• Council hiring officer to oversee off-street parking functions in Derry and Strabane

    The position is temporary but the term of the appointment will run until June 30, 2027. “The Car Parking Development Officer is responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operation of the Council’s off-street parking function and relevant contractual agreements. "The role will involve representing the Council at interagency meetings and developing longer term options for the delivery of the service. "Other duties will include supporting the continued development and project delivery of...

  • ABQ City Council closer to securing funding for Route 66 welcome gateway

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque City Council is one step closer to building a Route 66 welcome gateway on the east side of the city. The council voted to file for a $500,000 grant from the New Mexico Tourism Department for a Route 66 entrance similar to that of the gateway sign on the city's west []

  • Family of John and Pat Hume ask Derry & Strabane Council to manage parents’ archive

    During an annual Museum Service report to members, at a Business and Culture Committee meeting on Tuesday, Head of Culture, Aeidin McCarter, said the service had “recently been approached by the family of John and Pat Hume with a request to professionally manage and care for their parents’ archive”. Ms McCarter added: “The collection consists of papers and a small number of key artefacts associated with John and Pat Hume. “It is proposed to bring the collection formally into the Museum Service...

  • Baby loss certificates to be formally introduced in Northern Ireland: Derry MLA welcomes progress

    Earlier this week, the Assembly backed a motion to introduce a scheme and to secure local perinatal and paediatric pathology services. Since 2019, bereaved parents in Northern Ireland must travel to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool for a post-mortem on their child. The Foyle MLA said: “In my years campaigning for improvements in paediatric pathology and early baby loss, I’ve met with hundreds of parents who felt their loss or the topic of miscarriage remained taboo, hushed. While their...

  • 4 Derry & Strabane and Donegal projects get over £800,000 IFI funding for peace-building

    The International Fund for Ireland (IFI) has announced a significant funding package of £3,515,211 to further support peace-building initiatives across the north and the southern border counties. A total of eleven projects will receive support to continue their work with the most marginalised communities who have yet to receive any substantial dividends from the Peace Process. Three local projects are receiving support through the Peace Barriers Programme (PBP), Communities in Partnership...

  • Northern Ireland Budget: £88.5m for A5 Derry to Aughnacloy; £34m to tackle NHS waiting lists and £25m for childcare strategy

    Speaking following the meeting, Minister Archibald said on Thursday: “Since devolution was restored, we have been really clear this was always going to be a difficult budget. "The stark reality is the demands on our finances far outstrip the funding available many times over. No department has received the level of funding it has bid for. As an Executive, we have had to make tough choices and prioritise the funding envelope we have. “With increased demands on services and rising costs, I...

  • Dhruva Space Secures USD 9 Mn Funding from IAN Alpha Fund, Technology Development Board, and Others

    The Hyderabad-based platform aims to deploy the raised funds for upcoming spacecraft manufacturing facilities, strategic business acquisitions, and enhancing product offerings.

  • Derry & Strabane reps brand Taoiseach Simon Harris 'out of touch' over comments on Belfast, Derry v Paris, Berlin

    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...

  • When Is The Social Security Trust Fund Running Out?

    When Is The Social Security Trust Fund Running Out? A social safety net is synonymous with a failsafe for many, but in the case of the U.S. Social Security system, additional action is needed to ensure it stays that way. The annual OASDI trustees report by the Social Security Administration, covering old-age, survivors and disability insurance, shows that under the present circumstances, the asset reserve dedicated to the benefit program could be depleted sooner rather than later. ...

  • IN PICTURES: My First Holy Communion in Derry 2024

    Pictured are children who have made their First Holy Communion in Derry in 2024.

  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Meeting on Yemen

    Ambassador Robert Wood Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs New York, New York April 15, 2024. AS DELIVERED.

  • Derry & Strabane Leisure Centres price freeze confirmed

    At the April Health and Community Committee meeting, Council Officers sought members’ approval for the ‘Leisure and Sports Services Pricing Policy and Schedule of Charges for the 2024-25 financial year’. An update report stated: “The implementation of a consistent pricing policy and schedule of charges across all leisure and sports facilities is a priority to ensure equality and transparency across the service. “Consideration was given to the alignment of charges with inflationary increases,...