The murals were created by Peaball, a street art collective, with the hopes of bringing life to run-down parts of the city. The murals are all done in different styles, showing different images and Peaball member Donal O’Doherty says there’s ‘something there for everyone’. The murals are part of Peaball’s street art initiative ‘Get Up’ […]
International students from Northwest China and Zhejiang province visited the city in August to conduct cultural exchanges and community engagement. During their time in the city the students conducted English lessons and visited the Mayor.
‘Innovative solutions that will place the city region at the forefront of the green and digital twin transition through Local Green Deals’ The North-West Ireland City Region has been selected for the Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) 2023-25 edition, a support programme spearheaded by the European Commission. A spokesperson for ICC said the city region, which consists […]
FinTrU has been listed in The Sunday Times 100, Britain’s fastest-growing private companies The Sunday Times has named FinTrU in its list of Britain’s 100 fastest-growing companies. The list celebrates and applauds Britain’s 100 leading entrepreneurial business, shining a light on the people leading these private companies. FinTrU Founder & CEO, Darragh McCarthy, said: “To […]
Over the past 2 years Northwest Regional College have been collaborating with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) on a digital skills project funded by Erasmus+. A number of NWRC staff were in Turkey in May 2023 and visited TAI. TAI have continued this collaboration and are currently working with NWRC on a Horizon Europe submission. A […]
The Tower Museum exhibition celebrating Lisa McGee’s hit TV Series Derry Girls has reached a significant visitor milestone just one month after it opened to the public. The Maguire family from Sydney Australia this week had the distinction of bringing the total number of visitors to the Derry Girls Experience to 10,000 people. The exhibition, […]
July witnessed the official launch of the Sperrins Sculpture Trail and unveiling of the three giant art installations that have been created to showcase the geology, archaeology and heritage of the Sperrins. This innovative tourism project showcases a trio of interrelated and unique art pieces created by world acclaimed artist Thomas Dambo, located at three […]
Walled City Music welcomed over 30 pianists to Derry in July, for the 2023 edition of its International Piano Festival. Festival Director Derry-born Cathal Breslin, acclaimed concert pianist and professor at Arizona State University, were joined by an international faculty of tutors at Ulster University, Magee, as they lead 25 piano students through a packed […]
The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council has congratulated the staff at the Tower Museum following their recent World Travellers’ Choice Award for 2023 and welcoming 10,000 visitors so far to the Derry Girls Experience. The coveted Travellers’ Choice Award celebrates businesses that have consistently received great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the […]
Jim Nash is director and co-founder of the Wild Atlantic Distillery, a family-run craft distillery and visitor attraction making award-winning gin, vodka and whiskey. Originally from County Clare, Jim lived around the world before relocating to the North West in 2007. He and his brother-in-law, Brian Ash, opened the distillery in Aghyaran, County Tyrone, in […]