A Dub in Derry.
Derry, Northern Ireland
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Ciara Ní retweeted
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This device used by a 4 year old (the kids only way of communicating) was stolen from a car on Temple St yesterday.
It's called a Tobii Dynavox Eye Gaze.
The family is distraught and it's of no use to anyone else.
It may have been dumped in the city centre.
Ciara Ní retweeted
A new Bloody Sunday artwork by Derry artist Joe Campbell has been installed at the junction of Harvey Street and Chamberlain Street.
Entitled Pieta, it depicts 17-year-old Jackie Duddy being carried away after he was shot dead by British soldiers on January 30, 1972.
An accompanying plaque describes the artwork as framing his death “not merely as a tragedy, but as a sacrifice and an image of sorrow, compassion, and innocence lost”.
Ciara Ní retweeted
Boomhall Estate takes major step forward, with outline planning approval granted for its restoration.
The project will help protect & revitalise this important heritage site, creating new educational, cultural & community opportunities
🔗Read more: tinyurl.com/3c9bzr3e
Ciara Ní retweeted
📢📢 New Podcast Mini-Series 📢📢
On Irish Language Matters: Decolonising the Focal.
The trailer is now available on all major podcast directories, with the first episode launching 10 November. 🎙 🎧
#gaeilge #irishlanguage
Ciara Ní retweeted
🇪🇺 YESTERDAY IT WAS REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS. TODAY, IT'S CIVIL AVIATION.
Europe has experienced an unusual series of security incidents over the past 48 hours.
Yesterday, we reported on cyberattacks targeting commercial refrigeration systems across Europe.
Now, FIVE bomb threats involving passenger aircraft have been reported across 2–3 November.
🇩🇰🇵🇱 SAS - Copenhagen → Warsaw
🇬🇧🇵🇱 LOT - London → Warsaw
🇬🇧🇪🇸 Ryanair - Manchester → Murcia
🇮🇹🇧🇬 Aircraft - Bergamo → Sofia
🇬🇧🇧🇬 Wizz Air - London → Sofia (2 Nov)
Aircraft have been evacuated, bomb disposal teams deployed, and flights diverted.
Currently, no official evidence links these aviation incidents to one another or to the refrigeration cyberattacks.
Nevertheless, the concentration of incidents in such a short period is - let's just say extremely unusual and worth watching.
Ciara Ní retweeted
🚨🇪🇸 BREAKING: THIRD AIRCRAFT RECEIVES BOMB THREAT IN EUROPE TODAY
A Ryanair flight from Manchester to Murcia, Spain, has landed following a bomb threat.
The aircraft landed at 10:31 local time.
• All passengers have disembarked.
• Police are conducting security checks.
• Guardia Civil bomb disposal specialists are inspecting the aircraft.
• Airport emergency protocols have been activated.
This follows TWO separate bomb threats involving SAS and LOT Polish Airlines flights arriving in Warsaw earlier today.
That makes THREE reported aircraft bomb threats across Poland and Spain in a matter of hours.
No connection between the incidents has been established.
🚨🇵🇱🇩🇰 UPDATE: TWO AIRCRAFT TARGETED BY BOMB THREATS IN POLAND
Further details have emerged following two bomb threats involving passenger aircraft arriving in Warsaw this morning.
🇩🇰 SAS flight SK751
• Copenhagen → Warsaw Chopin
• Airbus A320-251N
• Seats 157 - number of people on board unconfirmed.
• Landed safely at 09:35
• SAS confirms a threat was received.
🇵🇱 LOT Polish Airlines flight LO286
• London Heathrow → Warsaw
• Boeing 737 MAX 8
• 181 people on board
• Diverted to Warsaw-Modlin, landing at 10:01
• Passengers have been evacuated as security checks began.
Warsaw-Modlin Airport was temporarily closed following the incident.
NOTABLY: A separate Wizz Air flight was diverted to Budapest yesterday following another bomb threat.
There is currently NO evidence linking these incidents or suggesting a coordinated operation.
Authorities are investigating.
Ciara Ní retweeted
𝗡𝗘𝗪: 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 ‘𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀’ 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗨’𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆
𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 ‘𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺’ 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗜
Stormont departments raised concerns about how Ulster University (UU) would fill a medical school at its Magee campus after it chose the ‘maximum option’ for expansion, internal communications have revealed.
The most senior civil servant at the Department for the Economy also told UU's Vice Chancellor that the Medical School Outline Business Case "ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦".
This has ultimately led to a downscaling of this project.
And comes on the back of UU wasting £800,000 on developing a sports dome project at Magee, which has since been scrapped.
(This raises serious questions for the UU hierarchy about it's management of projects. To date UU has laid all of the blame at Stormont's door while the UU VC talked up the amount of money he has brought into the university.
Full story online. Search the headline if you want to read it).
Ciara Ní retweeted
BREAKING: Belgium is now affected too by a major IT incident disrupting refrigeration systems across multiple supermarket chains.
More than 40 Delhaize stores, 15 Carrefour locations, and around five Spar outlets are reporting problems.
Refrigerators and freezers are reportedly heating up to 15°C, putting food supplies at risk.
