Mayor tastes delights of Walled City Market
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Alderman Hilary McClintock, pictured taking a tour of the Walled City Market at Guildhall Square on Saturday. The Market takes place on the first...
View ArticleBremain: Foyle MP Mark Durkan calls for Commons vote on EU withdrawal
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has co-sponsored a parliamentary motion at Westminster calling on the British government not to begin the formal process of withdrawal from the EU until its proposals have...
View ArticleTwo-car collision causing traffic delays on Creggan Road
Motorists are being advised to avoid the Creggan Road in Derry following a two car collision. The accident happened at the junction to Kylemore Park shortly after 1.00pm. At least one person was...
View ArticleFire which destroyed a caravan parked outside a house in Derry is being...
A fire which destroyed a caravan in the Bligh’s Lane area of Derry yesterday is being treated as arson. Firefighters from Northland Road station attended the scene at Cecilia’s Walk. The blaze broke...
View ArticleCelebrations begin today as hundreds of students graduate from the Magee...
Hundreds of students will graduate this week from the Magee campus of the Ulster University. The first of the graduation ceremonies today place today at the Millennium Forum. There will be a further...
View Article'She just doesn’t want to see you again', judge tells Portuguese man as he...
A 37-year-old Portuguese man who was ‘not taking no for an answer’ when his romantic interest in a Derry woman was spurned, has been given a conditional discharge to return to Portugal. Bruno Fernandes...
View ArticleSeo Linn offers chance of a lifetime to youth of Derry
Young people aged between 12 and 24 are encouraged to avail of the once in a lifetime opportunity to take part in a two-day workshop with Seo Linn, the Irish band responsible for the hugely popular...
View ArticleVeteran civil rights campaigner Ivan Cooper to receive honorary degree today
Veteran civil rights campaigner, Ivan Cooper, will today receive an honorary degree from the University of Ulster’s Magee campus in Derry. A founding member of the SDLP, Mr Cooper (72) will receive the...
View ArticleReilly welcomes clarification on Freeview disruption
Clarification on 4G disruption to Freeview television services in Derry which can cause problems for some viewers, has been welcomed by a former Mayor of the city. SDLP Cllr Martin Reilly was speaking...
View ArticlePolice seize car and arrest man for motoring offences
Police in Derry have said a man was arrested in the city in the early hours of this morning for a number of motoring offences. A PSNI spokesperson said: “Police on patrol in the lower Rosemount area in...
View ArticlePublic urged to take part in SAS clean-up of Culmore Point Beach
A major clean-up of Culmore Point Beach will take place this weekend. With the annual Clipper Maritime Festival happening in the city, organisers Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), said it was the “perfect...
View ArticleDerry businesses selected for prestigious start-up programme
Three entrepreneurs from Derry have been selected to take part in a prestigious business start-up programme. Mark Nagurski, founder of online learning platform MakeMatic, Ana McColgan, founder of HR...
View ArticleMcCartney welcomes one per cent pay increase for health workers
A one per cent pay increase for health and social care staff announced by Health Minister Michelle O’Neill has been welcomed by Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney. More than 55,000 workers across...
View ArticleTrust launches new cardiovascular research group at Altnagelvin Hospital
The Western Health and Social Care Trust, alongside the Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine at Ulster University, today launched a new cardiovascular patient and public involvement (PPI)...
View ArticleHeather's head shave raises £1,138 for Altnagelvin's Sperrin Unit
The Sperrin Unit at Altnagelvin Hospital receiving a donation of £1,138 from Heather Armstrong who shaved off her hair and raised money for the unit to show appreciation for the treatment and care her...
View ArticleDuffy welcomes £43 million investment in Congenital Heart Disease Network
A commitment from health ministers north and south to invest £42 million in the all-Ireland Congenital Heart Disease Network has been welcomed by Derry Sinn Fein Councillor Sandra Duffy. Cllr Duffy’s...
View ArticlePublic meeting to be held in Derry tonight on the impact of EU Referendum
Sinn Féin is to hold a public meeting in Derry tonight to discuss the impact of the EU Referendum, Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has urged members of the public to attend the meeting taking place in the...
View ArticleIncreased fears so-called joyriding will cause tragedy after car mounts footpath
Fears are growing that someone is going to be killed or seriously injured as a result of so-called joyriding in Derry. It follows the latest incident in the city late yesterday afternoon when a red BMW...
View Article‘We cannot have a situation where one part of our island is a member of the...
Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has met with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk to discuss the impact of the EU referendum on Ireland. Speaking after the meeting, Ms Anderson (pictured)...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle blaze at site of former Derry school
Up to 25 firefighters are tackling a blaze at the site of former school in Derry. The blaze at the former Immaculate Conception College (former St Brecan’s) in the Waterside area of the city was...
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