The choir celebrated on stage of the magnificent RDs Concert Hall singing a triumphant rendition of ‘The Undertones’ standard, Teenage Kicks. The choir, under the direction of Emma-Jayne Kelly and accompanied by Trevor Burnside won the two- part Youth choir, were placed second in The Alice Yoakley Cup and won the overall Folen’s Publisher Award Cup and £3000 for the "School Choir of the Year 2024". Miss Kelly described the whole experience as “a fantastic day for Derry as Thornhill College also...
Boeing leaders leaving: Boeing announced earlier this week that its CEO, Dave Calhoun, plans to step down at the end of this year. The departure comes as the aircraft manufacturer has had multiple safety-related incidents with its planes over the past few months. Other leaders leaving their positions include both the company’s board chair and its commercial airplanes division president. This is not the first time a Boeing CEO has exited during troubled times, as Calhoun’s predecessor was fired...
In a St Patrick's Day message to the people of Ireland the patron saint's successor in Armagh spoke of 'migration both inward and outward'. "Nearly 64,000 people left Ireland in the year to April 2023 - around half of them were Irish citizens; but many Irish also returned home during that period bringing valuable new life skills. "I spoke recently to one mother whose two eldest daughters - both of them recent graduates - have now followed many of their friends to Australia. "She was clearly...
Not only would the need to generate more electric power skyrocket, but prices and taxes would soar for consumers, a Fraser Institute study found.
Ireland retained their title after victory over Scotland
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Get your joke book out and plan your pratfalls and pranks because April 1st, better known as April Fool’s Day, is the time once a year to celebrate by playing good-spirited tricks on friends and family. Funny enough, despite its worldwide popularity, this holiday has a long history but mysterious origins. One of the earliest possible explanations goes all the way back to 1508 when French Poet Eloy d’Amerval referred to a “poisson d’avril,” or “April Fool.” Although, translated, this […]
Canada’s housing minister openly mocked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media Friday over his concerns over fourplexes. Throughout the week, the premier has made it clear that he does not support a provincial mandate to build fourplexes in residential neighbourhoods—something that both the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force and the federal government have recommended. Later, he clarified he was just against four-storey “towers.” “You have to differentiate between putting four...
Ollie Watkins’ chances of booking a plane ticket for Euro 2024 could be ended on Tuesday night. That’s according to Arsenal great Perry Groves, who expects Ivan Toney to play and shine agains
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The Arvind Kejriwal arrest is different from the arrests of other Opposition leaders that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made of late. Will its timing, coming less than a month before the general elections raises several issues. The Narendra Modi government may hope to ride out whatever storm the ED’s custody of the Delhi Chief Minister in the excise policy scam may generate, with the AAP workers hitting the streets in protest. From the first murmurings from the ground, people, including...
In a surprise move, Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday he would step down as Ireland's prime minister and the leader of the governing Fine Gael party.