BREAKING: 🇸🇪 Swedish grocery giant ICA, one of Sweden's largest supermarket chains, says several of its stores have been hit by a cyberattack overnight, causing refrigerators and freezers to be remotely set to 50°C.
The incident has likely resulted in large quantities of food spoiling. Multiple stores, including ICA Kvantum in Sjöbo and Tomelilla, have reported being affected.
ICA says stores will remain closed during the morning and are expected to reopen at 9:00 a.m. Swedish time.
The company has apologized to customers and says it is working to restore normal operations.
The incident comes amid a wave of cyberattacks targeting businesses recent weeks, following similar incidents reported in France and the United States.
Ciara Ní retweeted
Please Share-#Referendum Needed to Defend Triple Lock -Proposed EU ‘Support Mission’ to Lebanon-Confirmed by Minister McEntee-Is Peace Enforcement Mission Designed to Assist Leb Army Forcibly Disarm Hezbollah at USA/Israels Behest-A Non UN Mission Effectively Ending #Neutrality🕊️
Ciara Ní retweeted
MASSIVE CRATER FROM THE SUPPOSED AIRCRAFT CRASH IN PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA NOT FAR FROM MAR-A-LAGO
Ciara Ní retweeted
The home of Halloween lights up in technicolour for our epic fireworks finale. 🎉🎉🎉
A spectacular climax to an unforgettable festival in our city to celebrate our 40th year
Ciara Ní retweeted
Right folks anyone driving from Clare direction to Derry - let’s get these folks to Derry #Derry #DerryHalloween
Ciara Ní retweeted
BREAKING NEWS:
APPRENTICE BOYS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MARCH THROUGH THE NATIONALIST LOWER ORMEAU ROAD ON 7TH NOVEMBER.
The Parades Commission have just decided that the Apprentice Boys are not allowed to march along the Nationalist Lower Ormeau Road on Saturday 7th November.
The Parade is prohibited from crossing Ormeau Bridge and from entering the Lower Ormeau Road.
🟢 NO GOING BACK.
Ciara Ní retweeted
People contact me about all sorts! Anyway, a behavioural psychologist has been in touch. They would like me to share the following. A : )
1/4 One of the basic principles of behaviour analysis is that behaviour influenced by reinforcement is more likely to occur again. On social media, attention can be a powerful reinforcer, particularly when someone repeatedly posts provocative or inflammatory content.
2/4 Importantly, reinforcement doesn’t necessarily mean praise or agreement. Angry replies, criticism, arguments and even sharing a post to challenge it can all reinforce behaviour if the attention they generate is what keeps that behaviour going.
3/4 When attention is delivered intermittently, behaviour can become particularly persistent. Not every post needs to generate a reaction. The occasional flood of comments, shares or arguments may be enough to encourage further posting and strengthen someone’s perception that their contributions matter.
4/4 It’s worth considering whether engaging with deliberately provocative content achieves anything meaningful or simply gives it a wider audience. Where attention is reinforcing the behaviour, continued engagement may only maintain it.
Sometimes choosing not to engage is more effective than responding.
Ciara Ní retweeted
For anyone interested in documentary photography.
The Troubles Northern Ireland 1970s … from my old negatives #35mmfilm #photography #documentary #nikon #leica #Belfast #Ireland
Ciara Ní retweeted
Please Watch & Share -Govt Misinformation on Scrapping Triple Lock -Proposed EU ‘Support Mission’ to Lebanon-Confirmed by Minister McEntee-Is a Peace Enforcement Mission Designed to Assist Leb Army Forcibly Disarm Hezbollah at USA/Israels Behest -A Civil War Ending Our Neutrality
Ciara Ní retweeted
Attempted murder investigation launched after man stabbed multiple times in Derry
A man in his thirties has suffered serious injuries after being stabbed multiple times in Derry.
The incident happened on Tuesday night, 27 October, with police receiving a report shortly before 11.40pm after the injured man flagged down a passing motorist on Skeoge Link Road. The motorist raised the alarm and the man was treated at the scene by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service before being taken to hospital.
Police are still working to establish where the assault happened. Several scenes remain in place in the Steelstown Village, Racecourse Road and Cornshell Fields areas as enquiries continue.
It is understood that two men were involved in the assault. Police are appealing for information
Ciara Ní retweeted
Update: PSNI say the suspicious package was delivered to a hotel in the city and contained a viable device.
ATO officers carried out a controlled explosion and the device has been taken away for forensic examination. The security alert has now ended.
Security alert in Ebrington area of #Derry following report of suspicious package.
Police are dealing with a security alert in the Ebrington area of Derry following a report of a suspicious package this afternoon.
The alert was reported at approximately 3.20pm on Tuesday, 27 October.
A section of Hill Avenue, leading towards Ebrington Square, and Ledwidge Avenue are currently closed to traffic and pedestrians.
The Embankment Bar and Grill has also been evacuated as a precaution.
Ammunition Technical Officers are expected to attend the scene to examine the suspicious package.
The funfair at Ebrington is still running as normal.
Police have advised people to avoid the area while the incident is ongoing.
A further update is expected from police in due course.
