Faughanvale parishioners’ nine-month exile from their parish church has finally come to an end following the completion of a major restoration project to repair damage caused during last August’s flooding in the North West. St Canice’s Church – which was one of many properties in…
The Britannia Concert Band is one of six organisations from County Londonderry – and almost two dozen throughout Northern Ireland – to have been given the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. The honour, which is given to organisations rather than individuals, is equivalent to an…
The BBC’s Countryfile team spent a full day filming in the Killen, Killeter and Aghyaran districts this week, in preparation for an episode which will be aired on Sunday 17th June. The programme-makers focused on the efforts of local churches to mark the 200th anniversary…
The two Archbishops of Armagh, Archbishop Richard Clarke (Church of Ireland) and Archbishop Eamon Martin (Roman Catholic Church), are leading a three-day, cross-community 'Pilgrimage of Hope' to Messines, to visit “historic and poignant sites relating to the First World War”. The trip – which builds…
Ireland is experiencing a time of transition and uncertainty, the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe told parishioners in Dunfanaghy, on Sunday, at the dedication and blessing of the newly restored Holy Trinity Church in north west Donegal. In an address which referred to Friday’s Abortion…
Members of the four main Christian churches in Moville came together on Sunday afternoon to take part in a Pentecost Walk of Witness, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles. The walk – which moves between the Church of Ireland, Roman Catholic,…
Local politicians, including the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Maolíosa McHugh, joined members of the CCCMSP Group’s Thursday Club, at the Acorn Centre next to St Peter’s Church, on Thursday, for the formal launch of the club’s new horticultural project.The club…
