition, and two suspect devices. That's what the Gardai found in the Donegal village of Carrigans, just across the border from Derry. The cache was discovered during a planned search just hours after an armed robbery at the village post office. Local people claimed that the gardai weren't up to dealing with crime in the area. Teresa Craig reports. |
| | Listen Again | BRUTAL 26-2-2009 A Waterside man has been beaten up by five masked men at his home in Derryview. His nine year old daughter opened the door to the attackers. Sarah Brett spoke to the man, and his partner. |
| | Listen Again | DUMPS TO CLOSE 25-2-2009 The Chief Executive of Derry City Council is insisting the controversial decision to close two recycling centres will stand, despite opposition. Teresa Craig reports. |
| | Listen Again | DEMOLITION FEARS 11-2-2009 Residents at the Buncrana Road in Derry say they fear their homes may be in line for demolition. It follows the decision by the DRD to widen the road to allow four lanes of traffic. Amanda Williams reports. View the Roads Service Plans...» |
| | Listen Again | BLOODY SUNDAY 2-2-2009 The Bloody Sunday families have launched a campaign to get the final report from the Saville inquiry at the same time as the Secretary of State. As it stands, the delayed report will be given to Shaun Woodward in the autumn, before the families see it. Sarah Brett was at the 37th annual march. |
| | Listen Again | AVALANCHE26-1-2009 The family of two brothers killed in an avalanche in Scotland have thanked those who tried in vain to save them. John Murphy, who was 63, from Portrush, and his brother Eamon who was 61 and from Carrickfergus died after being swept down a mountain in Glencoe on Saturday. Scottish climber, Brian Murray from Tayside was also killed. Davy Gunn from the Glencoe Mountain Rescue team was first on the scene, and he spoke to Enda McClafferty. |
| | Listen Again | SUPERBUG MAN 22-1-2009 A Donegal man has invented an electronic tag which could help hospitals to tackle superbugs. James Bonner, the man behind the device, spoke to Enda McClafferty. |
| | Listen Again | WHALE BONE 21-1-2009 Two villages in west Cork are at loggerheads over the carcass of a fin whale that beached on the strand near Courtmacsherry. The villagers there wanted to claim the whale's jaw bone as a tourist attraction. However, men from the nearby village of Kilbrittain have taken the jawbone and hidden it, claiming they own it. Enda McClafferty heard more from local reporter, Ralph Riegel. |
| | Listen Again | TIME OF NEED 21-1-2009 A Donegal teenager Aoife Carr, from Letterkenny in County Donegal, died after falling ill abroad. Now her grieving family face a 30-thousand Euro bill for flying her home for treatment. Aoife's aunt, Agnes Westwood, told Michael O'Donnell the Irish authorities let the family down at their time of need. * The Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin says it doesn't comment on individual cases. A spokesperson added, however, that they are satisfied with the level of consular assistance given through the office in Ankara. |
| | Listen Again | HORSE POWER 16-1-2009 Thieves in Donegal failed in their bid to hotwire a tractor, and made their escape on horseback. The animal has now been reunited with its owner, Joe McGlinchey. And Joe spoke to Enda McClafferty. |
| | Listen Again | SEAGATE CUTS WAGES 14-1-2009 Workers at Seagate in Derry were told more than a quarter of them would receive a pay cut of 10%. Approximately 300 people in the Springtown premises would be affected. The plant manager and company vice-president, John Spangler, spoke to Gerry Bradley. |
| | Listen Again | SEAGATE UNCERTAINTY 14-1-2009 Seagate in San Francisco announced a 10 per cent reduction of its workforce. The Chief Executive resigned. It all left people working at the company's plant in Derry wondering about their own future. Sarah Brett suggested to Chris Nuttall, the Technical Corresapondent with the Financial Times in San Francisco that the news had not been good. |
| | Listen Again | STAFF CUTS AT AIRPORT 6-1-2009 Derry City Council is to reduce staff levels at the city's Airport, in order to cut costs. The council wants to save about £600,000 at the airport, which costs over £4m per year to run. They're also going to freeze recruitment. Valerie Watts, the Chief Executive, and trade unionist, Paddy Casey, spoke to Enda McClafferty. |
| | Listen Again | ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR 5-1-2009 Should people have the right to confront people who are engaged in antisocial behaviour? Residents in Rosemount were considering that question after the Shadow Home Secretary, Dominic Grieve, said the Tories would change the law to save people who intervene from facing prosecution. Teresa Craig reports. |
| | Listen Again | BRING BACK BIRCH 31-12-2008 A Church of Ireland Minister says vandals who attack property should be beaten with a birch, or sent to military camps. Canon David Crooks was speaking to Enda McClafferty after the latest attack on his church in Carrigans. |
