Gasyard Feile to host first screening in Derry of 'Bobby Sands: 66 Days'
The documentary film “Bobby Sands: 66 Days” is to get its first screening in Derry next week as part of Gasyard Feile. Sands (27) was the first of the 10 hunger strikers to die in Long Kesh in 1981. He...
View ArticleCouncil issues planning permission for 1,500 houses, school and shops at Skeoge
Derry City and Strabane District Council has issued Outline Planning Approval for up to 1,500 new homes and associated facilities at Skeoge Link Road in the Galliagh area of the city. In order to grant...
View ArticleKelly welcomes upgrade at one of the city’s busiest junctions
Sinn Féin councillor for the Bogside area of Derry, Colly Kelly, has urged motorists to take due care and attention following upgrade work at one of the busiest road junctions in the city located at...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 28th July 2016
McAULEY, Iris (née Doak) - 25th July 2016 (peacefully) at her home, 41 Drumahoe Road (in the tender loving care of her family), much-loved wife of the late William (Billy), devoted mum of Andrew,...
View ArticleDurkan pays tribute to Donegal tea lady after 30 years at Westminster
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has paid a warm tribute to Donegal native Noeleen Delaney who has retired after almost 30 years of service in the Members’ Tea Room in the House of Commons. Noeleen...
View ArticleGreen light for 1,500 new homes, shops and school 'good news' for city: Hassan
Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has welcomed the news that Derry City and Strabane District Council has issued Outline Planning Approval for up to 1,500 new dwellings and...
View ArticleTaoiseach's 'flip-flopping' comments on Irish unity 'disappointing': McCartney
The Taoiseach must ensure the democratic rights of the people of Ireland are respected, Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said. Mr McCartney said it was “disappointing” that Enda Kenny...
View ArticlePlanning permission for Skeoge 1,500 housing development 'brilliant news':...
The go-ahead for the creation of a major housing development on the outskirts of Derry has been welcomed by SDLP councillor for the area, Angela Dobbins. She was speaking after Derry City and Strabane...
View ArticleRetired Derry priest questions benefit of survey detailing how much priests...
A retired Derry priest has questioned the benefit of a survey that details priests’ pay. Fr George McLaughlin (pictured), who recently celebrated 60 years in the priesthood, was speaking the following...
View ArticleFunerals of Derry-Letterkenny road horror crash to take place on Saturday
The funerals of the two men killed in yesterday’s horrific road crash on the main Derry to Letterkenny Road will take place on Saturday. Dermot Murphy-Boyle and Barney McGinley died instantly when...
View ArticleWinners in this week's Foyle Hospice Prize Draw... are you one of them?
1st prize (£1,000): Danielle Christy (promoter: Donna Christy) 2nd prize (£300): C Wilson (Janice Doherty) 3rd prize (£200): Kitty McCloskey (Veronica McGinley) 4th prize (£100): Sioban Kyle (Siobhan...
View ArticleDurkan calls for flexibility for Chernobyl children visiting Derry and the...
New Minister for Immigration, Robert Goodwill, to ensure that visa flexibility in the wake of the EU referendum result is made available to Chernobyl children who are visiting Derry and Donegal on a...
View ArticleDerry charity AWARE to host Mindfulness Retreat in the city
A leading Derry-based mental health charity is to host a one-day Mindfulness Retreat in the city to explore the ancient technique which is proven to improve wellbeing, reduce stress and help people to...
View ArticleJudge threatens to dismiss charges against men accused of planting bomb at...
A Derry judge has said he will dismiss the charges against two men accused of planting a bomb at a hotel in the city last year. Darren Poleon, 41, from Kells and Brian Walsh, 34 who both have addresses...
View ArticleWomen's Institute hand over knitted blankets to Altnagelvin Neo Natal ICU
Dawn Collins and Collette Craig, from the Women’s Institute in Derry, making a presentation of blanklets to the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit (NNICU) at Altnagelvin Hospital. Accepting the blankets are...
View ArticleTributes after sudden death of Derry teenager
Tributes are being paid to a Derry teenager who has died suddenly. Ryan Higgins, from the Creggan area, passed away in Altnagelvin Hospital earlier today, Friends have taken to social media to pay...
View ArticleDerry couple 'taking each day as it comes' after their 'wee hero' comes...
The parents Derry baby James McBride, who travelled to London for open heart surgery, have expressed their relief after a successful operation. At just 16 weeks, James has overcome various health...
View ArticlePlaytrail photographic display challenges attitude towards the disabled
An exciting new photographic display has been launched at the Playtrail in Derry. The images, which both highlight and challenge the negative attitudes encountered by young disabled people, were taken...
View ArticleBuses from Derry to National Hunger Strike Commemoration
The National Hunger Strike Commemoration will take place in Belfast at 2.00pm on Sunday, 14 August next. Buses will leave Derry for the event which, in recent years, has been held in the city, Dungiven...
View ArticleGoing beyond Ebrington Square... New walking tour delves into history of...
A new walking tour focussing solely on the Waterside area of Derry is hoping to attract more tourists to some of the city’s lesser known historical sites. The Historic Waterside Walking Tours was...
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