Elaine McGee

Ballyshannon, Derry, United Kingdom

Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC Radio Foyle

Senior journalist @BBCradiofoyle @bbcnewsni

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Grieving family disrupted by crowds at nun's grave

1 day ago | bbc.com | Elaine McGee

Crowds at nun's grave leave family 'no privacy to grieve'BBCJason Campbell says people are walking on his father's plot at the City Cemetery in an effort to visit Sr Clare Crockett's final resting place Crowds at the grave of a nun, who has taken the first step towards sainthood, have left a family with "no privacy to grieve", a man has said.
Plea for specialist services in Northern Ireland

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Elaine McGee

'I'm terrified of food - but I can't get specialist eating disorder treatment'Sinead QuinnSinead Quinn said binge eating compulsions had left her "afraid of food and afraid of herself"A woman whose wait for a diagnosis of a lesser known eating disorder left her feeling like a "problem that cannot be solved" has called for reform of how the condition is treated by Northern Ireland's health service.
Digital patient records now in all areas of Northern Ireland

1 month ago | bbc.com | Aileen Moynagh |Elaine McGee

Digital patient records rolled out to all NI trustsAileen Moynagh & Elaine McGeeGetty ImagesEvery person in Northern Ireland who receives health and social care will now have a digital care record as all Northern Ireland's health trusts implement encompass. It aims to create better experiences for patients, service users and staff by bringing together information from various existing systems that do not currently communicate effectively.
'I could sing before I could speak after my stroke'

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Elaine McGee

'I could sing before I could speak after my stroke'The 45-year-old, from Coleraine in County Londonderry, can remember playing on a piano as a child before he could talk. When Stephen suffered a haemorrhagic stroke (bleed into the brain) in 2016, his family were told it was unlikely he would survive. He went on to recover but soon found he could sing easily before he was able to speak again.
'I could sing before I could speak after my stroke'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Elaine McGee

'I could sing before I could speak after my stroke'Stroke AssociationMusic helped Stephen recover after the stroke, both physically and mentallyStephen Farlow's earliest memories centre around music. The 45-year-old, from Coleraine in County Londonderry, can remember playing on a piano as a child before he could talk. When Stephen suffered a haemorrhagic stroke (bleed into the brain) in 2016, his family were told it was unlikely he would survive.
Son 'scared to return home' after sectarian attack

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Elaine McGee

Connor Muirhead, 21, sustained facial injuries in the suspected sectarian attack [Tess Curran]A young autistic man who was injured in what is being treated as a sectarian attack in Londonderry is too afraid to return to home following the assault, his mother has said. Connor Muirhead, 21, who also has severe epilepsy, was walking with a friend in the Waterside when he was set upon by a group of men and needed hospital treatment for his injuries, his mother Tess Curran has said.
Son scared to return home after attack, mother says

1 month ago | bbc.com | Elaine McGee

Son 'scared to return home' after sectarian attackTess CurranConnor Muirhead, 21, sustained facial injuries in the suspected sectarian attackA young autistic man who was injured in what is being treated as a sectarian attack in Londonderry is too afraid to return to home following the assault, his mother has said.
'Dream come true' to meet other Ghanaians in Northern Ireland

Mar 30, 2025 | bbc.com | Elaine McGee

'Dream come true' to meet other Ghanaians in NIBBCNanannan Mensah said she has encountered some challenges in Northern IrelandWhen Nanannan Mensah arrived in Northern Ireland from Ghana to accept as a job as a nurse, she didn't know anyone in the city she had moved to. Three years on, Ms Mensah, who lives in Londonderry with her family, said that while navigating life here had not been without its challenges, she had been able to find support from fellow Ghanaians who also made the move.
Derry festival tackling 'anxiety' around school subject

Feb 8, 2025 | bbc.com | Elaine McGee

The festival fighting back against 'maths anxiety'BBCPrimary 7 pupils, Scarlet; Ava and Rebecca, have been attending the NI Maths Festival in Londonderry A festival in Londonderry is helping to alleviate the '"fear of maths" for both children and parents, organisers have said. The two-day event in the Guildhall, which is billed as the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, is for both primary and secondary students and has more than 15 schools from across the north west taking part.
More police deployed after alleged sexual assaults

Oct 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Elaine McGee

A senior police officer in Londonderry has reassured local women they are doing "everything they can" to protect them following two alleged sexual assaults in the city. Ch Insp Yvonne McManus said extra officers would be deployed in the coming days and praised the community response following two separate incidents in Derry. One man appeared in court on Wednesday charged with sexual assault and grievous bodily harm of a woman in her 50s in the Lecky Road on Sunday morning. He denies the charges.