| | Listen Again | CONSULTATION 18-12-2008 Ministers "consult the public" on all manner of things - from the 11 Plus to new roads and water reform. In fact, they've spent almost four million pounds to learn our views over the past 10 years through nearly 700 public consultations. So is it an efficient way to give every citizen their say, or a waste of money? Jenny Witt reports. |
| | Listen Again | AIRPORT SALE CONSIDERED 14-11-2008 Derry City Council's considering selling off its airport. The new Chief Executive, Valerie Watts, describes it as one of the options on the table at present. Sarah Brett on the Morning Programme asked David Learmont of Flight International if selling was a viable option. |
| | Listen Again | RAISING THE U-BOAT 11-11-2008 An operation to raise a U-Boat off Donegal and display it in Derry could cost forty million pounds, according to a report brought to Derry City Council. And there is no guarantee that the vessel would survive the lift. But former naval commander, Peter Campbell, told Enda McClafferty that the figure cited by Senior Lecturer in Maritime Archaeology University of Ulster Colin Breen was well off the mark. Report heard by Derry City Council...» |
| | Listen Again | SOLDIERS RECEPTION 10-11-2008 A row broke out after the Mayor of Derry, held a reception for 30 members of the armed forces. Michael Pepper, the father of Ranger, David Pepper, who had returned from Afghanistan, spoke to Joe Doran. The Mayor, councillor Gerard Diver defended his decision to hold the meeting, without announcing it in advance. He faced criticism from Sinn Fein Councillor, Maeve Mcloughlin, in discussion with Enda McClafferty. Sinn Fein ciriticises soldiers' reception...»
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| | Listen Again | REMEMBRANCE 10-11-2008 Hundreds of people attended the remembrance event at Derry's war memorial at the Diamond. Dean William Morton led the service, as Amanda Williams reports. 90 years of remembrance...»
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| | Listen Again | INQUIRY DELAYED 05-11-2008 The Bloody Sunday Inquiry's report will not be completed until autumn 2009, the chairman of the inquiry has revealed. Lord Saville said the previous indication of the timescale necessary to complete the report "was a substantial underestimate" - as Sarah Brett reports .
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| | Listen Again | OIL SHORTAGE 04-11-2008 Fuel distributors in Derry say they can't supply their customers because they're short of oil themselves. Sarah Brett reports.
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| | Listen Again | NO PARKING 22-10-2008 Parking control zones similar to those announced in Belfast could be introduced in Derry by April of 2009. Amanda Williams reports.
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| | Listen Again | TAGGART IN ADMINISTRATION 22-10-2008 Administrators have been brought in to salvage what's left of Taggart Holdings. Price Waterhouse Coopers, who are now administering the company, say they've been talking to Michael Taggart and other directors. Jenny Witt reports.
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| | Listen Again | NO-GO AREAS? 21-10-2008 A Derry taxi driver says sections of the Waterside, and parts of the Cityside are "no-go" areas for cityside taxi drivers. Maurice Wright spoke to Freya McClements after his taxi was hit by a lump of concrete.
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| | Listen Again | FUNDING CUTS 21-10-2008 A women's community group in Derry says it may have to close after a funding cut. The Galliagh Women's Group is one of dozens of projects that will no longer be financed by the Department of Social Development under "Neighbourhood Renewal". Jenny Witt reports. Sarah Brett spoke to the DSD Minister, Margaret Ritchie.
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| | Listen Again | HIT AND RUN 20-10-2008 The mother of a teenage girl who was killed by a hit and run driver says she'll never forgive the driver. Laura Hegarty was walking in the middle of the road when she was knocked down last year. Marie Hegarty told Sarah Brett the actions of James McDevitt from Newmills in Donegal were "despicable".
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| | Listen Again | NAME THAT COUNCIL 17-10-2008 The DUP's Gregory Campbell says the proposed merger of Derry City Council and Strabane District Council provides the perfect opportunity to come up with a new name - supported by unionists and nationalists. He spoke to Sarah Brett.
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| | Listen Again | "SPECIAL" FARMLAND 17-10-2008 The Department of the Environment has designated 340 acres of land near Donemana as an area of Special Scientific Interest. It's been singled out as an excellent example of how land was formed thousands of years ago by glaciation. But farmers aren't pleased. Among them, Peter Ward, who spoke to Enda McClafferty.
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| | Listen Again | COUNCILLORS CONSIDER SEIZING GARDEN 16-10-2008 A Limavady pensioner says she'll resist attempts by the local council to seize her garden. 84-year-old Lena Hunt has already turned down an offer of a quarter of a million pounds, as Gerry Bradley reports.
