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Entertainment
Strabane Drama Festival returns for another triumphant year
Strabane Drama Festival will this year celebrate a landmark 26th Anniversary with a spellbinding array of drama for local theatre-goers.
Ulster Orchestra brings Baroque Brilliance to Derry’s Forum
Classical music fans are in for a treat when the amazing Ulster Orchestra returns to the Millennium Forum on Wednesday, 7th March with Baroque Brilliance.
Wooden O at The Playhouse
Derry’s Playhouse is offering local Shakespeare fans the chance to help mould a European project on the bard’s Henry the V.
Your choice - Derry’s Greatest Hits
Derry has long been regarded as a city of song and we want you to tell us your favourite songs to have come from the city.
3 commentsFilm Society reels in the crowds
Fast forward one year and the Roe Valley Community Film Society continues to reel in the crowds with its wide and varied movie screenings.
All quiet on the drama front - Artists at work in Playhouse
It couldn’t have been more appropriate. On Wednesday, as the world celebrated Valentine’s Day, 16 participants from the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) and Action Hearing Loss took to the stage to perform ‘My Hands, My Heart.’
COWABUNGA! NOW JOIN THE COO-MOONITY CHALLENGE!
Community groups across Derry have been invited to take part in the world’s largest public art exhibition, CowParade.
FFF Intercultural & Anti Racism festival
Foyle Film Festival’s Intercultural & Anti Racism Programme 2011 which will take place from Wednesday 21-Friday 30 March will be launched by Mrs Doreen Lawrence who has dedicated the last 18 years of her life fighting to secure justice for her murdered son Stephen and other victims of racially motivated crime.
Ulster Orchestra Baroque Brilliance
Classical music fans are in for a treat when the amazing Ulster Orchestra returns to the Millennium Forum on Wednesday, 7th March with Baroque Brilliance.
‘My Hands my Heart’ premieres at Playhouse
In what organisers believe was a theatrical first for Europe, members of the Royal National Institute of Blind People along with participants from Action Hearing Loss captivated an audience at Derry’s Playhouse this week.
Damian’s Glee over 2013
Hollywood star Damian McGinty, who’s currently appearing in US television show Glee, has become the latest well-known Derry person to sign up as a ‘Cultural Champion’ for 2013 and says next year will provide a great chance for the city to showcase its talent to the world.
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Nadine joins Next Top Model
Derry pop star Nadine Coyle is to be a guest judge on one of the America’s most watched reality shows.
Launch of Phil Hession show at Context Gallery
Derry’s Context Gallery will launch Phil Hession’s solo-exhibition ‘My Heart is Always Trembling, Afraid I Might Give In’ later this week at the Artillery Street venue.
Slideshow - Former army site opens amidst Valentine’s celebrations
A spectacular light show was among the highlights of the opening of Derry’s Ebrington Square last night.
Concert evening to celebrate opening of Ebrington Square video
This evening the vast five-acre site at the former Ebrington Barracks will spring into life as a £7.5 million multi-faceted public space, with a kaleidoscope of live entertainment.
New genre for local author Felicity McCall
The latest novel by Derry author Felicity McCall was launched on Thursday in the city, marking an exciting departure for the talented local writer.
More Pies and a Journey to X at The Playhouse
A vibrant new production company took over the theatre at Derry’s Playhouse this week showcasing some of the city’s finest youth theatre talent.
Derry as you don’t know it!
A wonderfully engaging lecture on the history of Derry was presented at The Playhouse on Tuesday evening in memory of late historian, Annesley Malley.
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Gaza gets its First Call
They’re huddled around a table in Fitzroy’s and they’ve just ordered lunch.
Couple’s delight as Linsfort Castle is named in top 100 - once again
An Inishowen bed and breakfast has been named in the Top 100 places to stay in Ireland, for the second year in a row, by the 2012 Bridgestone Guide.
Muff’s Niamh now in final four
Since entering a local music competition at the end of last year, an Inishowen student has now made it to the final four with her version of Etta James’ epic song ‘At Last’.
New cinema season at the Nerve Centre
The new cinema season in the Nerve Centre kicks off next Monday, 6th February with Pedro Almodovar’s latest film ‘The Skin I Live In’. Other highlights include Woody Allen’s love letter to the capital of romance Paris with ‘Midnight in Paris’ while the fascinating docu-drama ‘Dreams of a Life’ proves that real life is often stranger than fiction. This is the story of Joyce Vincent who died in her London bed-sit in 2003, but is was three years before her body was discovered still surrounded by the Christmas presents she was wrapping and with the television still turned on. This film attempts to gain some insights into Joyce’s life by talking to her friends and colleagues, and elicts some heartbreaking moments from her interviewees.
Moville panto is a sold out success
Following the sell out success of their production of Jack and the Beanstalk, the Moville Musical Society want to say a massive thanks to everyone who took part in the popular panto.
Creative Writing course launched at Northside
The North West Regional College have launched a new 15 week creative writing course at its Northside campus in Derry, beginning next Thursday at 7pm.
Gerald Donaghey - Unfinished Business drama goes online
A unique drama about the murder of Gerald Donaghey on Bloody Sunday is now available to watch online.
Malin’s Henry Girls launch fourth album
To celebrate the launch of their fourth album Inishowen’s Henry Girls will be taking to the stage in Letterkenny this weekend with a whole host of musicians.
The Riot Tapes play Sandinos back bar
The Riot Tapes, a Dublin five piece arrive in Derry via London and Arkansaw this evening.
‘Be prepared’ for digital switchover this October
Derry MLA Mark H Durkan is urging residents to be prepared for the permanent switch to digital tv this October.
How the Fleadh was won
City of Culture media director Garbhan Downey gives the inside track on Saturday’s momentous Fleadh announcement......
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Joy as Derry secures the winning Fleadh bid after weeks of uncertainty
Derry is celebrating today with the news that it will host the All Ireland Fleadh in 2013, generating the biggest financial boost the city has seen in years.
2 commentsCritical Fleadh Vote Tomorrow
A high profile delegation from Derry will travel to Dublin today to make a final appeal to Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann to support the city’s bid to host the All-Ireland Fleadh in 2013.
‘New Noise’ debut at new live band night in Masons
Derry’s rockers are celebrating the launch of a new live band night.
Inishowen students need your Google Doodle vote
THREE Inishowen students have been named as finalists in the Doodle 4 Google national art competition.
Derry student’s Graham Norton red chair appearance goes viral
A Derry student whose appearance on Friday night’s Graham Norton show has become an internet sensation says she has been “taken aback” by the public’s response.
Brolly ‘still confident’ for Derry’s All-Ireland’s bid
Dungiven All Ireland Fleadh winner, Anne Brolly remains “confident” Derry will host the prestigious event in 2013 despite news the Ulster Council said it had security fears about bringing the Fleadh to the city.
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Weather for Derry
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 7 C to 14 C
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