Derry man jailed for cutting wife's neck with bread knife in front of...
A man who cut and threatened his wife with a bread knife in front of their disabled daughter has been jailed at Derry Magistrate’s Court. Noel Wylie, 49, of Broighter Court, pleaded guilty to two...
View ArticleDerry buildings lit up in the colours of the Palestinian flag in 'show of...
Three sites in Derry and Strabane were lit up in the colours of the Palestinian flag last night following a motion carried in support of those embroiled in the conflict of Gaza. Council members...
View ArticleTraffic calming measures to be put in place at the Nixon's Corner area of...
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed the news that a long-awaited traffic calming scheme on the Braehead Road is set to go ahead and that the Ballinacross Meadows development is being...
View ArticleDerry museum, brewery and festivals win big at NI Tourism Awards 2018
Derry's Council has congratulated winners from the North West who were successful at the Northern Ireland Tourism Awards 2018 last night. The Council itself won for 'Derry Halloween' - the Best...
View Article‘Real Housewives of Sheriff’s Glen’ to do Foyle Hospice walk to celebrate...
A GROUP of Derry women are holding a day-long celebration of their fabulous neighbour, who despite fighting terminal cancer always puts others before herself. Marie Mooney was first diagnosed with the...
View ArticleCouncil stepping up moves to tackle illegal dumping in Derry city-centre back...
Cleansing and enforcement teams from Derry City and Strabane District Council have been working proactively to address the ongoing issue of commercial waste being dumped at a private laneway at William...
View Article'Fighting Forum' join Legenderry Relay for Life drive to combat cancer in...
A Derry woman who lost her mum to cancer just one year after she was first diagnosed is hoping to raise £10,000 to combat the disease. Lisa Lynch who is administrative assistant at the Millennium Forum...
View ArticleMAGEE ON MUSIC: Swipe Right, the Ballad of Alice & Curny
This week KEVIN MAGEE talks to a Banbridge blow-in whose partnership with a Derry producer could be set to reap her huge rewards. She would describe herself as having substantial lyrics, upbeat...
View ArticleNOSTALGIA: The Year We Won Sam - Will We Ever See The Likes Again?
It's 25 year's since Derry won GAA's biggest prize and, with the Oakleaf County's new season getting underway this weekend, HUGH GALLAGHER worries that it could be another 25 before we see another one....
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BUSINESS COMMENT: Making the leap to self-employment
RYAN WILLIAMS gives some hard-earned advice on becoming your own boss Starting your own business in Northern Ireland after ten years of pretty relentless travel across EMEA (not the glamouress kind of...
View ArticleCOLUMNIST - THATCHER ON THURSDAY: Clothes Maketh the Van
This week, Thatcher looks back fondly on the recent Jazz Festival and on his extravagant youth in Windsor (a little longer ago). The Jazz Festival has been and gone. It was nice to see the city so...
View ArticleDonegal constituency expected to vote No by narrow majority in abortion...
Donegal looks set to record a narrow No vote in the abortion referendum - that's the view of the No camp at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny where the sorting of votes should be concluded by...
View ArticleBreaking: Final tally figures show that Donegal voted NO in abortion...
Final tally figures show that Donegal has voted NO in the abortion referendum. All the boxes have been opened at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny and the tally figures show that 52% voted No and...
View ArticleRiver rescuers thank Derry donors as weeklong fundraising drive comes to an end
Foyle Search and Rescue are concluding their weeklong door-to-door collection across Derry, and have thanked the city public for their generosity. A spokesperson said: "As Foyle Search & Rescue's...
View ArticleDonegal said ‘No’ but referendum convincingly carried
The referendum votes are counted, and it is official, 66.40% of the electorate (1,429,981 people) voted in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. 33.60% (723,632 people) opposed...
View ArticleDerry archbishop says he is 'deeply saddened' at referendum vote
The Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin has this afternoon responded to the referendum result repealing the Eight Amendment of the Irish constitution. Two-thirds of the Southern electorate...
View ArticleDerry political leaders call for the North's abortion laws to be re-examined
Sinn Fein and SDLP representatives in Derry have been studying Ireland's decision to repeal the Eighth Amendment. Two-thirds of the Southern electorate voted in favor of repeal, which removes the equal...
View ArticleDerry florist takes bronze at Chelsea Flower Show
[Pictured: Chelsea prize-winner Derry woman Ann Kirkwood, on left, with fellow NI finalists Megan Ingram and Clare McCauley.] A Derry student who took part in last week's Royal Horticultural Society...
View ArticleDerry students team up in cross-community bid to build Minecraft Peace Bridge
ABOVE: Cathal Hegarty, IT teacher, pictured with Holy Child PS pupils Melissa McCarron, Cara Higgins and Grace Doherty during Friday’s Cross Community Minecraft Project 2018 at St. Joseph’s Boys...
View ArticleDerry court hears: vulnerable woman 'didn't have capacity to consent’
By Ursula Duddy A 64-year-old former Derry Health Service worker has been placed on two years’ probation and given a five-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order for sexual acts with a vulnerable woman...
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