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| | Listen Again | SF CALL FOR CCTV 9-10-2008 Sinn Fein councillor, Billy Page, has called for CCTV to be installed in Ballymagroarty. It follows what he described as two attempted armed robberies. Sarah Brett reports.
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| | Listen Again | GILCHRIST TORMENT 8-10-2008 The wife of a Derry man who was murdered in 2005 says she can no longer bear to live in the home they shared. Three men were jailed for attacking Jim Gilchrist, a blues musician, and throwing him in the Foyle. A fourth was put on probation for forging stolen cheques. Jim's wife, Eileen, told Fionnuala O'Connell it's too hard to stay in the area.
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| | Listen Again | CHANGED TIMES? 7-10-2008 Efforts are under way for a Presbyterian minister who was forced to leave more than 25 years ago to visit Limavady. He's been speaking to our reporter, Kevin Sharkey. Unionist councillors in Limavady previously rejected a plan to give him the freedom of the town to Rev David Armstrong, who was intimidated after offering a Christmas message of goodwill to a Catholic church, as Gerry Bradley reports. Rev Armstrong also explained his feelings when the honour was first proposed. Town freedom for minister blocked...»
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| | Listen Again | ARMED ROBBERY 2-10-2008 A delivery driver was held up at gunpoint and had his van stolen on Letterkenny Road. He was also struck on the head with a gun. Police inspector David McFetridge told Enda McClafferty those responsible were "thugs".
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| | Listen Again | CREDIT CRUNCH CRIME 1-10-2008 A policeman who deals with victims of armed robbery says law-abiding people may be turning to violent crime because of the credit crunch. Gerry Bradley's report begins with an employee who feared for her life when an armed robber open fire inside a post office in Derry. Credit crunch - "behind crime rise"...»
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| | Listen Again | SEAGATE CLOSES 25-09-2008 Teresa Craig spoke to some of the 600 workers who lost their jobs at the disc-drive manufacturer, Seagate, in Limavady. The company moved production to Malaysia to take advantage of cheaper wages. At its height, Seagate employed nearly a thousand people in Limavady. The human cost of job cuts...»
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| | Listen Again | CHICKENS BURN 24-09-2008 Seven thousand chickens have been killed after a fire broke out in a lorry near Magherafelt. David Wilson from the USPCA told Amanda Williams it was the largest loss of life among livestock in Northern Ireland for many years.
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| | Listen Again | PRIDE OF EGLINTON 19-09-2008 Eglinton village prepares to welcome home its double gold winning Paralympian, Jason Smyth. Joe Doran reports. More about Jason...»
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| | Listen Again | "OUT OF BODY" 18-09-2008 Scientists are to carry out the biggest ever study of so-called "out of body" experiences. The Human Consciousness project at the University of Southampton says that as many as one in five people who have a heart attack report report lucid thought, and memories during their encounter with death. Altnagelvin Hospital's Accident and Emergency consultant, Alan McKinney, told Gerry Bradley such experiences are commoner than you might think. World's biggest study of near death experiences...»
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| | Listen Again | SAM SCRUBS UP 18-09-2008 The Sam Maguire trophy got its first big clean-up in 25 years ahead of Tyrone's clash with Kerry. And Enda McClafferty spoke to its creator, silversmith, Des Byrne. The Road to Sam...»
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| | Listen Again | UNWANTED "GARDENERS" 17-09-2008 An 89 year old Derry woman looked on as her son was punched in the face by three men who demanded money for cutting her hedge. She spoke to Michael Bradley.
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| | Listen Again | CHOICE ON ABORTION? 17-09-2008 People in favour of choice about abortion met in Derry say they're stepping up their campaign to have the 1967 Abortion Act extended to Northern Ireland. Joe Doran reports on the Alliance for Choice meeting.
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| | Listen Again | LANDMARK FOR SALE 16-09-2008 One of Derry's most recognised landmarks is going up for sale. The former shirt factory at Abercorn Road, which currently houses Fabricworld, is just yards from the site of Tillie and Henderson's. Michael O'Donnell visited it himself, along with local architect John Quinn, but first, Jim Foster from the Foyle Civic Trust explained the importance of the building.
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| | Listen Again | NO FLAGS HERE 12-09-2008 A civil servant has been forced to remove a Tyrone flag from her car at government offices in Strabane after a colleage complained. Officials say they want to maintain a neutral working environment.. As Gerry Bradley reports, the decision has caused some anger.
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| | Listen Again | MASONS' SECRETS 12-09-2008 The Freemasons hall in Bishop Street in Derry opened its doors as part of European Heritage Open Weekend. Teresa Craig from the news team went along to try to uncover some secrets.
