Dungiven woman accused of stealing £92,000
A Dungiven woman who is accused of stealing £92,000 is to stand trial next month. Geraldine O’Kane of Birren Road, appeared before a preliminary enquiry at Limavady Magistrates’ Court this morning....
View ArticleDerry's Roma to be a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame... alongside...
Derry actress and producer Roma Downey is to get her very own star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame later this month. She will be honoured on August 11 when her star will be laid alongside...
View ArticleOutrage at Ian Paisley's 'reckless and irresponsible' call on BBC to switch...
SDLP Foyle Mark H Durkan has described as “outrageous” a call by DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr for the BBC to shut down its Derry-based BBC Radio Foyle station. Mr Durkan described Mr Paisley’s remarks as...
View ArticleSilage effluent suspected of causing major fish kill on River Faughan
Silage effluent is suspected to have caused the major fish kill in the River Faughan, East Derry Sinn Fein MLA Caoimhe Archibald has said. Over 1,000, fish, of varying species, were discovered dead in...
View ArticleAppeal to parents after wheelie bins set on fire next to house
Parents in the Rosemount area of Derry are being called on to ensure their children do not get caught up in anti-social activity . The call comes from Sinn Fein Cllr Mickey Cooper after a number of...
View ArticlePolice issue warning after reports of forged bank notes circulating in the city
Police in Derry have issued a warning to businesses after getting reports of counterfeit notes circulating in the city. As a result, police have issued a checklist for staff to carry out. Does the main...
View ArticleBallymagroarty anti-social street protests moved to Thursday nights
Protest walks through Ballymagroarty housing estate in Derry in protest at anti-social behaviour in the area will now take place on Thursday nights, the group behind the initiative have announced. Up...
View ArticleMural and new training pitch to be ‘everlasting legacy’ to Aaron Devlin
Work is nearing completion on what is hoped will be an ‘everlasting legacy’ to a young footballing star whose death last year left the Derry GAA community hearbroken. An artist is currently working on...
View ArticleMan killed in two-vehicle crash on main Derry-Belfast road named
The man killed in a two-vehicle crash on the main Derry to Belfast road yesterday afternoon was Wilson Sherrard from The Fountain area of the city. The 60-year-old was a passenger in a Mazda car which...
View ArticleCity centre rally in support of ‘Free Tony Taylor’ campaign
A rally will be held in Derry city centre this weekend in support of a campaign calling for the release of a Derry republican currently in custody in Maghaberry Prison. Tony Taylor (pictured), a...
View ArticleVandals damage RNLI beach lifeguard unit on Benone Strand for second time...
The RNLI beach lifeguard unit on Benone Strand in Co Derry has been vandalised for a second time this season. A member of the public reported that at approximately 10.00pm on Monday night last, they...
View ArticleIt was like looking 'at the face of the devil', says assault victim as Derry...
The victim of an assault in Derry has said it was like the 'face of the devil' looking at him, as his attacker was sentenced today. Declan Smith, 46, from Glenabbey Road, Derry, was charged with...
View ArticleHeavily pregnant Derry woman due in court on the day she is due to give birth
A heavily pregnant Derry woman charged with burglary has been ordered to reappear in court on the day she is due to give birth. Lizzie McMenamin (23), from Strand Foyer, and Siobhan Whelan (25), from...
View ArticleCommemoration being held this weekend to mark 35th anniversary of the death...
A Co Derry man, one of 10 republicans who died in the Long Kesh hunger strike 35 years ago, is to be remembered this weekend. IRA member Thomas McElwee died on 8 August 1981 after 62 days on hunger...
View ArticleAnderson welcomes Gasyard Féile debate on Brexit
The Gasyard Feile is to host a debate on Bexit. “Opportunity or Threat What Next for Ireland" will take place in the Pilots Community Centre on Rossville Street beginning at 7.00pm on Tuesday next, 9...
View ArticleMcGuinness to unveil plaque in memory of Derry man killed in city during War...
A plaque in memory of a Derry IRA man killed during the War of Independence will be unveiled in the city this afternoon by Sinn Fein MLA Martin McGuinness. Dan McGandy is reported to have been...
View ArticleMan arrested in Derry in connection with £60,000 cocaine seizure
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Derry in connection with a major drugs find in Co Antrim last year. He was detained by detectives from the PSNI’s Reactive and Organised Crime Branch...
View ArticleDerry Feile underway with a packed programme of events for everyone to enjoy
The annual Feile is underway in Derry with a packed programme of events with something for everyone to enjoy Running on until August 17, the festival includes interactive arts worshops for adults and...
View ArticleVIDEO: S African U23 coach, former Derry striker Owen Da Gama, talks about...
The eagerly-awaited Rio Olympics begin tomorrow. However, the Games’ football tournament has already kicked off. Derry interest will be on the South African under-23 squad. Managed by former Derry City...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 4th August 2016 (updated)
HOGG, George Edward - 2nd August 2016 (peacefully) at Culmore Manor Private Nursing Home, beloved husband of the late Margaret (Gretta), late of 57 Woodburn Park, loving father of Isobel, Brenda and...
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