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Children with special educational needs have a legal right to a suitable education
58+ min ago (1061+ words) 18 May 2026 12: 00 PM A solicitor specialising in special educational rights said "children with special educational needs have a legal right to a suitable education. Nicholas Quinn was speaking to The Derry News following the revelation there are currently 109 children in the…...
Sadness as the two young men who died in Donegal crash are named
12+ hour, 5+ min ago (595+ words) 17 May 2026 8: 58 PM The two men who died as a result of a crash near Barnesmore Gap outside Donegal Town have been named as Caoilan Bushe, Letterbarrow, and Leon Shovlin, Ardara. Both men were travelling in the same vehicle when it…...
Road Fatality: Driver involved in last night's Muff crash has died, Gardai confirm
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (279+ words) 17 May 2026 11: 46 AM A man in his 20s has died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision in Inishowen last night, Garda" have confirmed. The fatal crash happened on the R238 at Ardmore, Muff, at approximately 9. 45pm on Saturday, May 16. Emergency services attended the scene…...
Buncrana duo lead home record field in Strabane Lifford Half
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (593+ words) City of Derry Spartans Sarah Kelly crossed the finish line to claim the women's title. 17 May 2026 2: 38 PM Buncrana's John Joe Doherty and Sarah Kelly completed an Inishowen double at the Strabane Lifford Half Marathon this morning as a record field…...
Three charged in Derry following drugs and cash seizure
22+ hour, 5+ min ago (260+ words) 17 May 2026 11: 29 AM Officers in Derry have charged three people to court following a search at a residential property in the city on Friday evening," May 15, which resulted in the seizure of a quantity of suspected drugs, drug related paraphernalia, and…...
Mac D on Music: Farewell to the Weird Ones
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (563+ words) 17 May 2026 12: 00 PM Earlier this year, an announcement came that left the world shocked. After ten years, CHERYM were coming to an end. Following a short tour, it looked like this was the end of the road, until one day last…...
Heartbreak as two dead and four injured following Donegal crash
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (69+ words) The tragedy took place between Donegal Town and Barnesmore Gap...
Derry Death Notices - Sunday, May 17, 2026
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (108+ words) 17 May 2026 6: 00 AM " Marian Teresa Carlin, 73 Stradowen Drive, Strathfoyle " Raymond Carlyle, 26 Brookhill, Culmore Road, Derry " William (Willie) Cregan, 84 Beechwood Avenue, Derry Emergency services attended the scene near Barnesmore Gap Raymond Mc Cartney making a point to a member of the audience…...
Lidl NI issues final call for Derry Green Fund entries
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (511+ words) L-R: Elaine O'Connor, Head of Sustainability Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland; Paulo Ross, Radio Breakfast Show Presenter 16 May 2026 5: 55 PM Lidl Northern Ireland has issued a final call for entries from across County'Derry for the 2026 Lidl Green Fund, which is open…...