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| | Listen Again | DESPERATE MEASURES 11-09-2008 Derry advice worker Rosaire McLaughlin says some people are being forced to desperate measures by rising fuel costs. She spoke to Amanda Williams on the News at One.
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| | Listen Again | CAR CRIME BLITZ 10-09-2008 Up to 80 officers were involved in a crack-down on car crime and antisocial behaviour in Derry. Gerry Bradley reports.
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| | Listen Again | DOG ATTACK 09-09-2008 A Derry man had to be treated for bites to his face and body after fighting off three boxer dogs in Brook Park. The animals had attacked Phil Bowen's own dog, a Yorkshire terrier. He spoke to Amanda Williams. Derry City Council is investigating what happened.
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| | Listen Again | HALF HUNG MCNAUGHTON 09-09-2008 It's got all the components of a Bronte Novel: a dramatic tale of forbidden love, betrayal and murder. Add to that a family connection to Hollywood movie star Gregory Peck and it's no wonder that such intrigue surrounds Prehen House. Now it's been declared a grade A listed building. Teresa Craig talked to its owner Colin Peck, who believes the house may have inspired one of the most famous love stories ever written.
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| | Listen Again | DOG-KILLER JAILED 01-09-2008 The estranged wife of a man who killed her puppy says she is relieved he is not appealing his six month sentence for cruelty. William David Streeter from Cloyfin Park in Coleraine abandoned his appeal and has instead gone to prison. Alison McMonagle told Sarah Brett on the News at One she's still traumatised by what happened to her one year old golden retriever.
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| | Listen Again | FAMILY HOMELESS AFTER ARSON 01-09-2008 A young Derry mother and her nine week old son are without a home after an arson attack. Firefighters were called to Julie McCartney's home in the Glen estate in the early hours after the fire broke out. Teresa Craig reports. |
| | Listen Again | "THROW AWAY THE KEY" 28-08-2008 An elderly woman who was terrorised her in her home in Derry by a man who'd just been released from jail on license says this time they should throw away the key. Forty nine year old Thomas Burke from Drumard Park in Derry was jailed for five years. Celine Boyle told Sarah Brett she only managed to escape harm because she was on the phone to her sister in law, Mary Quinn, when Burke broke in |
| | Listen Again | ONLY ONE JOHN CARLIN 27-08-2008 Four men with just one name all live in the same townland, near Killygordon in Donegal. It's causing confusion for all the John Carlins, and also for the postman. One of the Johns spoke to Jenny Witt on the News at One. A spokesperson for An Post said: "Give your house a name and tell an post - not just for ourselves - but for the emergency services and other services too." |
| | Listen Again | "JOYRIDER" VICTIM 26-08-2008 A man who was knocked down and beaten up by so-called joyriders in Derry says he won't allow them to intimidate him. A car was driven at Joe Gallagher after he told them to stop what they were doing, leaving him with serious leg injuries. He spoke to Sarah Brett on the Morning Programme. See also: Paul McFadden asks who's dealing with "joyriders" |
| | Listen Again | DERRY BUSKERS 25-08-2008 Street musicians, comedians, and circus performers, from all over Ireland came to Derry for the city's annual busking festival, competing for four thousand pounds in prize money. One of them, as Enda McClafferty found out, even wore a gorilla outfit. |
| | Listen Again | TASER'S FIRST USE 22-08-2008 The Policing Board has asked for a report from the Chief Constable on the use of a Taser gun in Derry. The PSNI say the gun was used to subdue a man who locked himself in a house at Elaghmore Park in Galliagh with his two children. Sarah Brett found mixed views on the use of the weapon. |
| | Listen Again | HOVER FARM 20-08-2008 It's been a wet summer in the countryside. But one farming family on the banks of the Foyle are upbeat and looking to the future - despite everything this summer's thrown at them - Sarah Brett reports... |
| | Listen Again | 10 YEAR OLD OVERCOME AT BONFIRE 19-08-2008 A 10-year-old boy collapsed after breathing smoke at a bonfire in Derry. Gary Meehan from Rosemount, and his mother, Patrice, spoke to Larry Deeney. |
| | Listen Again | RESCUED MOTHER FROM FLOODS 18-08-2008 When the River Moyola burst its banks, Paul Watters had to rescue his mother and brother from the water at their home in Magherafelt. He spoke to Enda McClafferty on the Morning Programme. |
| | Listen Again | "I WON'T BE INTIMIDATED" 31-07-2008 A Derry man says he was attacked by a gang of eight young people in front of his child and wife, because he refused to be intimidated. Aidan Boyle, who's 45, suffered a broken bones to his leg and ankle, as well as as an injured eye in the attack at Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre. He spoke to Michael Bradley. |
| | Listen Again | AND THE BRIDE WORE...? 31-07-2008 Brides to be have been facing up to the problem of having no dress for their big day after the sudden closure of a shop in Portrush. Michael O'Donnell reports. |
