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- Gerry Kelly was ‘voice of sanity during insane times’, funeral hears
Broadcasting veteran Gerry Kelly was “the voice of sanity during insane times” and a “real legend who will never die”, his funeral has heard.
The former UTV and BBC Radio Ulster presenter conducted many high-profile interviews, including with an eight-year-old Rory McIlroy as the young golfer chipped balls into a washing machine.
- Nazi graffiti painted in Co Derry village a hate crime, say PSNI
Swastikas painted in various locations around a village on the outskirts of Derry city are being treated as a hate crime, the PSNI has confirmed.
The Nazi graffiti has been daubed around Eglinton in Co Derry over recent weeks and, despite the efforts of locals to remove them, more swastikas appeared over the weekend.
- Bail refused for woman accused of threatening to ‘kick the baby’ out of pregnant woman
A woman has been remanded in custody after a court heard she had allegedly threatened to “kick the baby” out of a pregnant woman.
Hannah Duddy (31), of Lisnavar Court in Derry, was charged with two counts of assault, making threats, criminal damage, disorderly behaviour and possession of an offensive weapon with intent to cause actual bodily harm on July 28.
- Head of Catholic church in Ireland meets with owners of ChatGPT over AI policy
The head of the Catholic church in Ireland has met with senior leaders of the parent company of ChatGPT in Ireland to discuss policy following Pope Leo’s warning about the technology earlier this year.
In his first major encyclical since being elected last year, Pope Leo warned in May about the need to “disarm” artificial intelligence technology as it becomes increasingly used across society.
- New Ulster University buildings will ‘sit gathering dust’ if job cuts go ahead, council told
New buildings at Ulster University’s Magee campus in Derry could end up “sitting there gathering dust” if proposed job cuts go ahead, a trade union leader has warned.
Edward Carlsson Browne, chair of the Magee and Coleraine branch of Unite sounded the warning as he addressed a special sitting of Derry City and Strabane Council to discuss job cuts proposed by the university.
Business
- Tyrone, Fermanagh and south Derry record sharpest rise in house prices - PropertyPal
Parts of Tyrone, Fermanagh and south Derry have recorded the sharpest rise in house prices over the past year, new analysis suggests.
PropertyPal’s latest quarterly data release shows home prices jumped by 10.3% to £220,0173 across the Fermanagh and Omagh district between the second quarter (Q2) of 2025 and Q2 2026.
Sports
- ‘If we do get investment, we would be a real, real force’: Cliftonville captain Rory Hale
Cliftonville captain Rory Hale is keeping his mind focussed strictly on footballing matters as the new Irish Premiership season nears but admits that there is an excitement around the club regarding a potential takeover.
The Toronto Investment Group – the business behind the takeover plans - were back in Belfast on Tuesday night to sell their ideas to club members and stories suggest that an improved financial offering may be on the table.