NWRC

Janis Scallon, Director of Further Education, DfE, Barra Best MC, Geri Martin and Gary Rutherford Honorary Award winners, and Dr. Catherine O'Mullan, NWRC.

Gary Rutherford and Geri Martin recognised by NWRC with honorary awards

Dominic Mullan, InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Consultant, Michael O'Keefe CEO of Fijowave, Cathal Ferry, NWRC i4.0 Centre Manager and Fergal Meath, Software Engineering Manager pictured at the final Project Management Group (PMG) meeting in Dublin marking the conclusion of the 18-month project which focused on developing next-generation remote monitoring technology.

NWRC and Fijowave develop new remote monitoring technology

Dean McSherry, Ryan McGrory, Justin McCrea, Kateryna Makariuk, Amelie Gonzalez and Cassie Rose Grieve at Freshers at NWRC Strand Road.

IN PICTURES: Freshers at North West Regional College

Clare, Joshua, Ada, Raphael, Ava and Hollie all studied at NWRC.

These students chose NWRC – here’s why

Karen McLaughlin wrapped in her Blanket artwork which was created at NWRC. (pic Martin McKeown)

Student wins award for art piece reflecting experience with homelessness

The Deputy Mayor, Alderman Niree McMorris, pictured with film students, community representatives and staff from the North West Regional College, at the first showing of the NWRC Peaceplus Community Film Showcase, a short film made by film students at the North West Regional College in the Foyle Theatre at the NWRC. : The Deputy Mayor, Alderman Niree McMorris, pictured with film students, community representatives and NWRC staff, at the first showing of the North West Regional College Peaceplus Community Film Showcase, a short film made by film students at the NWRC in the Foyle Theatre at the NWRC.

NWRC Film Students bring film to PEACEPLUS Community project

The Deputy Mayor, Alderman Niree McMorris, pictured at the first showing of the NWRC Peaceplus Community Film Showcase, a short film made by film students at the North West Regional College in the Foyle Theatre at the NWRC. Included are the students, and from fourth right, Dr Catherine O'Mullan, Director of Curriculum and Academic Studies, NWRC, Sue Divin, Peace Manager, Derry City & Strabane District Council, Michael Timoney and Francine Moran, lecturers.

Derry PEACEPLUS projects highlighted in new films by NWRC media students

Dental nurse Rachel McCloskey, Dentist Dr Meabh Owens, Michaela Doherty, Lecturer in Dental Nursing at NWRC, and Dental Nurse Ella Patterson.

Derry NWRC to host ‘Dental Careers Start Here’ event

Eimear Dunleavy completed five part time courses at NWRC. Applications are now open for all part time courses.

Mum of seven says part time courses at NWRC were ‘life-changing’

The more I learned about hairdressing, the more obsessed I became with it.

The minute you stop learning, you stop growing

Steven Lindsay, President of Londonderry Chamber of Commerce.

Building skills and opportunity in the NW

Patrick McKeown, Finance Director, NWRC, Malachy O’Neill, Chair of Governing Body, NWRC, Leo Murphy, Chief Executive and Principal, NWRC, Dr Caoimhe Archibald, Minister for the Economy, Caoimhe McLoone, student, Ciara Tease, student, and Gillian Moss, Head of Client Service at NWRC. (Pic Martin McKeown)

Minister praises NWRC during Springtown campus visit

Laura Morrison pictured when she graduated as a midwife.

Derry woman Laura Morrison says studying at NWRC was one of her best decisions

Senior representatives from GRAHAM, BBGI and NWRC.

GRAHAM hands over Northland Building to NWRC in Derry as three decade PFI ends

North West Regional College (NWRC) has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education, recognising its outstanding work in business support.

NWRC in Derry recognised with top UK honour

Clare Hamilton.

Award-winning NWRC graduate to speak at TechTides Youth in Derry
A North West Regional College (NWRC) computing graduate who has gone on to become an award-winning businessperson – will be one of the speakers at TechTides Youth at the college’s Strand Road campus on November 18.
Jack Tibbetts

Like mother like daughter...Cloídna and Fionnuala Conway pictured at North West Regional College graduation.

Double celebrations as mum and daughter graduate from NWRC on the same day

Bryony gives the 'Vote of Thanks' at the NWRC graduation.

