UPDATES Police launch murder investigation after Rosemount stabbing: Derry MP...
UPDATED Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death in Derry during the early hours of this morning, Sunday 4 March. The victim, who is understood to be 35 years...
View ArticleMurder inquiry launched in Derry after Rosemount stabbing: three men have...
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death in Derry during the early hours of this morning, Sunday 4 March. The victim, who is understood to be 35 years old, was...
View ArticleDUP anger at Council logo being used to promote 'Free Tony Taylor' campaign
The DUP in Derry and Strabane say they are 'angered and dismayed' that the Derry City & Strabane District Council logo has been used to promote the Tony Taylor release campaign. Photos in Monday's...
View Article'He was a gentle giant' -Tributes paid to Derry man stabbed to death...
Tributes have been paid to a Derry man who was killed in the Rosemount area of the city at the weekend. Karol Kelly, 35, (pictured above) from the Beechwood area of Derry, was fatally injured following...
View Article21-year-old man to appear before Derry court this morning on charges of...
A 21-year-old man is expected to appear at Derry Magistrates Court this morning charged with offences that include being concerned in the supply of Class A, possession of Class A and numerous driving...
View ArticleDerry's council states that it did not put up Free Tony Taylor billboards...
Derry's council has issued a statement this morning stating that it neither commissioned or erected posters which appeared in the city centre yesterday calling for the release of the republican...
View ArticleOne man released on bail while two others remain in custody over murder of...
A 27-year-old male arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a 35-year-old man in Grafton St, Derry in the early hours of yesterday morning, has been been released on bail pending further...
View ArticleHoly Family icon will be on display at St Eugene's Cathedral in Derry this week
An icon of the Holy Family will be on display in St Eugene's Cathedral this week to mark the celebration of the World Meeting of Families. It will available to view from Wednesday March 7 at 12:30pm...
View Article'A wain would have thought they were sweets' - Granny's anger after bag of...
A Derry councillor has warned that a young child could have died after a bag of lethal ecstasy tablets which resemble sweets were left on a busy street in the city at the weekend. The ecstasy tablets...
View ArticleDragon’s Den star Peter Casey aims to motivate local entrepreneurs during...
Well-known TV Dragon Peter Casey will be a keynote speaker during what is the North West’s most popular business event – Enterprise Week – which runs from 5-9 March, led by Derry City and Strabane...
View ArticleDerry man with 68 previous convictions refused bail on burglary charges
A ‘prolific offender’ charged with burgling properties in Derry was refused bail at the city’s Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. Dean Beattie, 25, whose address was given as Glenowen Park, has been...
View ArticleFoyle MP asks Dublin to fund Derry medical school
The MP for Foyle, Elisha McCallion, has issued an appeal to the Dublin government to contribute towards the financing of Derry's stalled medical school. Writing in today's Derry News the Sinn Fein...
View ArticleJudge says Xanax drives people 'berserk' as he jails Derry man for eight...
A Derry man has been jailed for causing an ‘enormous amount of damage’ to vehicles belonging to his family members. Harry Boyle, 27, of Galliagh Park, admitted causing criminal damage to two different...
View ArticlePolice in Derry arrest man under Terrorism Act following searches of a house...
Police have arrested a 45-year-old man under the Terrorist Act in the Magowan Park area of Derry today following the search of a property. A number of items have also been removed for further...
View ArticleNI Secretary of State Karen Bradley visits Strand Road police station in Derry
The NI Secretary of State Karen Bradley visited Derry earlier today where she met with senior PSNI officers at the Strand Road police station. PSNI Area Commander Gordon McCalmont said that the meeting...
View ArticleDerry judge fines man for using the sort of language ‘you would hear on a...
A local judge has fined a 20-year-old Derry man for using the sort of language ‘you would hear on a Channel 4 sitcom’. Jonathan McDaid, of Creggan Heights, admitted a charge of disorderly manner for an...
View ArticleBREAKING: Detectives have been granted a 36 hour extension to question two...
Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch investigating the murder of a 35-year-old man in Derry during the early hours of Sunday morning have been granted a 36 hour extension to question two men...
View ArticleFather makes generous donation to North West Cancer Centre in Derry in memory...
The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) grateful acknowledge a remarkable donation from James and Sean Mullan for over £2,000 to Ward 50 (Inpatient Ward) at the North West Cancer...
View ArticleSharp increase in number of parking fines in Derry with new figures revealing...
There has been a twenty-five percent increase in parking fines handed out by Derry City & Strabane District Council between 2015 and 2017. Figures released by the Department for Infrastructure...
View ArticleTHOMPSON INQUEST DAY 1: Soldier said he was told 'shoot first, ask questions...
A former British soldier, who claims he was involved in army operation where another soldier shot a Derry mother-of-six was dead in her garden, said he was ordered that night to ‘shoot first, ask...
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