Garrett Hargan
@garretthargan.bsky.social
Citizen of Derry city, Ireland.
Journalist. Music and sports fan.
Journalist. Music and sports fan.
A Tyrone man has helped to raise money for three mobile maternity clinics that are ready to enter Gaza as soon as Israel allows it.
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Tyrone man helps raise funds for three Gaza mobile maternity clinics that are blocked by Israel
A Tyrone man has helped to raise money for three mobile maternity clinics that are ready to enter Gaza as soon as Israel allows it.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A Tyrone man has helped to raise money for three mobile maternity clinics that are ready to enter Gaza as soon as Israel allows it.
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Death of patient ‘preventable’ as coroner insists on ‘urgent action’ to make NI bridge safe
She calls for 'unequivocal commitment' from authorities over the Foyle Bridge saying the barrier should be heightened to provide enhanced physical protection.
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She calls for 'unequivocal commitment' from authorities over the Foyle Bridge saying the barrier should be heightened to provide enhanced physical protection.
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Death of patient ‘preventable’ as coroner insists on ‘urgent action’ to make NI bridge safe
A coroner has found that the death of a man with a mental health condition was “preventable” as she highlighted numerous “failings” by the Western Trust and other public authorities.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Death of patient ‘preventable’ as coroner insists on ‘urgent action’ to make NI bridge safe
She calls for 'unequivocal commitment' from authorities over the Foyle Bridge saying the barrier should be heightened to provide enhanced physical protection.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
She calls for 'unequivocal commitment' from authorities over the Foyle Bridge saying the barrier should be heightened to provide enhanced physical protection.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
A Sinn Fein MLA has expressed concerns over “transparency and value” after it emerged that the Education Minister had established numerous advisory panels at a cost of nearly £290,000.
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Sinn Fein accuses DUP minister of spending £290k on advisory panels with ‘predetermined outcome’
A Sinn Fein MLA has expressed concerns over “transparency and value” after it emerged that the Education Minister had established numerous advisory panels at a cost of nearly £290,000.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A Sinn Fein MLA has expressed concerns over “transparency and value” after it emerged that the Education Minister had established numerous advisory panels at a cost of nearly £290,000.
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The man who fought the Bondi terrorist is Ahmed al Ahmed, a local Muslim shop owner. What a legend.
December 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The man who fought the Bondi terrorist is Ahmed al Ahmed, a local Muslim shop owner. What a legend.
Wee Santa is back down from the attic.
The tiniest decoration on the tree but my favourite, picked up in Edinburgh.
The tiniest decoration on the tree but my favourite, picked up in Edinburgh.
December 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Wee Santa is back down from the attic.
The tiniest decoration on the tree but my favourite, picked up in Edinburgh.
The tiniest decoration on the tree but my favourite, picked up in Edinburgh.
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Remembering Thomas Miller aka Tom Verlaine, American singer, songwriter, guitarist and frontman of the New York City (punk)rock band Television, born on this day in 1949, Denville, New Jersey.
📸 Roberta Bayley
#punk #punks #punkrock #tomverlaine #television #history #punkrockhistory #otd
📸 Roberta Bayley
#punk #punks #punkrock #tomverlaine #television #history #punkrockhistory #otd
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Remembering Thomas Miller aka Tom Verlaine, American singer, songwriter, guitarist and frontman of the New York City (punk)rock band Television, born on this day in 1949, Denville, New Jersey.
📸 Roberta Bayley
#punk #punks #punkrock #tomverlaine #television #history #punkrockhistory #otd
📸 Roberta Bayley
#punk #punks #punkrock #tomverlaine #television #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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1981
Also a year in which great punk rock, post-punk, hardcore punk, goth punk, and ska music was released.
It's almost impossible to pick a favorite, but Minor Threat EP...😍
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #postpunk #sks #gothpunkrock #history #punkrockhistory
Also a year in which great punk rock, post-punk, hardcore punk, goth punk, and ska music was released.
It's almost impossible to pick a favorite, but Minor Threat EP...😍
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #postpunk #sks #gothpunkrock #history #punkrockhistory
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
1981
Also a year in which great punk rock, post-punk, hardcore punk, goth punk, and ska music was released.
It's almost impossible to pick a favorite, but Minor Threat EP...😍
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #postpunk #sks #gothpunkrock #history #punkrockhistory
Also a year in which great punk rock, post-punk, hardcore punk, goth punk, and ska music was released.