| | Listen Again | BOY ATTACKED 29-07-2008 A 10-year-old boy was assaulted by an older teenager near Lisnagelvin leisure centre. The attacker, who was about 16 or 17, knocked the boy to the ground and attacked him. The boy's mother spoke to Jenny Witt on the News at One. |
| | Listen Again | VIGIL FOR JEAN QUIGLEY 29-07-2008 Hundreds of people turned up for a vigil in memory of Jean Quigley, who was brutally murdered in the Cornshell Fields area of Derry. She was a mother of four children, and also was two months pregnant. |
| | Listen Again | TOURIST COACH ATTACKED 28-07-2008 A tour bus operator from the Republic says he'll continue to bring people to Derry despite an attack on one of their buses. The "Deros" bus was parked in Fahan Street on Saturday night when a window was smashed. Denis O'Sullivan from the coach company in Killarney spoke to Jenny Witt on the News at One. |
| | Listen Again | MURDER OF DERRY WOMAN 28-07-2008 A Derry woman, aged 30, was killed at her home in Chornshell Fields near Shantallow. Neighbours said they were shocked and frightened by what had happened. Teresa Craig reports for the Morning Programme. |
| | Listen Again | ANNE MARIE TOLAND 24-07-2008 The mother of Derry man Aaron Toland who was killed in the Thai Air disaster last year, has spoken for the first time about her family's ordeal. The Toland's are joining others bereaved through the crash in a legal action to bring the low cost airline One-two-Go before the courts. Anne Marie Toland says the case has nothing to do with any pay out the families might get, as nothing could compensate her for the loss of her 22 year old son. |
| | Listen Again | BRIDE LEFT WAITING BY STRIKE 14-07-2008 City of Derry airport was expected to close for two days, after a trade union refused to exempt members from a UK-wide strike. The Council failed to persuade Unite to allow members at the airport to work Wednesday and Thursday 16 and 17 July. Council officials said they were disappointed that no agreement could be reached. Among the disappointed passengers was a bride-to-be. And she began Joe Doran's report. |
| | Listen Again | BISHOP REFUSES TO SIGN 11-07-2008 The Catholic Bishop of Derry Dr Seamus Hegarty refused to sign a petition calling on the INLA, Real IRA and Continuity IRA to go away following the murder of Emmett Shiels in Creggan last month. Enda McClafferty on the Morning Programme spoke to the diocesan spokesman, Fr Michael Canny. He started by asking if he'd been asked to sign. One of those angered by the decision was Creggan community worker, Seamus Heaney, one of the organisers of the petition. |
| | Listen Again | CHOOSING EATING OR HEATING 10-07-2008 One in every four pensioners here is living in poverty according to Help the Aged. They say it's getting worse as the cost of living continues to outstrip the basic state pension. The news comes as no surprise to Daniel O'Hagan, the manager of an old people's project in Strabane, who spoke to our reporter Michael O'Donnell. |
| | Listen Again | COUNCIL'S UNPAID BILL 09-07-2008 Derry City Council still has to pay £8,000 for flights taken two years ago. Staff and the Mayor of the time, Helen Quigley, went to Norway to visit a company hoping to open a factory in Lisahally. Council officials recommended that the council pay its own way to maintain its independence and avoid being seen to be compromised. Gerry Bradley on the Morning Programme spoke to councillor Quigley. |
| | Listen Again | HOUSING NEED 08-07-2008 Housing need is at its highest here since the seventies. That's according to the chief executive of the Housing Executive Paddy McIntyre who addressed Derry City Council. Councillors heard that the number of people waiting for a house in the west has risen by 42% in five years. Sarah Brett on the Morning Programme spoke to some of those struggling to find a place they can call home. |
| | Listen Again | HOAX CALLS 07-07-2008 Arson attacks and hoax calls eat up 40 per cent of the Fire Service's entire budget - that's a massive one hundred and fifty million pounds over the past five years. The figures were revealed in a written answer by Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey. And Enda McClafferty, on the Morning Programme, spoke to local fire fighter, Willie Lynch. |
| | Listen Again | SEAGATE INVESTMENT 03-07-2008 Seagate announce a £120m investment at their Springtown plant, in Derry, hopefully safeguarding the jobs of their 1400-strong workforce there. The US company says the investment in research and development, IT systems and infrastructure will turn the Springtown plant into a global leader in the manufacture of a key component for hard disc drives. Sara Brett talks to the site's Managing Director, John Spangler. |
| | Listen Again | PRIEST FACING DEPORTATION 02-07-2008 A Donegal priest facing deportation from the US for non citizenship has been allowed to stay another two weeks. Fr Cathal Gallagher - who served in a parish in South Dakota for ten years - was expected to leave yesterday after his application for residency was turned down. He spoke to Enda McClafferty on the Morning Programme. |
| | Listen Again | APPEAL TO DISSIDENTS 30-06-2008 "Listen to the people and stop your self serving and destructive activities now!" That was the warning by Martin McGuinness to dissident republicans at a republican commemoration in Derry. He also condemned those who murdered Emmett Shiels in the city last week. Teresa Craig was there. |
