Brothers plead guilty to violent Derry crime spree
Two Derry brothers are awaiting sentencing for their part in a violent crime spree the city almost 19 months ago. Michael Carlin, 25, and Andrew Carlin, 19 (both pictured) have pleaded guilty to a...
View ArticleClean-up under way after vandals trash Dungiven park
Sinn Féin Councillor Sean McGlinchey has condemned the vandals who trashed furniture and the pond and wall at the Environmental Park in Dungiven. It is understood the vandalism was carried at the...
View ArticleDerry fire crews tackle early morning blaze
Firefighter were called to deal with a blaze in the Waterside area of Derry early this morning. Fire crews from Crescent Link and Northland stations tackled fire which broke out in a mid-terrace...
View ArticleEight caravans damaged in arson attack
A fire involving eight caravans in Magherafelt in Co Derry last night “appeared to be deliberate,” the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has said. Fire crews from Magherafelt station responded...
View ArticlePensioner appears in Derry court charged with historical sex abuse
An elderly Donegal man has a appeared at a court in the North charged with a number of sexual offences dating back to the early 1970s. John Callaghan, from Drung, Quigley’s Point in Inishowen, appeared...
View ArticleJohnny Giles in Derry to launch this year's Foyle Cup
Legendary Republic of Ireland international Johnny Giles will be in Derry this evening to launch this year’s Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup youth tournament. Over 200 youth teams will play over 700 games...
View ArticleSpecial Derry screening for ‘Mother Ireland’ film
A special screening of an award-winning documentary will take place in Derry this evening. Mother Ireland, which explores the role of women in Irish nationalism, will be shown at the Nerve Centre at...
View ArticleJail for Derry man who threatened to kill ex-partner
A 35-year-old Derry man convicted of threatening to kill an ex-partner has been jailed for five months. Ryan Hegarty, of Glenabbey Drive, appeared at Derry Magistrates Court charged with harassment,...
View ArticleSpecial meeting held to tackle anti-social behaviour at St. Columb’s Park
A special inter-agency meeting has taken place aimed at finding a resolution to the ongoing issues affecting St Columb’s Park. Elected members, the PSNI, Council officers and community representatives...
View ArticleFleming welcomes lifting of lifetime ban on gay men donating blood
The leader of Sinn Fein on Derry City and Strabane District Council has welcomed the announcement by new Health Minister, Michelle O’Neill, that the lifetime ban of gay men donating blood here is to be...
View ArticleGet your hoses out! Appeal to help Derry marathon runners combat high...
With temperatures set to remain high in Derry over the weekend, the organisers of Sunday’s Walled City Marathon in the city have appealed to the members of the public to help them keep the 1,500...
View Article‘They were all sons of Ireland’ – McGuinness
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has ended his high profile visit to World War One battlefields in France. Today, he laid a wreath at the site of the Battle of the Somme where soldiers of the 36th...
View ArticleDerry boys who died with parents in 1997 house fire tragedy remembered by...
A competition has been created in memory of two young Derry boys who died along with their parents in a house fire in the city over 18 years ago. Aaron McCauley (11) and his brother Ryan (8), along...
View ArticleKeep the sun cream handy... Heatwave set to continue
Derry has been feeling unusually Mediterranean this week with an extended bout of sunny weather. Families have been flocking to beaches and local parks to take advantage of the great weather - which is...
View ArticleAppeal to donors as Blood Transfusion Service visits Derry
The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service will be in Derry today to hold two donation sessions. . They will be held at Rafters car park on Northland Road from 2.00pm to 4.00pm and from 5.15pm to...
View ArticleIreland legend Johnny Giles launches 2016 Foyle Cup in Derry
Republic of Ireland legend Johnny Giles was in Derry last night to launch this year’s Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup youth tournament. Three hundred and ten teams have entered the competition which take...
View ArticleMan has nose broken in Derry city centre assault
Police in Derry are appealing for information following the report of an assault on a 23 year old male in the city centre. The victim was attacked by four males in the Shipquay Street area at around...
View ArticleAnger at rubbish being dumped in Derry's Bogside
Residents living in an area of Derry which has recently become a hotspot for illegal dumping say those responsible are ‘bringing down’ their community. The laneways between Tyrconnell Street and...
View ArticleThief who stole takings from ‘Swanky Frankie’s” caught on CCTV
Police are hunting a thief who stole the takings from one of Derry’s best-known cafés. It is understood investigating officers are following a definite line of enquiry after the culprit was captured on...
View ArticleFears for future of Derry's Northlands Centre
A Derry addiction centre will be forced to close within a year if a £200,000 funding shortfall is not addressed, a public meeting in the city was told last night. The meeting, held in the City Hotel,...
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