Derry Journal
Derry’s airport - is it really for sale?: Derry Journal
Valerie Watts has hit the city council like a hurricane. The incoming chief executive has caused a stir, for the most part, by saying little more than the obvious. In particular, it was already well-known that the city council wants to off-load the ownership and/or the management of the City of Derry Airport.
But intentions are [...]
Buying one hospital for the price of two: Derry Journal
Altnagelvin’s new £18m Laboratory and Pharmacy Services Centre is universally welcomed as an excellent replacement for poor quality facilities that were inefficiently spread across various buildings at the hospital campus.
But praise for the building is not the same as saying that the way it was ordered and financed was right. Both the Northern Ireland Audit [...]
Where now for Derry’s airport?: Derry Journal
A Personal View
Where now for the airport?
By Paul Gosling
Derry City Council is commissioning a master plan for the development of land at the City of Derry Airport. This is part of a flurry of activity around the future of the airport. A new operations manager will take up position soon and the council is in [...]
Time for PSNI to re-evaluate progress: Derry Journal
A personal view
by Paul Gosling
It looks as if we will not have too long to wait before policing and justice are devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. This raises the question of how well the PSNI meets the demands of modern policing and whether further reform is needed to make it an efficient and fair [...]
A journey into Derry’s future: Derry Journal
A Personal View
by Paul Gosling
It is 2020 and we are taking a walk around Ireland’s most fabulous heritage city – Derry. What do we see?
The Walled City is, of course, what has made Derry a top tourism destination for visitors from across Europe, America and Asia. They walk around the traffic-free city, and on the [...]
River deep: Derry Journal
River deep
by Paul Gosling
Visionary or short-sighted? McCormick Properties’ plans for developing over the city’s main artery, the Foyle, have divided people. Yes, we need jobs and investment – but do we need this investment at this location?
It is a question that will determine how Derry will evolve over the next few years. If we get [...]
Why Derry needs Ilex
Paul Gosling responds to calls for Derry’s urban regeneration company to be scrapped.
On a recent trip to Leicester, I was taken to the top of the council offices to look at a sky line dominated by cranes. Bill Kirk – chief executive of Derry’s urban regeneration company Ilex – promises a similar horizon here within [...]