| | Listen Again | VIGIL FOR EMMETT SHIELS 25-06-2008 They stood shoulder to shoulder in memory of a good Samaritan who tried to prevent a shooting - but ended up paying with his own life. 22-year-old Emmett Shiels was shot dead by a suspected dissident republican gang in Creggan. And up to a thousand people, led by the dead man's family and the deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, attended a vigil at the murder scene. Gerry Bradley's report begins with Conal McFeeley from Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership. Martin McGuinness told Enda McClafferty he would urge people in Creggan to give what information they have to the police. |
| | Listen Again | MAN SHOT IN CREGGAN 24-06-2008 The family of a man shot dead in Creggan in the early hours say they believe it was a case of mistaken identity. It happened in Bligh's Lane at around a quarter to one. Radio Foyle's reporter, Sarah Brett, spoke to Enda McClafferty from the scene. Sinn Fein said there were issues about how the police dealt with the incident. But local police commander chief inspector Chris Yates said he was happy with their response. |
| | Listen Again | NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 25-06-2008 Files just released at the national archives show how in 1972 scientists at Porton Down were asked to develop new non lethal weapons as a matter of urgency. After Bloody Sunday the military were desperate for new tools to deal with civilian unrest. Porton Down came up with a list of unusual ideas: a substance to make streets too slippery to use; glue to act as human fly-paper; and instant clothes stiffener. Sanchia Berg reports. |
| | Listen Again | SENIOR DOCTORS TO MOVE 04-06-2008 Three consultants have resigned from Altnagelvin Hospital. The consultant haematologist and two surgeons who specialise in colo rectal surgery tendered their resignations to the Trust's Chief Executive Elaine Way last week. It's not clear yet when they'll leave their posts. Elaine Way told Joe Doran that front line services won't suffer. |
| | Listen Again | REDUNDANCIES LIKELY AT CALL CENTRE 04-06-2008 Staff at the Anderson Manning Call Centre in Rosemount have been warned its likely to close. The company confirmed last night that it had been sold and redundancies were likely but Radio Foyle obtained a letter that the company sent to the 50 staff warning that it'll probably be shut by the new owners. Joe Doran spoke to one of those workers. |
| | Listen Again | POLICE STATION CLOSURES 03-06-2008 Residents in three north west towns have reacted angrily to the news that they may be about to lose their local police stations. The stations - in Claudy, Donemana and Newtownstewart - have been earmarked for closure. The PSNI says its stations can be expensive to run, and are not necessarily fit for purpose or in the right place. Local people have eight weeks to tell the PSNI what they think. Jenny Witt went to Claudy to gauge reaction. Chief Superintendent David Hanna spoke to Enda McClafferty on the Morning Programme. |
| | Listen Again | INTERFACE TROUBLE 02-06-2008 The blame game's begun after trouble around the Fountain estate. A Catholic man was hit on the head with a brick when stones were thrown from the estate into Upper Bennett Street. But people in the Fountain say nationalists started the trouble. The police have made two arrests. Gerry Bradley spoke to residents in Upper Bennett Street. SDLP Councillor Helen Quigley and Alastair Simpson, who's a community leader in the Fountain spoke to Michael Bradley. Alistair Simpson said the violence wasn't all coming from his area. |
| | Listen Again | PAISLEY ON STEPPING DOWN 30-05-2008 For almost forty years he led the DUP - the party he founded. On May 7 2007 he reached the pinnacle of a turbulent political career when he was elected First Minister of Northern Ireland. Rev Ian Paisley spoke to Gerry Bradley on the Morning Programme just days before stepping down from both posts, as party leader, and also as First Minister. |
| | Listen Again | SURGEONS TO MOVE? 29-05-2008 Altnagelvin's two specialised bowel surgeons MAY be about to leave the hospital for jobs in Belfast. The DUP MLA William Hay says that the departures raise serious questions which the hospital, and the Western Trust, need to answer. William Hay spoke to Gerry Bradley on the Morning Programme. |
| | Listen Again | FATAL CRASH 27-05-2008 A Letterkenny man lost his life in a crash between a car and a bus carrying more than two dozen schoolchildren near Stranorlar. The motorist who died was a 34-year-old Letterkenny man. But gardai say it's fortunate none of the children died too. The headmaster of Royal and Prior School, Des West, spoke to Gerry Bradley |
| | Listen Again | SION MILLS EYESORE 27-05-2008 Now, it's a pretty village, no doubting that. But, the beauty of Sion Mills is overshadowed by the monstrosity in the middle of it - the crumbling wreck that is the Stable Block ... Jenny Witt reports from Sion Mills on the eyesore on the left as you drive through the village from Derry. Gerry Bradley asked Brian McKervey Brian McKervey from the Environmental and Heritage Service, why it's taken five years for them to take it off the hands of the current owner.
