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Everybody cut loose… tickets are limited!

If you haven’t yet booked your ticket to the hottest show of the season, then you’d better be quick as the Millennium Forum has just announced that the smash hit musical, Footloose, has now only...

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Family find re-enactment of controversial 1972 killing of Derry boy 'stressful'

The sister of a Derry boy shot dead by a British soldier over 40 years ago has said described a reconstruction of the incident as ‘stressful. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the killing of Manus...

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Police hunt driver after woman and children escape injury in Derry car crash

Police are hunting a driver after a woman and two children narrowly avoided being hit by a car in Derry. They had just been crossed Ringfort Road at Holy Family Primary School in the Ballymagroarty...

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Children’s Commissioner in Derry tomorrow to launch new mural

The NI Commissioner for Children and Young People, Koulla Yiasouma, will visit the Verbal Arts Centre in Derry tomorrow to celebrate the work of young people who have created a vibrant new mural as...

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Warm welcome for young refugee at Derry school

A Derry primary school has given a warm welcome to a young refugee boy after he took his first steps to a new life in the city. Amir Azizi, a five-year-old member of the ten Syrian families who arrived...

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Harron and Hall take Wilkie’s Run honours

Finn Valley’s Barry Harron was the comfortable winner of tonight’s five mile Wilkie’s Run held along the River Foyle in Derry tonight. The Donegal runner (pictured) broke the tape in 24 mins 58 secs,...

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Concern at ‘outbreak’ of prescription medication crime in Derry

A judge in a Derry court has hit out at an ‘outbreak’ in prescription drug crime in the city. . The comments came when District Judge Barney McElholm was dealing with the case of a 25-year-old man who...

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New murals celebrate Creggan’s sporting heroes

A new mural project is to be launched in Derry’s Creggan estate to celebrate the area’s sporting heroes. The artwork is being drawn on walls at a row of shops at Central Drive in Creggan. Among those...

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Derry’s dancing kids raise £14,000 for Foyle Hospice

A group of Derry school children have raised more than £14,000 for the Foyle Hospice by showing off their new dancing skills. Fifty-six boys and girls from 14 local primary schools took part in the...

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Police appeal for information following stun gun attack in Maghera

Detectives are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary that occurred in the King William III Crescent area of Maghera yesterday evening. At approximately 10.20pm, three masked men...

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Worldwide recognition for Foyle Search & Rescue

Derry charity, Foyle Search and Rescue (FSR), has been recognised as a Royal Yachting Association (RYA) training centre. Following a recent Inspection, FSR have joined the worldwide RYA as a recognised...

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Derry car dealer in court for misleading customer

A Greysteel motor trader was has been fined total of £500 at Derry Magistrates Court for misleading a consumer concerning the purchase of a car. In a case brought by the Trading Standards Service of...

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Match of the Day as James McClean weds long-time girlfriend Erin Connor

Derry’s Republic of Ireland international footballer James McClean married his long-time girlfriend Erin Connor in their home town this afternoon. The happy couple tied the knot in St Columb’s Church...

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Durkan backs stem cell donor drive

SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan is urging people in Derry to back a campaign to boost the number of stem cell and bone marrow donors. Mr Durkan is making the plea after attending a celebrity-backed event at...

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Charity cycle in memory of little Conor

A charity cycle will take place from Derry to Donegal tomorrow in memory of a little boy who died several years ago. Conor McKinney-McCallion passed away at the age of three as a result of a rare...

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Ulster University should work with creche to explore option: Archibald

Newly-elected East Derry Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald has met with staff of the Stepping Stones Crèche at the Ulster University, Coleraine and student union representatives to discuss concerns the...

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Derry Clipper misses out on podium place in Panama

After three successive leg wins, the Derry entry just missed out on a podium place in the latest leg Race 10 from Seattle to Panama was won by LMAX Exchange with ClipperTelemed+ second and Unicef...

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Wreath-laying ceremony to mark 35th anniversary of death of Derry hunger striker

A wreath laying ceremony will be held this afternoon to mark the 35th anniversary of Patsy O’Hara, one of two Derry men who died in the 1981 Long Kesh hunger strike. The 23-year-old, a member of the...

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Man facing court over discovery of £100,000 cannabis factory

A 25 year old man has been charged with conspiracy to cultivate cannabis, dishonestly using electricity and encouraging or assisting offences in relation to the cultivation of cannabis. The charges...

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Wreath-laying ceremony marks 35th anniversary of death of Derry hunger striker

Around 200 people attended a wreath laying ceremony in Derry this afternoon to mark the 35th anniversary of Patsy O’Hara, one of two men from the city who died in the 1981 Long Kesh hunger strike. The...

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