“For all the positive vibes that flowed through the city during those heady days, we were sadly reminded that some things never seem to change. Not once, but twice.” I just had to open my mouth, didn’t I? Less than a month after Ed Vaizey made that announcement, we witnessed a pointless and depressing wreckage [...]
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Just Say There’s Nothing Holding Us Back: A Personal Perspective on 2010 and Beyond
Jan 13th, 2011 by Simon Fallaha.Where were you on July 15, 2010? “I’m delighted to announce that the winner of the privilege of becoming the first UK Capital Of Culture is Derry/Londond…” That was it. That was the moment the crowd in the Guildhall roared, when months of hard work paid off, and when a dream became a reality. Our [...]
Simple Things
Sep 24th, 2010 by Simon Fallaha.Those who know me best won’t be surprised to hear that I’ve recently begun a course in journalism. What might surprise you was my lack of luck in finding all the books I required in the city centre. They were too obscure to be found in the likes of Shipquay Books & News, Bargain Books [...]
Derry’s Digital Calendar for September
Sep 2nd, 2010 by Mark Nagurski.A round-up of digital media events in the city this month … WHATS ON DERRY-LONDONDERRY LAUNCH: September 3rd, 11am-1230pm, Guildhall Derry City Council will be launching their new What’s On guide, whatsonderrylondonderry.com with a reception at the Guildhall on Friday September 3rd. DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMME: September 15th, 2-430pm, Nerve Centre Culture Northern Ireland will [...]
City Life?
Aug 23rd, 2010 by Simon Fallaha.There is one memory that will always stick out for me from during my brief stint as a data entrant in the City Centre earlier this year. It’s 5.30 p.m. and I’ve just left work along with my colleague from Letterkenny. As we head down Shipquay Street, it’s as if we can hear a pin [...]
Publicity Association Aims to Capitalise on City of Culture
Aug 9th, 2010 by Mark Nagurski.One of the key benefits promised by the City of Culture bid and win has always been economic – but our local industries aren’t always best placed to benefit. Case in point; the marketing and promotional industries are an obvious potential winner but at present many of the services in this space are being sourced [...]
Colonising Derry’s Empty Commercial Spaces
Aug 4th, 2010 by Mark Nagurski.Take a quick stroll around the city centre (or anywhere else in the town for that matter) and you’ll be struck by just how many empty commercial spaces there are. The regeneration strategy for the city aims to add more, by (rightfully in my opinion) helping to restore many of the Georgian and Victorian buildings [...]
A Healthy Disregard for the Impossible
Jul 20th, 2010 by Mark Nagurski.Local entrepreneur Paul McElvaney of Learning Pool discusses the City of Culture bid and why we need to have “a healthy disregard for the impossible”. On the face of it, Derry had no chance of winning the bid to be the UK’s City of Culture. It was too small, too remote and had too much [...]
Winning UK City of Culture Could be Major Boost to Marketing and Media Industry in Derry-Londonderry
Jul 13th, 2010 by Mark Nagurski.Ahead of this week’s City of Culture announcement, Donal Doherty, owner of Derry-based PR firm Converse Communications, talks about the benefits that a win could bring to the media and marketing industries – and what we’d need to do to capitalise on it. The team behind the UK City of Culture bid have done an [...]
A Look to Derry’s Future: What Do You Think?
Jun 25th, 2010 by Mark Nagurski.Pic: ecastro If you’re the opinionated type, the last few weeks have provided ample argument fodder: what do you think of the new look civic spaces and regeneration plans now being made tangible in our city centre? what will Saville mean for the city and NI politics? what would a City of Culture win offer? [...]
