Opinion

In this article, STEVE BRADLEY argues that Ulster University cannot now deliver what has been long-promised for the city

With Brexit day approaching, we asked the public in practical terms what impact they thought it would have on life here.

Roisin Rice is currently Acting Vice Principal at St Mary’s College, Northland Road, Derry. Roisin joined the staff of St Mary’s in 2013. She is a Microsoft Expert Educator and has just recently returned from the Microsoft School Leaders Conference in Estonia. Roisin is a graduate of Queen’s University and has been teaching for almost 20 years. Roisin was awarded the coveted title of IT Educator of the Year by the British Computer Society in 2019.

With the return of the Stormont Executive, we took to the streets of the city centre to ask the public for their views on the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly after three years.

Former top Derry police officer Stephen Martin is standing down as Deputy Chief Constable.

Well-known driving instructor Jim Doyle has guided thousands of people through their driving test. Originally from Dundalk, he travelled the world for ten years before settling in London where he met and married Derry woman Mary, who promptly moved him back to her home town where he established the Foyle School of Driving. A keen long-distance cyclist, he has taken part in several endurance events, including the non-stop tour of Ireland. He is a member of the Spartans running club and has to date completed 25 marathons.

If you were asked, what was your first childhood memory, what would your answer be? What brought this to mind was a photograph posted on our family WhatsApp group, of our three-year-old niece attending her first Irish dancing class.

Regeneration consultant Steve Bradley pinpoints key projects that need to happen if Derry is to genuinely prosper between now and 2030

This week’s Friday’s Child is Carol Watkin (nee McGrotty), newly appointed volunteer Health and Wellbeing officer at Star Running Club. Carol 41, from Derry, is a qualified counsellor currently working for the Lifeline service as well as running her own Holistic Therapy business The Holistic Butterfly. In her new role at Star, Carol hopes that with the knowledge and background she has gained through her own career she can offer her time and advice to those runners within Star who are out injured or struggling with various life stressors.

I bought a new book for Christmas, which unfortunately means you will be poisoned by extracts from Rowan Williams Luminaries: Twenty Lives that illuminate the Christian way.

Religious allegiance in Northern Ireland however flawed or sincere in its expression has been a complex factor in shaping communal differences, loyalties, bigotry and conflict.

In the spring of 2010, the Urban Regeneration Company, Ilex were working through its vision for Derry.

Over recent days I have been inundated with emails from all over the world, offering me every sort of wonder.

I’m a great believer in the second chance club. I would have to be with the mistakes, failures and blunders, I have made, and without doubt will continue to make.

Graphic scenes greeted arrivals at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis.

After three years of chaos and dramatics, the situation regarding Brexit is as confused as ever. British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is adamant he will take the UK out of the European Union by whatever means he can devise.

Derry’s Women of Hope have published their second collection of prayers and thoughts from the sons and daughters of Derry, nine years after releasing their first volume.

SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MLA has said that the delay in delivering a graduate medical school as part of plans to expand Ulster University at Magee is depriving Derry of vital investment.

Last time there was a December general election in Derry there were no pacts or unity candidates.