It's almost impossible to pick a favorite, but Minor Threat EP...😍
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #postpunk #sks #gothpunkrock #history #punkrockhistory
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Local news in crisis: ‘We spend all of our money all of the time so we’re always short and scrambling’
Local news in crisis: ‘We spend all of our money all of the time so we’re always short and scrambling’
It’s a tough time for the local titles, but they have one ‘superpower’ - the trust of their community
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Local news in crisis: ‘We spend all of our money all of the time so we’re always short and scrambling’
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UK govt told to ‘release footage’ of ‘spy flights’ over Gaza launched from Cyprus | Cyprus Mail
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UK govt told to ‘release footage’ of ‘spy flights’ over Gaza launched from Cyprus
The United Kingdom’s government has been told by a veteran of its Royal Air Force to “release the footage” of the flights launched from its Akrotiri air base in Cyprus over Gaza, which were allegedly ...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
UK govt told to ‘release footage’ of ‘spy flights’ over Gaza launched from Cyprus | Cyprus Mail
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A peanut paste was saving Kenyan children - and then Trump took it away reut.rs/48QYDwa
A peanut paste was saving Kenyan children - and then Trump took it away
Long-term impacts could remain even as some aid resumes.
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December 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A peanut paste was saving Kenyan children - and then Trump took it away reut.rs/48QYDwa
NEW: Third historic Derry school left waiting years after applying for much-needed roofing works
All raised concerns over many years.
All applied for roofing works in 2017.
All within a mile on the edge of the Bogside/Brandywell
All left waiting.
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All raised concerns over many years.
All applied for roofing works in 2017.
All within a mile on the edge of the Bogside/Brandywell
All left waiting.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEW: Third historic Derry school left waiting years after applying for much-needed roofing works
All raised concerns over many years.
All applied for roofing works in 2017.
All within a mile on the edge of the Bogside/Brandywell
All left waiting.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
All raised concerns over many years.
All applied for roofing works in 2017.
All within a mile on the edge of the Bogside/Brandywell
All left waiting.
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NEW:
No mention of this last week during two grilling sessions in front of the Assembly & Education Committee.
Now, the Education Department says Givan wrote to Lisneal College to say its £710k pitch plan was on hold - but EA approved it anyway.
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No mention of this last week during two grilling sessions in front of the Assembly & Education Committee.
Now, the Education Department says Givan wrote to Lisneal College to say its £710k pitch plan was on hold - but EA approved it anyway.
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Department makes new claim that Paul Givan 'wrote to school to pause £710k pitch plan'
The Department of Education has said Minister Paul Givan wrote to Lisneal College to inform the Londonderry school that plans for a new state-of-the-art pitch were “on hold due to budget pressures” — ...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NEW:
No mention of this last week during two grilling sessions in front of the Assembly & Education Committee.
Now, the Education Department says Givan wrote to Lisneal College to say its £710k pitch plan was on hold - but EA approved it anyway.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
No mention of this last week during two grilling sessions in front of the Assembly & Education Committee.
Now, the Education Department says Givan wrote to Lisneal College to say its £710k pitch plan was on hold - but EA approved it anyway.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
Pupils forced out of school building due to fears over 'structural integrity' of roof
Without question, an 'unavoidable work'.
EA claims Lisneal's pitch deemed serious risk/unavoidable work in 2019 - yet children played on it continuously for 6 years.
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Without question, an 'unavoidable work'.
EA claims Lisneal's pitch deemed serious risk/unavoidable work in 2019 - yet children played on it continuously for 6 years.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
Children forced out of NI school building over concerns about ‘roof’s structural integrity’
Pupils in a Derry primary school have had to move out of their building due to concerns over the structural integrity of its roof.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Pupils forced out of school building due to fears over 'structural integrity' of roof
Without question, an 'unavoidable work'.
EA claims Lisneal's pitch deemed serious risk/unavoidable work in 2019 - yet children played on it continuously for 6 years.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
Without question, an 'unavoidable work'.
EA claims Lisneal's pitch deemed serious risk/unavoidable work in 2019 - yet children played on it continuously for 6 years.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
A Stormont committee has agreed to write to the Department for Communities seeking clarity on its role in the decision to allocate £710K for a state-of-the-art pitch upgrade at Lisneal College in Derry.
