Can you help? Family seeking information on history of their late grandmother
A Local family are trying to trace the history of their late grandmother and are hoping Derry Now will be able to assist them. The lady in question is called Catherine and while the family have little...
View ArticleLocal women nominated for prestigious 'Inspiring Women' business awards
Two local women have been shortlisted for prestigious awards. Sonya Cassidy (pictured), managing director of director of Sonya Cassidy Public Relations, a Limavady- based press and marketing...
View ArticleRomanian man living in Derry accused of forcing his pregnant girlfriend into...
A 29-year-old Romanian man who arrived in Ireland five weeks ago appeared at a Derry court today charged with raping his girlfriend and forcing her into prostitution. Florin Gheorghe, whose address was...
View ArticleNew British Secretary of State meets family of Derry schoolboy killed by RUC
James Brokenshire has completed his first visit to Derry as the British Secretary of State. While in the city, he visited the Seagate Technologies place and met with business leaders and the Apprentice...
View ArticleWhat a catch... Delight as Derry’s only seafood restaurant lands top award
Delight as Derry’s only seafood restaurant lands top award Derry’s only seafood restaurant has won ‘Best Newcomer’ at the Licensed and Catering News (LCN) Awards in Belfast. Congratulating Pier 59,...
View ArticleMystery surrounds erection of cross on Derry mountainside
Mystery surrounds a cross that has been erected on a Co Derry mountainside. The 10 foot metal structure (pictured) has been erected on Slieve Gallion, close to Desertmartin. At the bottom of the cross,...
View ArticleInternational line-up to feature at Grianan Fort's 5th annual Lughnasa...
One hundred and seventy local, national and international singers, dancers, storytellers and traditional musicians are to feature at this year’s Lughnasa Legends’ Festival. Now it is fifth year, the...
View ArticleSerious crash closes section of main Derry-Letterkenny road
Part of the main road between Derry and Letterkenny is closed due to a serious collision. The accident has occurred on the dual carriageway leading to Letterkenny. Gardai have described the crash as...
View ArticleVIDEO: Lughnasa Legends' Festival at Grianan Fort
The Lughnasa Legends’ Festival will take place at ancient Grianán Fort in Burt just across the border in Inishowen on Saturday week, 6 August. It will feature 170 local, national and international...
View ArticleCar abandoned by joyriders taken 'off the road' by taxi drivers
This is the latest car to be abandoned by joyriders in Derry. The vehicle was left in the Dunree Gardens of Creggan in the early hours of this morning. According to residents, local taxi drivers were...
View ArticleTwo killed in head-on crash on main Derry to Letterkenny road
Two men have been killed in an early morning crash on the main Derry to Letterkenny road. The collision, between a car and a van, occurred at around 4.45am at Trimragh on the Letterkenny-bound lane of...
View ArticleCouncil apologises over removal of relics and monuments from cemetery
Derry City and Strabane District Council has apologised over the removal of relics and monuments from a city cemetery. Council representatives and the PSNI visited Ballyoan Cemetery today following...
View ArticleMayor travels to London to attend Clipper Race finish
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Alderman Hilary McClintock is travelling to London this weekend to take part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race finish at St Katharine Docks....
View ArticleExtensions of appointment for four non-executive directors to Western Health...
The terms of appointment of four non-executive directors within the Western Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) for a further 12 months to the end of March next year has been announced by Health...
View ArticleCampbell welcomes 2017 Irish Open coming to Portstewart
The announcement that Portstewart is to host next year’s Irish Open golf tournament has been welcomed by East Derry DUP MP Gregory Campbell. It follows the competition being staged at nearby Portrush...
View ArticlePolice admit to flying drone over city
The PSNI in Derry have admitted a drone being flown over Derry this afternoon is theirs. Local police have taken to social media to explain the reason for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), to give its...
View ArticleBloated overtime bills a symptom of false economy in Health Service: Durkan
The large public expenditure on doctor overtime is a symptom of a failure to increase the number of doctors being trained in the North, Foyle SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has said. Mr Durkan was speaking...
View ArticleTeenager knocked man unconscious after he was refused cigarette
A Greysteel teenager knocked a man unconscious after he refused to give him a cigarette in a bar, a local court has heard. Oran McKinney, of Dunlade Road, appeared before Limavady Magistrates Court...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with Paul McCauley's murder fails in a bid have the...
A defence application to have the charges dropped against an English man accused of withholding information about Paul McCauley's murder was today rejected by a Derry judge. Mr McCauley (pictured) was...
View ArticleWork begins on restoring large areas of Lough Neagh for breeding birds
A plan to address the serious decline in wintering and breeding wetland birds around the shores of the Lough is now well underway. Lough Neagh Partnership have been consulting with local landowners,...
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