Bryony delivers inspirational speech at NWRC graduation in Derry

Honorary Award Recipients at NWRC's Higher Education and Access Graduation ceremony - Robert O'Brien and Alastair Cameron. (pic Martin McKeown)

Alastair and Robert to receive honorary awards at NWRC graduation in Derry

NWRC Product Design Centre Manager Philip Devlin with Patrick McLaughlin, Chief Operating Officer at Wafer Ltd, announcing the new KTP collaboration.

Derry ice cream cone specialist Wafer Ltd. teams up with NWRC in £150k project

Ryan Henderson didn't study A-Levels, he studied the BTEC in IT. : Ryan Henderson.

IT manager urges students to consider alternative routes after GCSEs

Philip O'Doherty, Vertiv Managing Director.

Archibald announces fourth Electrical Switchgear Academy with Vertiv and NWRC

Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk stands in front of the shattered windows of Tesla's Cybertruck at Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California on November 21, 2019. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

£13m of local public sector workers’ pensions divested from Tesla

Dr. Lynda Hegarty, Head of Faculty Life and Health Science at NWRC, Bronagh Downey, recipient of the Gerard Finnegan Memorial Award, Eimear Finnegan, Maire Finnegan, and Dr. Catherine O'Mullan, Director of Curriculum and Academic Standards at NWRC.

Special recognition for NWRC students

Jordan McElwee who graduated with a Foundation Degree in software development from NWRC pictured with mum Martina and Granny Mary.

NWRC graduate swaps chips for microchips

Sinead McGarrigle who won the NWRC award for Commitment and Studentship for Level 5 HND in Textiles. : .

16 brilliant photographs of works by NWRC art students from Derry and Limavady

Rebecca Gavigan, third in Wall and Floor Tiling.

NWRC Tiling students a cut above at Skillbuild 2025 qualifier competition
Two students from North West Regional College (NWRC) have been awarded prizes at the Construction Industry Training Board NI (CITB NI) annual SkillBuild NI Regional Qualifier Competition 2025.
Staff Reporter

Representives from NWRC and ATU signing the MoU. Front: CEO and Principal of NWRC, Leo Murphy and Dr Orla Flynn, President of ATU. Back-row L-R: John Andy Bonar (ATU), Eoin Cullina (ATU), Aodhmar Cadogan (ATU), Paul Hannigan (ATU), Joanne Kilmartin (ATU), Paddy Hannigan (ATU), and Niall O'Somachain (Consultant).

NWRC and ATU sign cross-border MoU

The Tesla Cybertruck is an all-electric, battery-powered, light-duty truck from Tesla.

£13m of local public sector workers’ pensions held in Tesla

John Crowe, NWRC lecturer, David Murray, Operations Manager, Bishops Gate Hotel, Emmet Hargan, student, Jamie Harkin, student, Liam Walsh, student, Jamie Kavanagh, student, Caolan Green, student, Carolyn McKinley, NWRC lecturer, Pauk Sharkey, Executive Chef, Bishops Gate Hotel, Jonathan Lyttle, NWRC Lecturer. : John Crowe, NWRC lecturer, David Murray, Operations Manager, Bishops Gate Hotel, Emmet Hargan, student, Jamie Harkin, student, Liam Walsh, student, Jamie Kavanagh, student, Caolan Green, student, Carolyn McKinley, NWRC lecturer, Pauk Sharkey, Executive Chef, Bishops Gate Hotel, Jonathan Lyttle, NWRC Lecturer.

NWRC hospitality students shine in ‘Generation Chef’ regional heats

Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald with UU with Stephen Kelly, Magee Taskforce and Paul Bartholomew, Ulster University. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Concrete action on expansion very welcome

Ad Feature Register for NWRC open day and you could win a laptop!

Ben Simms and Shea Morton, pictured at the North West Regional College Apprentice event.

IN PICTURES: Apprentice Week at NWRC

ATU electrical Engineering Electric Car. Photo Clive Wasson

Electric vehicle information session at Springtown

North West Regional College apprentice Jay Gurney and his employer Stepehn McDaid of CT Engineering look ahead to NI Apprenticeship week. (picture Martin McKeown)

'My brother would be proud'

NWRC Student Zuzanna Rotuska and Shéa Devine help launch the 2025 Short Course Guide. (pic Martin McKeown)

Aeroplane cabin crew, bee-keeping and IT among new courses at NWRC

Sue Divin, DCSD Council Programme Manager for PEACE, Lilian Seenoi Barr, Mayor of Derry and Strabane District Council, Francine Moran, NWRC Project Manager Inspire, Enthuse, Equip, and Edelle Irwin, NWRC Project Officer pictured at the launch of the programme. Photo: Martin McKeown.

