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"Like a death in the family" - one father's reaction to his son's jail sentence for throwing a petrol bomb. |
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A schoolteacher originally from Strabane is told to leave her home in Alexandria following unrest. |
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NIGHT OUT - ON STREET |
Will people who drink on the streets of Strabane take any notice of a new "tougher" approach? Eve Blair investigates. |
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NICEST LITTLE WARDEN |
Kate performs a song that lifted spirits during the Derry Blitz - about one particularly nice air raid warden. |
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BATHTUB SAILOR |
A pensioner decides that the Irish sea is there to be conquered - in a bath tub. |
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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE |
A six-year-old girl finds a bottle that had drifted more than two thousand miles across the Atlantic. |
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COOPER ON CHESNEY |
Ivan Cooper says he believes Fr James Chesney had a role in the Claudy bombing. |
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NEW WORDS |
The very matchy-matchy Anita Robinson is disappointed in cheeseball, Enda McClafferty. |
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BOMB WITNESS |
Lotfi Jalloul saw the bomb blast that caused damage to his kebab shop when it exploded outside Strand Road police station in Derry.
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HURRICANE RESPECTS |
One of Alex Higgins greatest fans makes the journey to Belfast to pay his last respects. |
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NICE GERRY |
Gerry informs Sean Coyle that he is kind, sensitive, and with a heart of corn. |
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NO TAX PLEASE |
A Derry man living in Donegal says he will go to jail before he pays the tax to import his car to the republic. |
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VEHICLE STAND-OFF |
A Donegal woman who didn't pay Vehicle Registration Tax is interviewed during her six-hour stand-off with customs officials. |
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OUTLAWED SKUNK |
The owner of a "head shop" speaks to Mark Patterson after spending the day bringing goods that had just been banned by the Irish authorities to the Gardai. |
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PITCH FOR A HOUSE |
Would you camp out in a tent just to get a chance to buy a house? . |
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TAKE CARE |
As the Western Trust cuts its home care bill, one woman explains how much she values the care she receives. |
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MOBILITY TEST |
Radio Foyle's Teresa Craig takes a mobility scooter out for a test drive |
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INDEPENDENT CLOSES |
The last independent supermarket in Strabane closes, with the loss of dozens of jobs. |
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HEART ACHY |
Gerry Anderson discovers what Sean Coyle's been playing while he was away. |
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UNHEALTHY DANCE? |
Irish dancing can seriously damage your health, say researchers. |
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KNOTTY PROBLEM |
Who you gonna call if you've got an invader on your land that can grow through concrete? |
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"POINTLESS" INQUIRY |
Alliance leader, David Ford, says he stands by his view that the Bloody Sunday Inquiry is "pointless". |
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BEAUTIFUL DUMP |
Dan Stanton investigates an illegal dump on a scenic mountain-top in Donegal. |
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RETURN TO TOWN |
A former minister returns to the town he once preached in 20 years after he was forced to leave. |
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DIAMOND DUST |
Mary discovers a strange phenomenon during one of the coldest, foggiest, nights of the year. |
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WRINKLED GERRY |
Gerry Anderson takes exception to Sean Coyle's tone of voice. |
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TAXI "AMBUSH" |
A taxi driver was injured when rocks were thrown at him from a gate in Derry city. |
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OLIVES BLEEDING |
A cairn is to be erected to a young Tyrone man who died in the olive groves of Spain. |
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FIREBALL |
Joss Scott spots a spectacular space rock hurtling through the sky. |
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GROUNDHOG DAY |
An animal rights group says we should replace groundhogs with animatronics . |
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HEAVEN'S DOOR |
Paddy Quinn says she doesn't mind dying, but she doesn't want to be injured. |
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DON'T TOUCH |
Laura Doherty grew up as a mixed race child in an otherwise all-white school. |
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SKIN |
A mother says her child tried to wash her skin white after racial taunts. |
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BRING BACK TOWNLANDS |
Barry McElduff admits he comes from "the field where giddy people might congregate". |
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VOODOO |
An African man responds to claims the Haitian earthquake was sent by God to punish the practice of Voodoo. |
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RAYTHEON |
Eamon McCann says the closure of Raytheon factory in Derry is "mission accomplished". |
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SNOWED IN |
Eve Blair goes in search of Jo, who was snowed in for three weeks. |
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ICY FLOW |
Ice sheets have been spotted on the River Foyle. Jenny Witt went to investigate. |
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WARZONE CAMERAMAN |
Warzone cameraman, Mark McCauley, spoke to Mark Patterson about his life and choices. |
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SLEDGE RIDE |
Radio Foyle newsreader, Jenny Witt, took her chances on a slippery slope after a snow flurry. |
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STAMPED OUT |
It's the season of good will but, it appears, we're not saying it with as many Christmas cards this year. |
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PERCEPTION |
A Derry City Councillor, Billy Page, has been describing how illness changed his perception of his life. |
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WELCOME TO IRELAND |
Would you be offended to get a text message welcoming you to Ireland whenever you cross the border? |
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TRAVELLER'S DIARY |
An Irish traveller, keeps an audio diary for a day in her life, in Derry. |
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BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE |
Ireland fares badly when a website dating service is launched which is only available to "beautiful people". |
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CARING SISTERS |
Two sisters were so worried about their mother, who has dementia, they cared for her in hospital. |
