Opinion

Sinn Féin will host a major event in Derry next week to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First Dáil Éireann, it has been confirmed.

Alexa is Amazon’s virtual personal assistant, she was introduced to us about four years ago when Amazon’s echo smart speaker was first released.

Derry is famed for its murals, whether they’re in the Bogside or the Fountain, and they’ve become an important part of our identity and tourist offering.

The family of a Derry man killed when a bobby trapped bomb exploded in a neighbour’s home, have said that 30 years on the lack of a government here is hampering their fight for the truth.

A varied programme of discussion and debate is being scheduled for Féile 18 examining everything from the Civil Rights Movement and Irish Language Rights to women’s suffrage and abortion.

Foyle MP Elisha McCallion spoke at the MacGill Summer School in Glenties last night in a debate on Brexit wi th Irish Foreign Minister and Tanáiste, Simon Coveney, Fianna Fáil leader Michael Martin, and the DUP’s Emma Little Pengelly.

A new cross-community gardening project has been launched in Derry.

The voices of children and young adults have been largely missing from the debate over Brexit – though they are the people who will be most affected. So it should be no surprise that there is resentment among many young people that decisions that influence their life options were taken by older voters, many of whom will not live long enough to feel the impact.

The new look Brandywell Stadium reopened last month and is a credit to Derry City and Strabane District Council. With an enhanced capacity of only 3,400, however, it means that Derry City Football Club still play in one of the smallest venues in the Airtricity League of Ireland’s top division. So how does stadium provision here compare to other cities on the island?

Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement, a part of Northern Ireland is being left behind. Not just any part - but its second city, the supposed economic hub of an entire region and a place where deprivation and inequality in previous decades triggered the start of the ‘Troubles.’ Derry finds itself permanently rooted to the bottom of the prosperity pile and, as the rest of Northern Ireland converges economically with the UK, we need to look at why our own city is being left behind.

Police have confirmed that missing person Leanne McCready has been found safe and well.

A Derry councillor has warned that children are using rural outbuildings close to the Creggan Estate to engage in anti-social behaviour.

The issue of single-use plastics has become a hot topic.

Creggan photographer and writer, Hugh Gallagher, has been providing snapshots of Derry life for decades and today shares some of his pictures in the first of a two-part feature looking back over his life and career in the city.

A recent EU report showed that the Republic had the Continent’s worst record on tackling climate change – with greenhouse gas emissions increasing by 7 per cent since 2015 despite policies designed to reduce them.

This weekend sees the annual ‘Small Business Saturday’ event takes place across the UK. Begun in the US in 2010 as a counterpoint to Black Friday (focused on major stores) and Cyber Monday (for online shopping), it aims to encourage people to use small, locally-owned bricks and mortar businesses in their community.

Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has welcomed confirmation that another 250 new social homes are planned for the Skeoge area.

Derry is blessed with an array of beautiful and interesting buildings. Yet stitched in between there also lurk a few architectural horrors which impact the overall look of our city.