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Foyle Meats
Foyle may refer to: * The River Foyle in Ireland ** Lough Foyle, an estuary of the River Foyle Entities named for the River Foyle * BBC Radio Foyle, local radio station * Foyle (Assembly constituency) * Foyle (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) * Foyle (UK Parliament constituency) * Foyle and Londonderry College, a grammar school in Derry * Foyle Film Festival * Ulsterbus Foyle, the Derry-based bus operator Arts and entertainment * ''Kitty Foyle'' (film), a 1940 film * Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle, the protagonist of the TV series ''Foyle's War'' * Foyle, a partner of Bonehead in the film ''Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown'' Other uses * Foyle (surname), a list of notable people with this surname * Foyles Foyles, a trading name of Waterstones Booksellers Limited (formerly W & G Foyle Ltd.), is a bookseller with a chain of seven stores in England. It is best known for its flagship store in Charing Cross Road, London. Foyles was onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Foyle
The River Foyle () is a river in west Ulster in the northwest of the island of Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the rivers Finn and Mourne at the towns of Lifford in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. From here it flows to the city of Derry, where it discharges into Lough Foyle and, ultimately, the Atlantic Ocean. The total length of the River Foyle is . The river separates part of County Donegal from parts of both County Londonderry and County Tyrone. The district of County Donegal that borders the western bank of the River Foyle is traditionally known as the Laggan. This district includes the villages of St Johnston and Carrigans, both of which are nestled on the banks of the River. Tributaries The Burn Dale (also known as the Burn Deele or the River Deele) flows into the River Foyle on the northern outskirts of Lifford, while the Swilly Burn flows into the Foyle near Porthall, a hamlet between St Johnsto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lough Foyle
Lough Foyle, sometimes Loch Foyle ( or "loch of the lip"), is the estuary of the River Foyle, on the north coast of Ireland. It lies between County Londonderry in Northern Ireland and County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. Sovereignty over the waters has been in dispute since the Partition of Ireland. Flora and fauna Flora A survey of Lough Foyle was made between March 1937 and June 1939 by Helen Blackler.Blackler, H. 1951. An algal survey of Lough Foyle, Northern Ireland. ''Proc. R. Ir. Acad.'' 54B(6):97 – 139 In this, a map shows the distribution of certain species of algae in the lough and a full annotated list of the algae recorded along with photographs of the different sites. The list included: Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyceae, lichens and two species of ''Zostera''. The marine algae of Lough Foyle are also included in Morton (2003).Morton, O. 2003. The marine macroalgae of County Donegal, Ireland.. ''Bull. Ir. biogeog. Soc.''27: 3 – 164 Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio Foyle
'BBC Radio Foyle' is a BBC Northern Ireland local radio station, serving County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. It is named after the River Foyle which flows through Derry, the city where the station is based. It is an Regional variation#Opt-out, opt-out from BBC Radio's main Northern Ireland service, BBC Radio Ulster. Recent budget cuts saw some reduction in local programming, which now only airs during the week – currently airing between 8:00am and 4:00pm, along with some local evening programming. At all other times, and throughout the weekend, the station's frequencies carry BBC Radio Ulster. Broadcasting The station broadcasts from BBC's Northland Road studios on 93.1 FM broadcasting, FM in Derry. It was available on 792 kHz medium wave until 6 May 2021. There is also a small television studio based there used for interviews with the interviewee sitting in front of a colour-separation overlay, CSO screen which normally has a live view of Derry. Since it broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foyle (Assembly Constituency)
Foyle is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Forum The Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. The forum was elected, with five members being elected for each List o ... in 1996. Since 1998, it has elected members to the current Assembly. For Assembly elections prior to 1996, the constituency was largely part of the Londonderry constituency. Since 1997, it has shared boundaries with the Foyle UK Parliament constituency. For further details of the history and boundaries of the constituency, see Foyle (UK Parliament constituency). Members Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foyle (Northern Ireland Parliament Constituency)
Foyle was a single member constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland. It was created in 1929 as one of the five single-member constituencies replacing the former five-member Londonderry constituency. The constituency continued in existence until the Parliament was temporarily suspended in 1972, and then formally abolished in 1973. The seat was held continuously by nationalist candidates and never even contested by unionists, although labour movement candidates sometimes polled well. Members of Parliament *1929 – 1937: James Joseph McCarroll, Nationalist Party *1937 – 1953: Patrick Maxwell, Nationalist Party *1953 – 1969: Eddie McAteer, Nationalist Party *1969 – 1972: John Hume, Independent Nationalist (1969–70); Social Democratic and Labour Party (1970–72) Election results At the 1929 Northern Ireland general election, James Joseph McCarroll was elected unopposed. At the 1937 Foyle by-election and the 1938 Northern Ireland general ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foyle (UK Parliament Constituency)
Foyle is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Northern Ireland covering Derry, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament. Its current Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) has been Colum Eastwood of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, SDLP since 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019. Boundaries The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from the old Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency), Londonderry constituency. From further revisions in 1995 (when it lost parts of the district of Strabane to the West Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency), West Tyrone constituency), and until the 2008 revision, it covered exactly the same area as Derry City Council. Prior to the 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foyle And Londonderry College
