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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 £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 £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 “active community hero” |
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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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Texter on traffic: Instead of changing lanes and all that melarky why not leave the house a bit earlier! Then if you get stuck in traffic, sit back and chill out for a while!
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