By Connla Young
connla@derrypost.com
A heartbroken County Derry woman has urged parents to test their children for hidden heart defects that could kill them.
Brigid Doherty’s daughter Marcella died from a rare heart condition almost four years ago and now the grief stricken mother is urging young people and their parents to take a £35 health check that [...]
THE mother of a County Derry man who died without warning has called on sports clubs to cover the cost of a simple health check that could save young lives.
Newbridge woman Patricia McPeake spoke out this week just three months after her 20-year-old son Damian died suddenly during a car trip with a friend.
His grieving [...]
A County Derry community group has launched a unique exhibition of models depicting local landmarks.
Upperlands Community Development Group hopes to attract visitors from across the country for the exhibition which kicks off this week.
The exhibition will feature the work of Upperlands native Dick Clarke who painstakingly recreated landmark buildings across the North.
The extensive display will [...]
By Connla Young
connla@derrypost.com
A new project has been launched to discover the hidden heritage around Lough Neagh’s shoreline.
Over the next 12 months archaeologist Moira O’Rourke will carry out a survey of the ancient lough’s shoreline in the hope of uncovering hidden treasures.
The project has several aims including digitally recording all the main archaeological monuments, [...]
By Connla Young
connla@derrypost.com
A County Derry woman diagnosed with swine flu has told of how she thought health chiefs were “joking” when they broke the news.
Speaking exclusively to the County Derry Post, Maureen Kearney, from Gulladuff, County Derry, said she was told earlier this month she was the eighth person in the North to be diagnosed [...]
Customs officials seized thousands of litres of illegal diesel during a major raid in Dungiven yesterday.
The operation was carried out at a unit to the rear of Glenshane Enterprise Centre, off Ballyquin Road, around midday.
More than 5,500 litres of illegal fuel, which customs officials believe was contaminated, were seized during the operation.
Forecourt pumps were also [...]
The 18-month-old baby girl who died in a house fire in Dungiven last week brought so much sparkle to her families lives, mourners at her funeral heard at the weekend.
Little Sarah Mullin died in hospital after a fire broke out in a bedroom of her house at Killyblight Road on Tuesday night.
Her parents Stephen [...]
By Connla Young
connla@derrypost.com
The father of a seriously ill County Derry baby has lodged an official complaint to the Belfast Trust about the “quality of care” given to his daughter.
Gary McCann last night confirmed he has lodged a formal complaint about a doctor at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH).
Gary’s daughter Katie suffers from a rare for [...]
By Connla Young
connla@derrypost.com
The heartbroken mother of a County Derry man whose organs have been used to save the lives of seven people has urged young people to follow her son’s example by becoming organ donors.
Clare McCusker made the emotional appeal eight weeks after her son Conor died following an incident outside Mint Cafe Bar in [...]
By Connla Young
connla@derrypost.com
A County Derry man whose baby daughter has battled against a rare form of leukaemia has wheeled out a plan to harness pedal power to raise cash for children’s cancer charities.
Draperstown man Eoin Kelly is set to cycle from Land’s End to John of Groats via Belfast and Dublin next month to raise [...]
