Derry news

The Eden Project has signed a memorandum of understanding with the owners of its preferred site for the planned Eden Project Dundee attraction. The proposed ... More

A new £67m (US$86.9m, €79.8m) cultural and environmental Eden Project tourist attraction is to be built along the banks of the River Foyle, near Derry-Londonderry, ... More

An “outstanding” 2017 has been reported by the Northern Irish hotels industry, with record numbers of rooms being sold, according to a leading chartered accountancy ... More

Designs for a world-class aquatics centre have kicked off the race to get Birmingham ready for the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Existing sports facilities played ... More

Coventry will be the next UK City of Culture, beating Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea, Sunderland and Paisley to the crown. The announcement last night (7 November) by ... More

Coventry, Paisley, Stoke, Sunderland or Swansea will be named as the UK City of Culture 2021 later this year after making the shortlist for the ... More

Eleven cities of the UK have registered bids to be considered for UK City of Culture 2021, with the prospective candidates hoping to become the ... More

Building work on a £30million leisure centre in County Down, Northern Ireland, will begin early next month (February 2017). The complex will offer a range ... More

The UK is looking for its next City of Culture, launching a nationwide competition to find a candidate for the 2021 event. Minister of state ... More

Tourism Northern Ireland are teaming up with the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) to deliver a masterclass in how to make visitor attractions a ... More

A consortium headed up by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) has bagged a £4.5m (US$6.4m, €5.9m) grant to get people active across 18 ... More

More than 40 men and women involved in sport were recognised on the New Year Honours List, with Heather Rabbatts and AP McCoy awarded a ... More

Londonderry’s recent UK City of Culture title increased tourism to the area by 50 per cent and pumped £47m into the economy in associated expenditure, ... More

A new type of grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has been awarded to the Northern Counties building in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, securing funding ... More

Actor Liam Neeson has taken up a new role promoting Northern Ireland as a tourist destination – becoming the voice of a new advertising campaign. ... More

Hull has been named the UK’s City of Culture for 2017, beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea in the process. Hull, which is known for being ... More

Dundee, Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay have all made the final shortlist to name the 2017 UK City of Culture. The four cities beat off ... More

Sporting events aimed at encouraging good relations among school children and young people are a key part of this year's programme of events organised by ... More

This year's City of Culture, Derry-Londonderry, may have to scale back its programme of events due to a funding shortfall. According to the BBC, total ... More

Eleven contenders have put their name forward to become the UK’s 2017 City of Culture, culture minister Ed Vaizey announced today (6 March). They are ... More

A proposed Maritime Museum and Archive Centre for Erbrington in Derry-Londonderry has been awarded a development grant of £278,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The ... More

Tourism Ireland is confident about prospects for 2013, despite recent findings from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency pointing to a dip in overseas ... More

Image: the centre will serve as a centre of excellence for judo The Northern Ireland Executive has given a £656,000 grant towards the new regional ... More