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Stormont committee writes to communities department to seek clarity on its role in Lisneal funding
A Stormont committee has agreed to write to the Department for Communities seeking clarity on its role in the decision to allocate £710K for a state-of-the-art pitch upgrade at Lisneal College in Derr...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A Stormont committee has agreed to write to the Department for Communities seeking clarity on its role in the decision to allocate £710K for a state-of-the-art pitch upgrade at Lisneal College in Derry.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
Education Minister Paul Givan still has questions to answer over equality after Lisneal football pitch row
'Why are our children not important?' - Sinn Fein MLA Cathy Mason said at yesterday's committee meeting, relaying a message from school principals.
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'Why are our children not important?' - Sinn Fein MLA Cathy Mason said at yesterday's committee meeting, relaying a message from school principals.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Education Minister Paul Givan still has questions to answer over equality after Lisneal football pitch row
'Why are our children not important?' - Sinn Fein MLA Cathy Mason said at yesterday's committee meeting, relaying a message from school principals.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/comm...
'Why are our children not important?' - Sinn Fein MLA Cathy Mason said at yesterday's committee meeting, relaying a message from school principals.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/comm...
Councillors in Derry and Strabane have called for new facilities at Altnagelvin Hospital’s A&E department, which only has “one toilet between upwards of 100 sick patients”.
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Councillors call for new facilities at A&E that 'has one toilet between 100 sick patients'
Councillors in Derry and Strabane have called for new facilities at Altnagelvin Hospital’s A&E department, which only has “one toilet between upwards of 100 sick patients”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Councillors in Derry and Strabane have called for new facilities at Altnagelvin Hospital’s A&E department, which only has “one toilet between upwards of 100 sick patients”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
Red-faced education chiefs make U-turn over false Lisneal College pitch claim
The Education Authority has admitted to releasing a statement falsely claiming that a school pitch which was deemed a health and safety risk has not been operational since 2019.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
The Education Authority has admitted to releasing a statement falsely claiming that a school pitch which was deemed a health and safety risk has not been operational since 2019.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
Red-faced education chiefs make U-turn over false Lisneal College pitch claim
The Education Authority (EA) has admitted to releasing a statement falsely claiming that a school pitch which was deemed a health and safety risk has not been operational since 2019.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
February 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Red-faced education chiefs make U-turn over false Lisneal College pitch claim
The Education Authority has admitted to releasing a statement falsely claiming that a school pitch which was deemed a health and safety risk has not been operational since 2019.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
The Education Authority has admitted to releasing a statement falsely claiming that a school pitch which was deemed a health and safety risk has not been operational since 2019.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
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Fair play to @garretthargan.bsky.social for uncovering scandals like this, but sadly they’re par for the course in this place.
What’s most frustrating is they’re rarely greeted with more than shoulder shrugging.
What’s most frustrating is they’re rarely greeted with more than shoulder shrugging.
EXCLUSIVE
The Department of Education is facing calls for full transparency after £710,000 was awarded to a school in Derry following a private meeting with DUP ministers — despite it not making a direct application for the money.
(Lengthy 🧵🙂)
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
The Department of Education is facing calls for full transparency after £710,000 was awarded to a school in Derry following a private meeting with DUP ministers — despite it not making a direct application for the money.
(Lengthy 🧵🙂)
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
Mystery as school that didn’t apply for funding got £710k after meeting with DUP ministers
The Department of Education is facing calls for full transparency after £710,000 was awarded to a school in Londonderry following a private meeting with DUP ministers — despite it not making a direct ...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Fair play to @garretthargan.bsky.social for uncovering scandals like this, but sadly they’re par for the course in this place.
What’s most frustrating is they’re rarely greeted with more than shoulder shrugging.
What’s most frustrating is they’re rarely greeted with more than shoulder shrugging.
EXCLUSIVE
The Department of Education is facing calls for full transparency after £710,000 was awarded to a school in Derry following a private meeting with DUP ministers — despite it not making a direct application for the money.
(Lengthy 🧵🙂)
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
The Department of Education is facing calls for full transparency after £710,000 was awarded to a school in Derry following a private meeting with DUP ministers — despite it not making a direct application for the money.
(Lengthy 🧵🙂)
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
Mystery as school that didn’t apply for funding got £710k after meeting with DUP ministers
The Department of Education is facing calls for full transparency after £710,000 was awarded to a school in Londonderry following a private meeting with DUP ministers — despite it not making a direct ...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
EXCLUSIVE
The Department of Education is facing calls for full transparency after £710,000 was awarded to a school in Derry following a private meeting with DUP ministers — despite it not making a direct application for the money.
