Foyle Obon

28/10/2026

Thanks for having us as part of this mystery trip!

22/10/2026

Awwww

16/10/2026

Wishing everyone a very happy and Taiko-love-filled Friday!

Our Yūjō Taiko kids in Claudy have been making new friends, playing taiko together and enjoying a beautiful sunny Friday morning.

Yūjō means friendship, and that’s exactly what these sessions are all about, bringing children together from different communities, sharing Japanese culture, learning something new and building friendships through the joy of taiko drumming.

A big thank you to the Eglish Windfarm Fund for supporting this cross-community project and helping us bring children together through music, culture and friendship.

Have a wonderful Friday, everyone!

09/10/2026

We had some excellent taikolove and some origami going on today at our Yūjō Taiko session in Claudy!! Massive thanks to the Eglish Windfarm fund for supporting this project! Ibuki Taiko Diamond Centre friendship

02/10/2026

What a fab start back in Claudy this morning with St Colmcille’s and Cumber Claudy PS, thanks to Eglish Wind Farm Community Fund 2026 for getting us back to the drums and for supporting us to get some great new ear protections for our team!

Seeing these bright faces and smiling faces, coming together from different communities and playing Taiko and playing games is really the antidote we all needed to a lot of what we have seen in the media these last days and weeks.

A positive bright future is what these beautiful kids deserve, we are so proud that taiko is doing a little bit to bring these kids together

27/08/2026

We were very sad to hear of the death of Eamonn Deane. Eamonn was a kind and genuine gentleman who gave so much to our community, particularly through his work as a peacemaker and through the Holywell Trust. We have such fond memories of our time based in Holywell and are grateful for the welcome and spirit of community that Eamonn helped create there. Our thoughts are with his whole family, friends and colleagues at this sad time.
ご冥福をお祈りします。

Holywell Trust is sad to share the news that our former founder, Director, Chairman and friend Eamonn Deane has passed away.

Eamonn died yesterday, 26th August 2026, peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, at Altnagelvin Hospital.

Beloved husband of Sally, loving father of Gerard (Maíreád), Fionnuala (Michael), Aoife (John) and Brendan (Rachel), devoted grandfather of Cormac, Eiméar, Anna, Róan, Sally, Jo, Connor and Clodagh, dear son of the late Frank and Winnie, cherished brother of Una, Deirdre and the late Eilis, Liam, Seamus and Gerard, sadly missed by his cousins, friends and the wider family circle.

Eamonn will be reposing at his home 63 Marlborough Street on Thursday 27th August from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Friday from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m.

Funeral leaving his home on Saturday 29th at 1:00 p.m. to the City Cemetery for interment at 1:30 p.m.
Eamonn will be a sore loss for everyone at Holywell.
Rest easy.

09/08/2026

Wow, 5 years ago… feels like a lifetime ago ❤️

25/07/2026

Ahhhh a whole year ago!!

佐渡を拠点に太鼓を中心とした伝統的な音楽芸能に無限の可能性を見いだし、現代への再創造を試みる太鼓芸能集団。

20/07/2026

Remembering the lovely Ellen ❤️⭐️❤️ who was at the heart and soul of our Taiko for Carers group

12/07/2026

We’re in the Irish Times today!! So grateful to Jeananne Craig for writing about our Taiko for Carers project—it’s a lovely piece and really captures what it’s all about.

This started with support from the Department of Health Carers Fund (via Community Foundation for Northern Ireland NI) and Radius Housing Good Relations funding.

We drummed together, supported each other, performed at the Foyle Obon festival in May. and even had an incredible workshop with Eiichi Saito and Taiyo Onoda from Kodo 鼓童 (!).

Best of all, this article lets you hear directly from the carers themselves—their voices, in their own words.

So proud of them all!!

Arts Council of Northern Ireland Derry City & Strabane District Council