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| | Listen Again | JOBS FROM INVEST NORTHERN IRELAND? 23-05-2008 Invest Northern Ireland have been involved in creating more new jobs and projects in South Belfast than in the whole of Northern Ireland's border corridor - a region stretching from Derry to Newry. That's in spite of the fact that the Foyle constituency alone has a greater population than South Belfast. The Sinn Fein MLA Martina Anderson obtained the figures in answer to a written Assembly question. She spoke to Sarah Brett on The Morning Programme. |
| | Listen Again | DERRY CITY FOR IRISH LEAGUE? 20-05-2008 Financial incentives should be offered to entice Derry City to again play its football in Northern Ireland, according to an ulster Unionist MLA. David Burnside made the call for Derry to return to the Irish League in the Assembly. He was joined by former Derry City player and football journalist, Eddie Mahon, for a discussion with Sarah Brett on the Morning programme. |
| | Listen Again | HEMP 20-05-2008 Jenny Witt reports on fields full of what appear to be cannabis plants. |
| | Listen Again | LIAM BECKETT TRIBUTE TO ROBERT DUNLOP 16-05-2008 The death of Robert Dunlop, one of Northern Ireland's greatest sporting heroes, during practice for the North West 200, came as a huge shock to those involved in road racing. His life-long friend, Liam Beckett, said that the decision for the race to go ahead was the right one. He told Gerry Bradley on the Morning Programme how he made his way to the hospital to see him. |
| | Listen Again | BARRY MCELDUFF DEFENDS TYRONE 16-05-2008 A judge in Monaghan described people from Tyrone as "thick". Judge Sean McBride made the comments when a student from Donaghmore appeared in court in a case of mistaken identity. Despite being the wrong person she was asked for 50 Euro to secure bail. She said she only had sterling. And that provoked the judge to say it "showed the typical thickness of Tyrone people". Tyrone MLA, Barry McElduff, spoke to Gerry Bradley on the Morning Programe. Eddie Mahonis an old friend of the judge. |
| | Listen Again | BISHOP'S CONCERNS OVER SELECTION 15-05-2008 The Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is warning chaos needs to be avoided in post primary selection. Ken Good, was speaking as the Education Minister, Catriona Ruane, prepared to announce her new proposals. Bishop Good says he's worried the plans could be blocked or rushed. |
| | Listen Again | SCHOOL GAELIC PLAN KICKED OUT 15-05-2008 Plans to introduce gaelic games to Limavady Grammar School have been dropped after objections from teachers and parents, according to the GAA. Chris Collins from the Derry County Board told Sarah Brett he was to meet pupils on Wednesday, but it had been cancelled. The Principal of Limavady Grammar School, Sam Maginnis, said that he would like to see gaelic games played at the school through its partnership with the neighbouring Catholic Grammar School, St Mary's. |
| | Listen Again | DERRY MAN SURVIVES EARTHQUAKE 14-05-2008 A Derry teacher's been telling Enda McClafferty on the Morning Programme how he survived the devastating earthquake in China. At least twelve thousand people have been killed in the disaster, and the death toll's expected to rise much higher, as thousands more are trapped beneath collapsed buildings. Gavin McCloskey, from the Waterside, is living in Chengdu about 60 kilometres from the epicentre. |
| | Listen Again | DERRY JUDO CENTRE GETS FUNDING PLEDGE 14-05-2008 It HAD been given the thumbs down, but a sporting centre of excellence in Derry could still go ahead. Derry City Council's pledged money and land to the eight-million pounds project at St Columb's Park. Campaigners hope the first part of the building, a judo centre, will open in 2011 so that squads training for the London Olympics a year later can use it. Michael O'Donnell has this report. |
| | Listen Again | DISSIDENTS BLAMED FOR CAR ATTACK 13-05-2008 An off-duty Catholic policeman suffered serious leg injuries in a bomb attack near Castlederg. The device exploded under a car in Spamount village. Enda McClafferty, on the Morning Programme, spoke to the Chief Constable, Hugh Orde, and also to Sinn Fein MP, Pat Doherty. |
| | Listen Again | DEATH OF STRABANE COUNCILLOR IVAN BARR 12-05-2008 The family of the veteran Sinn Fein Councillor Ivan Barr say they've been overwhelmed by the support they've received since he died at the weekend. The former chairman of Strabane District Council will be buried this morning. Sarah Brett's report begins at his family home where people have been coming together to remember him. |
