McGinley calls for window replacement scheme in Ballymagroarty
The Housing Executive has been called on to initiate a window replacement scheme in Ballymagroarty area in Derry. The call comes from Sinn Fein Cllr Eric McGinley who said residents were entitled to...
View ArticleDurkan calls for tougher penalties for dog fighting
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has called for tougher penalties for those involved in organising dog fights. He was speaking after attending a parliamentary reception at Westminster held by animal welfare...
View ArticleNew bomb threats made to schools
Police say they are investigating further bomb threats made to schools across Northern Ireland. It follows similar incidents on Tuesday last. Speaking today, Chief Superintendent Garry Eaton said:...
View ArticleBuncrana Road upgrade holding back major development: Hassan
The regeneration of the Pennyburn and Buncrana Road areas of Derry are being “held up” as a result of the delay by the Department of Regional Development and Transport NI in upgrading the A2 Buncrana...
View ArticleArrests linked to 'card skimming' at Derry ATMs
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud offences linked to ;card skimming’ incidents in Derry. The pair were detained in Omagh on yesterday and are being questioned in connection with the...
View ArticleDerry talk to reveal hidden stories of Irish women during 1916
The Tower Museum in Derry will set the scene next Wednesday for a fascinating talk about the hidden stories of women who played a key role in the 1916 Easter Rising. Author, curator and historian...
View ArticleDerry’s Mary crowned a 'Tourism Hero’
Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Tourism Development Officer, Mary Blake, crowed a Tourism Hero a the prestigious Northern Ireland Tourism Awards held in St Columb’s Hall in the city last...
View ArticleSDLP select McKeever to be next Deputy Mayor
SDLP Faughan Councillor Jim McKeever has been selected to serve as the next Deputy Mayor of Derry and Strabane District Council. Cllr McKeever (pictured) will take over the role held for the past year...
View Article100 new jobs a step closer as work set to begin on new Derry store
Construction work on a new Derry retail store is set to begin in two weeks time Part of the former ‘Budget’ building at the junction of Strand Roadand Buncrana Road will be demolished to make way for a...
View ArticleSpecialist team set up in Derry aimed at preventing unnecessary bone fractures
People in Derry and throughout the North are the most likely to suffer a broken bone at some point in their lives compared to elsewhere in Britain, Foyle SDLP MP Mark Durkan has said.. Mr Durkan was...
View ArticleRenewed anger over Celtic Park and Brandywell match-day gridlock
Residents living around the Brandywell and Celtic Park stadiums in Derry have launched a new bid to get traffic issues sorted. They say traffic situation is a ‘nightmare’ when there are big games at...
View ArticleFoyle Hospice Weekly Draw winners
1st prize (£1,000): Jean Tracey (promoter Foyle Hospice) 2nd prize (£300): Pamela Montgomery (Mary Kilkey) 3rd prize (£200): Gabrielle Armstrong (Doyle O'Neill) 4th prize (£100): Paul Quigley (Alma...
View ArticleMartin Galvin pays tribute to Derry IRA man shot dead by SAS 35 years ago today
Martin Galvin, once banned from Northern Ireland by Margaret Thatcher, was the main speaker at a commemoration ceremony held in Derry this afternoon in memory of an IRA man killed by the SAS in the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Wreath-laying marks 35th anniversary of SAS killing of Derry IRA man
Several hundred people attended a commemoration ceremony in Derry this afternoon in memory of an IRA man killed by the SAS in the city 35 years ago today. George McBrearty (24), pictured, along with...
View ArticleBattling Trojans pipped to Intermediate League title by Ballymoney
Derry side Trojans have just missed out on retaining their Intermediate League title after being held to a 3-3 draw by Ballymoney United this afternoon. Going into the last game of the season, the Co...
View ArticleFuneral of Derry murder victim Gerard Quinn to take place this afternoon
The funeral of Derry murder victim Gerard Quinn will take place this afternoon. The 24-year-old (pictured) died in Altnagelvin Hospital on Sunday morning last, six hours after being stabbed in the neck...
View ArticleDerry-born Primate has 'no objection' to married priests
The Derry-born Catholic Primate of Ireland has said he as has “no objection” to the idea of priests being allowed to marry but doesn’t see it as a quick fix solution to the vocations crisis. In a frank...
View ArticleRescue training taking place on River Foyle
Foyle Search and Rescue trainee volunteers are undergoing supervised training on the River Foyle today. The training scenarios involve various rescue drills located at the railings and in water rescue....
View ArticleGerard Quinn's murder an 'evil and brutal act': priest tells mourners
The funeral has taken place this afternoon of Derry murder victim Gerard Quinn. Speaking during Requiem Mass in St Mary’s Church, Ardmore, celebrant Fr Michael Canny told mourners the 24-year-old was a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Watch parents 'gunge' St Anne's PS teachers
The annual Summer Fete at St Anne’s Primary School in Derry once again proved an overwhelming success. Hundreds turned out at the Rosemount school to enjoy the various stalls and entertainment laid on....
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