Damage caused to Irish language road signs in Park
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald has condemned deliberate damage to Irish language road signs around Park village. The East Derry MLA said: "Local people campaigned hard to get these signs and have...
View ArticleSeamus Heaney HomePlace due to open its doors at the end of September
Mid Ulster District Council has announced dates for the opening of Seamus Heaney HomePlace, the new centre in Bellaghy which will celebrate the life and work of the poet and Nobel Laureate. The £4M...
View ArticleBlind man arrives in Derry at end of 2,500km cycle along the ‘Wild Atlantic Way’
A blind man who cycled 2,500km around Ireland for charity ended his epic journey in Derry. Tom Kennedy, set off from Kinsale in County Cork on July 8, before following the ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ which...
View ArticleSunday and late night opening to be delivered by new-look Derry post office
Plans to redevelop Culmore Post Office in Derry have been welcomed by SDLP Councillor Angela Dobbins. According to Cllr Dobbins, along with modernising the premises, the new-look post office will open...
View ArticleSDLP welcome road network improvements for Ferguson Street and Maureen Avenue
What has been described as “road network improvements” are to be carried out at Ferguson Street and Maureen Avenue in the Abercorn Road/Bishop Street area of Derry. The announcement has been welcomed...
View Article'People in Derry have really taken us to their hearts': Local woman inspired...
A young Derry woman has used poetry to highlight the impact a local foodbank has had on her life. Keeley Ena Anderson has battled with alcohol addiction in recent years. During this time, she became a...
View ArticleWarning to students: change in law means you need a TV licence to watch BBC...
The start of the academic year will bring many changes for students in Northern Ireland, including,for the first time, the need to buy a TV Licence to download or watch BBC programmes on demand. A...
View ArticleBank of Ireland announces pre-tax profits a week after revealing plans to...
The Financial Services Union (FSU) has welcomed this morning’s announcement by the Bank of Ireland that it made pre-tax profits of €557m for the first half of 2016. In light of that performance, which...
View ArticleJail for man who told police he 'hoped they die in a car crash'
A 23-year-old man who shouted sectarian abuse at police during the annual Twelfth celebrations while children looked on has been handed a two month prison sentence. Kyle Moore appeared at Derry...
View ArticleDriver was disqualified: Derry taxi operator fined £3,500 for licensing offences
A licensed Derry taxi operator has been fined a total of £3,500 for licensing offences at the city’s Magistrates Court. Taxi Co (NI Ltd), of 3(a) Lower Clarendon Street, contested the matter but was...
View ArticleConcern over door to door sales persons offering high end goods
Derry people who feel under pressure to sign up to contracts to buy high end electrical goods being offered by door to door sales persons to ensure they seek advice straight away. Sinn Fein Councillor...
View Article‘Unbelievable’ support for family of Derry teenager who died suddenly
A fund has been set up to support the family of a Derry teenager who has died suddenly. Ryan Higgins, from the Creggan area, passed away in Altnagelvin Hospital yesterday. Among those who have donated...
View ArticleStaff release CCTV footage in bid to catch thief
Spar in Moneymore has been the latest business to be targeted after a spate of robberies in the village. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, an individual dressed in a purple hoody made off with a...
View ArticlePolice ‘chopper’ takes to the air in hunt for two men after car spotted...
Two men were arrested in Derry last night after a car was observed being driven dangerously around the city. The PSNI said the police helicopter was deployed when the vehicle was abandoned and the...
View ArticleIt's magic! Derry man tricks his way on to his own television series
One of Ireland’s most sought after and exciting close-up professional magicians is set to launch on television when his spellbinding new six-part series airs on Irish TV. Promising to have viewers’...
View ArticleWidespread concerns among small business owners over Brexit impact: Anderson
There is widespread concern among small business owners in border areas about the prospect of being dragged out of the EU, Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson. Speaking after meeting small business owners...
View ArticleDerry Clipper finishes on a high with final leg win in round the world yacht...
The Derry clipper has won the last leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race to cement its second place in the overall race.. The DerryLondonderryDoire finished just 29 seconds ahead of Visit...
View ArticleJumping with joy… Foyle Futsal in international action after being crowned...
Derry’s Foyle Futsal Club are in Belfast this weekend to represent Northern Ireland after being crowned the first ever National Futsal League champions. In the first event of its kind, which took place...
View ArticleSad passing of Hugo Carlin: Derry mourns loss of one of its finest musicians
Derry is mourning the loss of one of its finest and much-loved musicians, Hugo Carlin. Hugo passed away peacefully in the Foyle Hospice on Friday night. A bass guitarist, he is best known as being a...
View ArticleDerry City to receive €5,000 from FAI to help complete ‘strategic plan’
Derry City are to receive €5,000 funding from the Football Association of Ireland to assist it towards completing a five-year ‘strategic plan.’ A total of €100,000 is to be made available to the 20 SSE...
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