The former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ spoke to the Journal ahead of ‘Shrek the Musical’s’ eagerly-awaited run at the Millennium Forum, which begins on Tuesday, April 16. The award-winning Broadway and West End hit, from the producers of Hairspray and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, features all the classic characters from the Oscar-winning animated film and the iconic songs and story from David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori’s original musical. Joanne told how the musical stays true to all that...
The quote is from Jim McGuinness. He was speaking under the main Healy Park stand after the McKenna Cup final in January. Derry had just retained the trophy with a 0-12 to 0-6 victory in a game that saw Brendan Rogers, Oisin Gallen and Patrick McBrearty all red carded. Neither team was at full strength and it was pre-season but those last four words are the reason some home fans this weekend will be shuffling slightly more uneasily than they normally would before throw-in these days. The tables...
It follows recent Mr Harris’ recent comments that people of his generation were more familiar with Berlin and Paris than they were with places like Derry and Belfast. At the April Full Council meeting this week, Sinn Féin councillor Paul Boggs proposed that the council writes to Mr Harris, asking that he establish a citizens’ assembly on unity “as a matter of urgency”. “Young people on this island are leaving in droves to seek better opportunities elsewhere,” Councillor Boggs said. “And the...
I see what they mean about feeling like a kid again.
The event - featuring a host of favourite Derry bands from the 1980s and 1990s - was organised by former Gweedore barman Jim Norris, who now works as production manager with the Nerve Centre. A spokesperson for the Reunion Committee commented: "Now that the dust has settled after a wonderful night we would like to take this opportunity to say thank you. Firstly to the main man himself Mr Willie Barrett, no reunion would be possible only for him, he's an absolute legend! To Decky McLaughlin and...
Admit it: You’d also murder to help your kid’s tennis career.
In a social media post from the Waterside Theatre, the Chief Executive Officer Iain Barr stated: “It is my very sad duty to inform you that Waterside Theatre and Arts Centre will close on June 30, 2024. This decision was reached in light of funding issues, after careful consideration by the board and management of the organisation.” Iain Barr continued: "Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of everyone who has served as a board member, been an employee or volunteered...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Farmers are rejoicing in the rainfall in recent days throughout the Ozarks. “Right now it's been really beneficial,” Dan Bigbee, owner of Fassnight Farms said. “Rain is really important in southwest Missouri and really many places across the Midwest,” said Nathan Isakson, a cattle producer in Dade County. “The joke is we're []
Arms sales to the genocidal state of Israel have, of course, become very contentious. However, when asked to come and explain and defend their policy, guess what? Not one of them turned up. None of them can pretend they do not know what is occurring And none of them can pretend that they are not […]
TikTok users across the country are one step closer to seeing the app banned.
Many more voters than not, especially women and Hispanics, feel that Congress and President Joe Biden are giving too much taxpayer-funded support to Ukraine, which is slated for another check of $61 billion. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shared with Secrets on Wednesday morning found that 47% believed the new money was “too much.” Just […]