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Is the Belfast-Derry/Londonderry train no quicker than it was during Victorian times?
6 July 2022
On BBC Radio Ulster’s show Talkback on June 9, during a discussion about the impact of Brexit and EU funding on Northern Ireland, Dr Ben

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Has the economy in Derry/Londonderry contracted 21% since 2007?
31 January 2022
This claim is inaccurate. Since 2007, economic output in the Derry and Strabane area has grown by 15% whether measured by Gross Value Added (GVA)

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Are there 40,000 third-level students in the northwest of Ireland?
21 November 2019
Available data shows 9,370 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with approximately 3,300 graduates a year in the region. The Ireland Northwest Trade & Investment mission

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Derry/Londonderry only city without its own university?
31 July 2019
There are several other urban areas in the UK that do not have a higher education institution headquartered in their locale (for example Darlington, Southport,

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Is Derry/Londonderry rail service substandard?
18 July 2019
FactCheckNI interprets “substandard” as “less frequency and access”. Of the six claims made, four are accurate, one is accurate with consideration (there are fewer trains

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No university in Derry/Londonderry?
8 November 2018
Lord Adonis later acknowledged that Derry/Londonderry had its own campus as part of Ulster University, however its headquarters are in Coleraine. The university used to

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Do 30,000 people cross Ireland-Northern Ireland border daily?
27 April 2017
This claim is accurate. Indeed, this may be a low estimation, excluding train and other road journeys. Updated on 28 April 2017 With Brexit looming