Investigation begins after early morning arson attack at former Derry school
An investigation is underway after an early morning arson at attack at former school in Derry. At one stage up to 25 firefightes tackled blaze at the former Immaculate Conception College (former St...
View Article‘We will not rest in our defence of the will of people’: Eastwood to travel...
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood is to travel to Paris this week to attend a meeting of the Party of European Socialists Presidency to advance the Bremain campaign. Yesterday, the Foyle MLA spoke directly to...
View ArticleExcitement building as Derry Clipper hits the front in race to home port
The Derry-Londonderry-Doire is out in front in the sprint to the finish line of the race from New York to Derry as the 12th leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race draws to a close. In one of the...
View ArticleStormont ministers to address Derry public meeting on impact of Brexit
Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness (pictured), and Infrastructure Minister, Chris Hazzard, will be among the main speakers at a public meeting being held in Derry tonight to discuss the impact of...
View ArticleDerry community groups benefit from the ill-gotten gains of criminals
Two Derry community projects are to benefit from assets seized from criminals. Justice Minister Claire Sugden has announced the allocation of over £453,000 to projects aimed at tackling crime and the...
View ArticleDerry’s ‘brides’ to don their dresses again in bid to win back world record
Derry has lost its grip on an unusual world record. One April 27, 2013, the city broke the record for the biggest number of brides in the one place at the same time. Hundreds of women, and the odd man,...
View ArticleGOLDEN COUPLE: James and Mary Doherty celebrate 50 years of wedded bliss
James and Mary Doherty cutting the cake on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary. The couple, from Thorndale in the Ballyarnett area of Derry, were married on 29 June, 1966. They were joined...
View ArticleVIDEO: After 39,500 miles on the High Seas... the Derry Clipper returns home
After 39,500 miles at sea the Derry Clipper received a tumultuous welcome when it arrived in its home port this evening. The Derry-Londonderry-Doire finished leg 12 (from New York) of the round the...
View ArticleMan arrested after police respond to report of dangerous driving.
A man is facing court after being arrested in Derry today for a number of motoring offences. Police said the detention was in response to a report from the community stating a vehicle was driving...
View ArticleWarning over removal of Bogside bonfire material
A warning has been placed at a site in Derry after wooden pallets were moved there ahead of the annual August 15 bonfire in the Bogside. Wooden pallets are now being stored outside derelict buildings...
View ArticleBrexit fallout: 'The prospect of Northern Ireland being forced out of the...
“The prospect of Northern Ireland being forced out of the European Union against its wishes is an insult to the democratic mandate of those living here,” SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said. Mr...
View ArticlePolice appeal for information over arson attack at former Derry school
Police in Derry are appealing for information following a suspected arson attack at a derelict school property in the Waterside area of the city in the early hours of yesterday morning. The gym hall...
View ArticleCall for clean up at Banagher Glen to help attract more visitors to the area
A Co Derry woman has called for the area of Banagher Glen outside Dungiven to be tidied in a bid to attract more visitors to the area. The woman, who did not want to be named, was speaking after...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle fires at two homes in same street within an hour of each...
Derry firefighters responded to two fires at two separate homes in the same street within an hour of each other last night, it has emerged. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said...
View ArticleChilcot Report: ‘Hand of history should be feeling somebody’s collar’: Durkan
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has said it is clear that the invasion of Iraq was based on ‘a false premise and a false promise’ – and that the Chilcot report shows there was duplicity in the government’s...
View ArticleTeenager due in court charged with robbery
PSNI detectives in Derry have charged a 19 year old man with robbery. He is due to appear at the city’s Magistrates Court today. A police spokesperson said “as is normal procedure” is to be reviewed by...
View ArticleCycling: Foyle within striking distance of retaining North West Inter Club...
Derry-based Foyle Cycling Club has taken a giant step to retaining the North West Inter-Club League title with a strong performance on the Galdonagh circuit in Donegal. Hosted by Four Masters Cycling...
View Article‘Bittersweet’ as Devlin family accept Aaron’s posthumous Master’s Degree
July 30 next will mark one year since the Devlin family and the local Derry GAA community were plunged into grief following the tragic death of Aaron. The 23 year-old Ballinderry man died after...
View ArticleShoppers stunned as mystery man throws bundles of cash around Derry shopping...
The hunt is on for a mystery man who stunned shoppers at a Derry shopping centre when he began throwing large bundles of cash around. Today’s Derry News reveals the bizarre incident, which is being...
View ArticleYouth arrested: Two men ‘badly shaken’ after being attacked and racially...
Police in Derry are appealing for information following a report of an assault on a man in Derry city centre which, they say, is being treated as a racially motivated hate crime. An 18-year-old man,...
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