Foyle College is a co-educational non-denominational voluntary grammar school in Derry, Northern Ireland. The school's legal name is Foyle and Londonderry College. In 1976, two local schools, Foyle College and Londonderry High School, merged under the Foyle and Londonderry College Act 1976 (c. xviii) to form Foyle and Londonderry College. In 2011, the Board of Governors re-branded the school as 'Foyle College' and updated the school's crest. History Foyle College and Londonderry High School have been providing education for young people in the Derry area and further afield for more than 400 years. In October 2007, the school celebrated its 390th anniversary with a plaque commemorating headmasters of the school since 1617. The school then celebrated their 400th anniversary, in 2017, with a service in St Columb's Cathedral on the official anniversary date of 3 March. a commemorative concert in Derry's Guildhall was held, a special dinner also took place. A proposed plaque is to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foyle Film Festival
The Foyle Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It typically takes place in November. Established in 1987, it is Northern Ireland's longest running film festival, according to the organisers. It is the only Oscar and BAFTA-affiliated film festival in Northern Ireland. The 1995 event included the first public showing of Danny Boyle's ''Trainspotting (film), Trainspotting''. History The Foyle Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It typically takes place in November. Established in 1987, the organisers describe it as "Northern Ireland's longest running film festival". It is the only Oscar and BAFTA-affiliated film festival in Northern Ireland, and one of only a few festivals worldwide with Oscar, BAFTA and British Independent Film Awards, BIFA affiliation. The affiliations mean that prizewinners in certain categories can be considered for Academy, BAFTA and BIFA awards without needing a theatrical run. The 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulsterbus Foyle
Ulsterbus is a public transport operator in Northern Ireland and operates bus services outside Belfast. It is part of Translink, the brand name for the subsidiary operating companies of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, which also includes Northern Ireland Railways and Metro Belfast. History Ulsterbus was founded in 1967 with the creation of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, replacing the former Ulster Transport Authority. The founding of Ulsterbus coincided with the beginnings of The Troubles, a conflict which intensified throughout the 1970s and 1980s and often saw Ulsterbus buses and employees caught in the crossfire. Drivers would often face hijackings, assaults and robberies while operating Ulsterbus services, their buses being turned into burning barricades or occasionally being bombed. Four Ulsterbus employees were killed in the 1972 Bloody Friday bombings when an IRA bomb exploded at the Oxford Street bus station. In total, 17 employees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitty Foyle (film)
''Kitty Foyle'', subtitled ''The Natural History of a Woman'', is a 1940 drama film starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, and James Craig, based on Christopher Morley's 1939 bestseller '' Kitty Foyle''. Rogers won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the title character, and the dress she wore in the film became known as a Kitty Foyle dress. Plot Kitty Foyle (Ginger Rogers), a saleswoman in a New York City boutique owned by Delphine Detaille (Odette Myrtil), faces a life-changing decision: marry her fiancé, a poor doctor named Mark Eisen ( James Craig), or run away to South America with a rich man she has loved for many years, the married Wyn Strafford ( Dennis Morgan), who is about to leave his wife and young son. She is on the verge of choosing Wyn and, as she wrestles with her choice, the film flashes back to her youth in Philadelphia. As a teenager, Kitty gawks at the city's elite Main Liners in a parade that precedes their annual Assembly Ball. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foyle's War
''Foyle's War'' is a British detective drama television series set during and shortly after the Second World War, created by '' Midsomer Murders'' screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by ITV after the long-running series '' Inspector Morse'' ended in 2000. It began broadcasting on ITV in October 2002. ITV director of programmes Simon Shaps cancelled ''Foyle's War'' in 2007, but Peter Fincham (Shaps's replacement) revived the programme after good ratings for 2008's fifth series. The final episode was broadcast on 18 January 2015, after eight series. Description Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle ( Michael Kitchen), a widower, is quiet, methodical, sagacious, scrupulously honest and frequently underestimated by his foes. Many of his cases concern profiteering, the black market and murder, and he is often called on to catch criminals who are taking advantage of the confusion created by the war. Although Foyle often comes up against high-ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detectives On The Edge Of A Nervous Breakdown
''Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown'' is a short comedy film made by The Comic Strip for the BBC, first broadcast in the UK in 1993. The film employs techniques of metafictional parody to make overt critical comparisons between 1990s TV detective shows and their 1970s counterparts. The editorial line taken throughout the film presents a very affectionate portrayal of several of these 1970s shows, despite acknowledging their use of styles and methods that had since become somewhat clichéd. The title parodies the title of the 1988 film ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown''. Major characters Bonehead and Foyle Writer-directors Keith Allen and Peter Richardson revive their characters Bonehead and Foyle from the 1984 Comic Strip film '' The Bullshitters'', which was itself a parody of '' The Professionals''. As in the previous film, Bonehead and Foyle attach great importance to guns, witty one-liners and self-conscious efforts at looking un-self-conscious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