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CHILD MIGRANT |
A Brandywell woman who was sent to Australia as a child waited more than fifty years to hear an apology. |
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WATCH OUT |
Peggy calls for a neighbourhood watch for her beloved Elmwood Street in Derry City. |
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FLOODED FARM |
Robin Walsh stood in his flooded farmyard with Joe Doran. |
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MAKING A MUCKLE |
If you're starving, would you have a poke of ice cream, or just put on a ganzie? |
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ON FIRE |
Rodney didn't believe he'd caught fire when someone decided it would be fun to put a firework down his vest. |
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BUZZARD SOCKED |
Marlene wonders whether she was right to put a sock on the head of an injured buzzard. |
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SHOOTING |
A Derry woman says she'll leave home after shots were fired through the living room window. |
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ATTACKS ON CARS |
Some drivers are avoiding parts of Derry city after a number of cars were attacked with mud balls and rocks. |
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WASTE OF MONEY |
Ratepayers in Derry and Strabane paid nearly 拢5m in three years to dump their household rubbish. |
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BOXED IN? |
Can boxing help your state of mind? |
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GREEN DYING |
More and more people are considering getting buried in a "green" coffin. |
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LIVING FORGERY |
Kate Smurthwaite passed herself off as a genuine Goretti Horgan. |
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SEARCHING FOR LIMBO |
Mary contacted the Sarah Brett show to ask if anyone knew where her baby was buried. |
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FIGHTING FIRE |
How do you fight a fire when it's got a hold in half a million tyres? |
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ALL IN A NAME |
Should GAA clubs have funding cut if they adopt the name of dead IRA members? |
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COMING OF AGE |
Maureen retired reluctantly. Tim leapt at the chance. But should you have to retire at 65? |
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ON QUEUE |
Billy was surprised at where he was asked to queue when he arrived at City of Derry airport. |
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PEDESTRIAN SCARE |
A blind pedestrian tried to cross a pedestrian crossing in Derry - to find that drivers were also passing through. |
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MICKEY O'HANLON |
Tributes are paid on the death of one of the last members of the Clipper Carltons, Mickey O' Hanlon. |
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GATES |
A gang of people forcibly removed gates in the Bogside that had been put up to curb antisocial behaviour. |
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EPILEPSY |
The mother of an epileptic man beaten with sledgehammers and iron bars in Strabane says her son's lucky to be alive. |
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COMPENSATION |
Mary Hamilton, who was injured in the Claudy bombing, says she was treated like a commodity when she received compensation. |
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BRIEDGE'S STORY |
Briedge doesn't blame children for their antisocial behaviour directed at her. She blames their parents. |
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MUSIC FESTIVAL |
Ireland's largest festival of music, song and dance could be making its way to Derry, for the first time. |
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ELECTRICITY SHOCK |
A pensioner is told it'll cost him 拢70,000 to have electricity installed in his home. |
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EDDIE IZZARD |
Michael O'Donnell discovered the "primal" side of comedian, and marathon runner, Eddie Izzard. |
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COMMUNITY HERO |
A man who contracted polio as a toddler, and cannot use his legs, is named an 鈥渁ctive community hero鈥 |
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SUPERGLUE |
Who would superglue the used clothing bins of a local charity? |
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CLAMPED |
Tina on the woes of being clamped outside her own house. |
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WEATHER LORE |
It seems only one man got the weather forecast for the summer right. Amateur weatherman, Michael Gallagher. |
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CLOCK WATCHING |
Eric White joined Derry's players in training for their Europa League clash with CSKA Sofia. |
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WOLF WHISTLING |
Freya McClements investigates the phenomenon of wolf whistling in Irvinestown. |
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GIVING UP BABY |
Monica tells how she gave up her baby, and never was able to hold her. |
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RATS |
A Creggan woman says she's so worried about rats she won't let her children out. |
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SWINE FLU |
Enda gets caught up in a swine flu scare following a family holiday. |
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POSTCARD |
Gerry Anderson bemoans the lack of postcards in his correspondence. |
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VICTIM |
The victim of a "sectarian" attack in the Fountain speaks to Sarah Brett. |
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SHIPS THAT PASS |
Teresa Craig investigates Derry's disappearing cruise ships. |
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WHITE SNAKE |
Sharon tried to trap a snake with a feather duster and a plastic bag. |
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HONEY TRAP |
Richard Martinez denies that hiring a private investigator to spy on your partner is immoral. |
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CHARITY DODGERS |
Charity collector, Peter Jack, says he's practically given up street collecting. |
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BOG SNORKEL |
Conor explains how to become a champion bog snorkeller. |
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FLUFF PLAGUE |
Catherine encounters a downpour of white fluff. |
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WANDERER |
A centenary celebration sparked memories of wartime - and the GIs - for Teresa. |
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TERRORISE |
How do you hold young people accountable if they terrorise their own community? |
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HOVER |
An unusual British invention celebrates its fiftieth birthday. |
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SUMMER DRINK |
In the summertime thoughts turn to drinking
in a park. |
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TAXI DRIVER |
Terry keeps an audio diary of one weekend driving a taxi. |
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BUS STOPS |
John wonders when is a bus stop not a bus stop. |
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