(Lengthy 🧵🙂)
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
The Department of Education is facing calls for full transparency after £710,000 was awarded to a school in Derry following a private meeting with DUP ministers — despite it not making a direct application for the money.
(Lengthy 🧵🙂)
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
Conor McGregor insulting @paulhughesmma saying that the Derry man should not have an Irish flag because he's a 'c*** from up there' (North of Ireland).
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www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/derry-...
Derry fighter says Conor McGregor questioning his Irishness ‘shows where his head is at’
MMA fighter Paul Hughes has said Conor McGregor “came at” his Irish identity following a spat between the pair.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Conor McGregor insulting @paulhughesmma saying that the Derry man should not have an Irish flag because he's a 'c*** from up there' (North of Ireland).
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/derry-...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/derry-...
The Meenan Square saga continues.
Further delays to a project aimed at addressing historical deprivation in the Bogside area of Derry have been described as “deeply frustrating”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
Further delays to a project aimed at addressing historical deprivation in the Bogside area of Derry have been described as “deeply frustrating”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
Latest delay to regeneration project in Derry’s Bogside is not acceptable, says MLA
Further delays to a project aimed at addressing historical deprivation in the Bogside area of Derry have been described as “deeply frustrating”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The Meenan Square saga continues.
Further delays to a project aimed at addressing historical deprivation in the Bogside area of Derry have been described as “deeply frustrating”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
Further delays to a project aimed at addressing historical deprivation in the Bogside area of Derry have been described as “deeply frustrating”.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
'Northern Ireland councils to get £45m for regional development'
The Economy Department and Minister do an awful lot of talking about regional equality.
It is tinkering around the edges so far.
Take this one for example...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/nor...
The Economy Department and Minister do an awful lot of talking about regional equality.
It is tinkering around the edges so far.
Take this one for example...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/nor...
Northern Ireland councils to get £45m for regional development
All 11 Northern Ireland’s councils are to share a £45m regional balance fund allocated by the Department for the Economy (DfE).
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
'Northern Ireland councils to get £45m for regional development'
The Economy Department and Minister do an awful lot of talking about regional equality.
It is tinkering around the edges so far.
Take this one for example...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/nor...
The Economy Department and Minister do an awful lot of talking about regional equality.
It is tinkering around the edges so far.
Take this one for example...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/nor...
Utter madness’: MLA hits out as Minister reveals no NI pensioner has yet received £100 Winter Fuel Payment
A WINTER fuel payment for pensioners looks set to roll out in Spring.
It comes as NI is experiencing a colder than average Winter.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
A WINTER fuel payment for pensioners looks set to roll out in Spring.
It comes as NI is experiencing a colder than average Winter.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
‘Utter madness’: MLA hits out as Minister reveals no NI pensioner has yet received £100 Winter Fuel Payment
The Communities Department has admitted that no pensioner has received the promised £100 winter fuel payment yet in Northern Ireland with an MLA saying the payment will come “too little, too late” for...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Utter madness’: MLA hits out as Minister reveals no NI pensioner has yet received £100 Winter Fuel Payment
A WINTER fuel payment for pensioners looks set to roll out in Spring.
It comes as NI is experiencing a colder than average Winter.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
A WINTER fuel payment for pensioners looks set to roll out in Spring.
It comes as NI is experiencing a colder than average Winter.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
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Israeli forces kill 15 after firing on protesters demanding withdrawal in southern Lebanon
Israeli forces kill 15 after firing on protesters demanding withdrawal in southern Lebanon
Two women and Lebanese soldier among those killed, country’s ministry for health says
www.irishtimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Israeli forces kill 15 after firing on protesters demanding withdrawal in southern Lebanon
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Renewable electricity generation as a % of all electricity generated in Northern Ireland has been stagnant now for over 6 years, and the lead over GB has largely evaporated. Meeting the 80% target outlined in the 2022 Climate Change Act by 2030 looks implausible.
January 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Renewable electricity generation as a % of all electricity generated in Northern Ireland has been stagnant now for over 6 years, and the lead over GB has largely evaporated. Meeting the 80% target outlined in the 2022 Climate Change Act by 2030 looks implausible.