NWRC launches‘Inspire, Enthuse, Equip’

Rebecca Gavigan is presented with a NWRC hoodie by Senior Marketing and PR Officer Erin Hutcheon. (pic Martin McKeown)

‘Cutting it’: NWRC trainee Rebecca competes against the best

NWRC in Derry

Derry's learning corridor and the value of NWRC

Elaine McLaughlin and Ross Parkhill will receive honorary awards at North West Regional College's graduation ceremony on October 30. (Picture Martin McKeown)

Elaine and Ross to receive honorary awards at NWRC graduation

Rosie Boyle will graduate from NWRC with and Access Diploma in Combined Studies. (Pic Martin McKeown)

Inspirational NWRC graduate Rosie urges others to 'never give up'

Mary Claire Kerlin, Peace Plus, Francine Moran, Sustainability Champion and lecturer at NWRC, and Cathy Burns, Derry and Strabane District Council, pictured at the launch of the Green Clubs project.

Green light for NWRC’s new sports club initiative

The late Diane Miller

Tributes paid to ‘fondly remembered’ former NWRC lecturer Diane Miller

Joanna Peplinska is science graduate from NWRC who now works at McColgan's Quality Foods

McColgan's worker Joanna says NWRC was special ingredient

Joanna Peplinska is science graduate from NWRC who now works at McColgan's Quality Foods

NWRC is the essential ingredient for a job in the food industry

Matthew McGrotty who studies at NWRC was named the 2024 NCFE Learner of the Year

Ad Feature Exam results arriving? – Register to attend NWRC’s Results Sessions

Keegan Houston pictured with Dr Erin Hinson, Study USA Student Support Advisor and Claire Hamilton, Study USA Programme Manager. (© Pacemaker Press International)

NWRC student Keegan to bring his Hip Hop music to the USA

The new mural on the NWRC building at the corner of Boating House Lane and Queen’s Quay overlooking the River Foyle is so big it is visible from vantage points in the Waterside.

Iconic new Amelia Earhart mural adorns Derry’s NWRC overlooking River Foyle

Megan Moore is a student at NWRC Limavady

NWRC trainee hairdresser Megan shortlisted for OCN awards in Belfast

North West Regional College students Hannah Logue, Dearbhla Duddy, Erin Halford, Maya Patterson, Ben Coyle, Presley Meng and Lewis Nevin, are the artists who feature on Paranoise. (Missing from picture is Donnacha McHugh.)

NWRC music students to release Paranoise album promoting mental health

Rhys Scully and Sean Scully pictured at North West Regional College's Apprenticeship showcase at Springtown campus as part of NI Apprenticeship week 2024.

In pictures: North West Regional College hosts Apprenticeship Week

Image caption: (L-R) Brian Scannell, Financial Controller at Water Technology Limited pictured with NWRC XR Hub Manager Jim Murray, InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Graduate, Sarah Casey, Water Technology Limited, CEO Eoin Riordan, InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Advisor, Joe Kelleher and Water Technology Limited Head of Sales, Diarmaid Ryan at the final PMG meeting.

NWRC in Derry work with Cork water company to help productivity

Maria Moore, NWRC Administrative Officer pictured with Luane Quigley, NWRC Curriculum Manager for Business Administration and Jane Fleming, NWRC Business Development Executive, at the launch of the Women Returners Programme.

Advertorial: Apply for NWRC’s Women Returners Programme

The Tinnies in Strabane adorned with the County colours. (0509JB15)

£102m Strabane town centre regeneration project

Gillian Moss, Head of Client Services at the North West Regional College with Conor Sharkey, Media and Communications Officer with the North West Migrants Forum. The pair were invited to the House of Lords in London to collect a ‘Charity Partnership of the Year Award’, given to their respective organisations following the development of an Asylum Seeker Scholarship which will enable those seeking international protection in Northern Ireland to pursue a study course of their choice.

Migrants forum and NWRC travel from Derry to London to collect prestigious award

News you can trust since 1772

© 2026 Iconic Media Group Ltd. All rights reserved.Terms and Conditions Privacy notice