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| Listen Again | GREGORY CAMPBELL and JULIE DOHERTY East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell and Julie Doherty, whose husband Danny Doherty, an IRA man, was shot dead by the SAS at Gransha in December 1984 as he and another IRA man Willie Fleming were trying to ambush a UDR man, debate whether all victims of the troubles should be treated the same. | | | | Listen Again | ST. COLUMB'S CATHEDRAL ORGAN It was desecration of the worst kind - taking minutes to carry out, but years to put right. In Christmas week 1994, intruders broke into St Columb's Cathedral and went on a wrecking spree - defiling the altar and smashing the church organ apart. 12 years and half a million pounds later, this beautiful instrument was finally restored. Our reporter Gerry Bradley went to the Cathedral during final preparations for a special dedication ceremony. | | | Listen Again | KITE BOAR Almost a year ago, English man, Dom Lee set out to become the first person to cross the Atlantic in a boat powered by a kite. Forty days and five hurricanes after he left Canada, horrendous weather forced him to abandon the voyage. But after Dom was rescued, his boat, Little Murka continued on. On Monday she washed up on rocks near Malin Head in Donegal. Michael Bradley reports...» | | | Listen Again | DEATH OF THE GREASY SPOON Have you been sipping a Cappuccino and eating croissants this morning? Or maybe you'd rather wash down an Ulster fry with a strong cup of tea? Well, it seems that trendy new cafes selling continental breakfasts have gained a slim advantage over the fry-up. And so a campaign has been launched to save the traditional greasy spoon. Our reporter Larry Deeney's been chewing the fat with café owners and customers in Derry. See photos of the newsroon fry-a-thon...» | | | Listen Again | St. JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL PLUMBRIDGE Parents in the Tyrone village of Plumbridge say they're disgusted at plans to close the local secondary School. St Josephs High School, which has around 150 pupils - is due to shut in two years time because of declining enrolment. But some parents in the village believe their school's being sacrificed to boost numbers at the new Holy Cross school in Strabane. Enda McClafferty has been to the Sperrins to find out more...» | | | Listen Again | ILLEGALS Immigration is the political hot potato in the Big Apple at the moment. It's estimated that there are more than eleven million illegal, or undocumented, workers in the States - and around 50 thousand of them are Irish. Yesterday, many of them took to the streets of New York to protest against the US government's plans to tighten its immigration laws. Many of those who're living and working in the US illegally are now afraid that they'll never be able to visit home again because of the threat of deportation. Larry Deeney's been speaking to one of the many families from the North West who're affected...» | |
| | Listen Again | FLIGHT CATHETER
Aer Lingus has been accused of degrading and disgusting treatment by a woman with Thalidomide. Leigh Gath, who's originally from Northern Ireland, says she was told she'd have to have a catheter fitted for a flight home to Ireland from the United States. She told Cathy Harris what happened...» | | | Listen Again | DERRY CITY v GLENTORAN
Back in March 2006, Derry City met Glentoran. It was an historic clash - the first time City had played a competitive match against Irish League opposition at the Brandywell for 36 years. The Candystripes won the match 3-1, but what kind of reception did the 400 East Belfast supporters get? Michael Bradley spent the evening with the Glenmen...» | | | Listen Again | IRISH SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE
A County Derry village is leading the way in the use of sign language. Last night, the first graduates of a new high level Irish sign language course, being taught in Dungiven, received their certificates at a ceremony in the town. Michael Bradley's report begins with one of the recipients - Martina Bradley: | | | Listen Again | NO TROUSERS FOR THE GIRLS
A Limavady high school's been accused of sexism after banning female students from wearing trousers. St Mary's says only the boys can wear trousers; the girls must wear skirts. But, some girls DID turn up in trousers, despite the regulations. Catherine Smyth's report begins with seventeen year old Charlene Deeney. |
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It will operate as a visitor centre with the focus firmly on greener living. The site on racecourse road has been designed with sustainability in mind, most of the materials used for constructing the 'ECO BASE' are recycled and reclaimed. 
