06 January 2016 Visit Derry, in partnership with Derry City & Strabane District Council, Foyle Port and the Loughs Agency preparing for a busy year of marketing the destination and this year’s Foyle Maritime Festival, starting with exhibiting at the London Boat Show, 8th – 17th January 2016. The countdown is on to the highly […]
Mayor, Cllr Elisha McCallion welcomed home local Diaspora who are living and working away from home and who travelled back to with family over the festive time, to be her guests at a special reception in the Guildhall on 22nd December. The event was part of the Mayors new Diaspora initiative, aimed at reconnecting with […]
09 December 2015 The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Councillor Elisha McCallion, invited pupils from across local areas to a special event highlighting how our young people can get involved in the bid for the title of European Youth Capital 2019. A successful EYC 19 bid will highlight the council area as one […]
8th December Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Jonathan Bell has welcomed Invest Northern Ireland’s latest performance figures. Speaking after the publication of today’s figures, Jonathan Bell said: “Invest NI was set new and stretching targets as part of the one year extension to the Programme for Government. This latest performance update shows they are well […]
OneSource Virtual’s new European Service Centre was officially opened in Derry by the deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness MLA and Regional Development Minister Michelle McIlveen MLA, representing the First Minister. OneSource Virtual is a Texas-based Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) provider offering HR outsourcing, IT outsourcing, finance and accounting outsourcing and consulting. The OSV […]
03 December 2015 Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Elisha McCallion is hopeful that Derry and Strabane District Council will develop a sister city relationship with Berkeley in the United States. Speaking following a recent four-day visit to Berkeley and the wider San Francisco Bay area, Mayor McCallion said the meetings were […]
The Isle of Man based company CityWing will begin operating twice-daily flights from City of Derry Airport to Dublin, by April 2016. The City of Derry airport submitted a successful application to the Department for Transport under the Regional Air Connectivity Fund, to support the new service from Derry to Dublin. Speaking about the new […]
Northern Ireland’s reputation as a location of choice for international legal services investment is on the rise! In an effort to maximise on this reputation, Invest Northern Ireland supported four Northern Ireland legal firms to exhibit at the International Bar Association annual conference in Vienna last month, the largest gathering of the international legal community […]
The Northern Ireland Executive’s announcement that Corporation Tax will be reduced to 12.5 per cent by April 2018 has been widely welcomed. Alastair Hamilton, CEO Invest Northern Ireland said: “A reduced rate of Corporation Tax will significantly add to the attractiveness of Northern Ireland as an investment location for existing and potential new investors and […]
Derry Strabane Diaspora Project 19 November 2015 Details of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Diaspora Engagement Project, which aims to reach out to Derry and Strabane people across the world to become ambassadors for the region, were revealed by the Mayor, Councillor Elisha McCallion, when she welcomed a delegation from the Global Irish Network […]