Hillsborough verdict a “boost” for Bloody Sunday families
The unlawful killing verdict at the inquest of the 96 Liverpool football fans who died in the tragedy at Hillsborough in Sheffield in 1989 has boosted the hopes of the Bloody Sunday families seeking...
View ArticleWelcome for five-year jail term handed down to Derry paedophile
A five year jail sentence handed down to a Derry man who sexually abused two young girls over a seven year period has been welcomed by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children...
View ArticleWorldwide audience for Derry's Easter Rising centenary pageant
The final touches are being put to a major outdoor drama to be staged in Derry next month as part of the city’s celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. “The Dawning of the...
View ArticleSpanish cops escort ‘abusive and disruptive’ Derry women off plane
This is the moment when two women from Derry were escorted off a plane by Spanish police after becoming "abusive and disruptive" on a flight from Belfast to Barcelona. According to the Belfast...
View ArticleMayor forges international links at Dublin summit
The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Councillor Elisha McCallion, has reaffirmed Derry’s commitment to becoming a Sister City, following a special event in Dublin at the weekend. The Sister...
View ArticleReports of shots being fired in Tobermore
There have been reports of shots being fired in the village of Tobermore overnight. It is understood that police enquiries into the incident are ongoing. Ulster Unionist Party Assembly Candidate for...
View ArticleAnger after Derry's Lundy's Day branded 'the burning of an oversized doll'
There were angry exchanges during a meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Counil this afternoon when the setting fire to an effigy of the traitor Lundy at the end of the Apprentice Boys of Derry...
View ArticleWork halted on £7.7m building at Magee as construction firm goes into...
Work on the construction of a £7.7m building at Magee campus of the University of Ulster in Derryhas been halted because the contractor has gone into administration. T&A Kernoghan Ltd won the...
View ArticlePolice in Derry concerned for missing girl
Police in Derry say they are concerned for the welfare of 16 year old girl who has been missing since Monday evening. Caitlin Maguire (pictured) is described as being 5'4" tall, of slim build with red...
View ArticleMan due in Derry court on drugs offences
Police in Derry say they have tonight charged a man with a number of drug offences. The 24-year-old is due to appear at Derry Magisrates Court tomorrow morning. If you have a story or want to send a...
View ArticleSister Clare’s family ‘relieved’ to get her home
A priest from Sister Clare Crockett’s local parish has said her family are ‘hugely relieved’ to be getting her home after a prolonged wait. The young Derry nun who died over two weeks ago in the...
View ArticleTwo men facing court charged with committing fraud at Derry community centre
Two men are set to appear before a court next month charged with committing fraud at a community centre in Derry. The pair have been charged with fraud, false accounting and aiding and abetting fraud...
View ArticleMan extradited to Derry to face child sex abuse offences
Derry Crown Court has heard that a 51-year-old man who confessed to sexually abusing two girls was extradited from the Republic of Ireland 10 years after making the admissions. Martin Shiels, with an...
View ArticleUnderage football: Tristar Boys set off to make Blackpool rock
Three teams from Tristar Boys FC leave Derry today to compete in the Blackpool Cup in England. A party of 73 -. 47 players from the under-10, under-11 and under-14 teams, nine coaches and 17 parents -...
View ArticleMissing girl found safe and well
A 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing has been found safe and well, police have said. Police in Derry last night expressed concern for the welfare of Caitlin Maguire (pictured) who had not...
View ArticleSad passing of Jim McKinney
The death has taken place of Jim McKinney, a popular former senior employee with Derry City Council. Mr McKinney passed away peacefully in Edenballymore Care Home last night, surrounded by his family....
View ArticleDerry man living in England charged with taking drugs into a prison
A Derry man living in Brighton was today charged with taking drugs into a prison. Aaron McCusker appeared at Derry Magistrates Court charged with a total of eight drugs-related offences. All the...
View ArticleDerry homes and businesses without water
A number of homes and businesses in Derry are currently without a water supply. Springtown Industrial Estate is one of the areas affected. A spokesperson for NI Water said they were working to fix the...
View ArticleMcDonald’s cleaning up in Derry… and they’re lovin’ it
Staff from two of McDonald’s restaurants in Derry have taken part in a clean up of city’s streets. Workers from the Strand Road and Crescent Link outlets teamed up with Live Here Love Here in support...
View ArticleClaudy farm's social farming scheme a huge success
Two family in Co Derry, in partnership with Rural Area Partnership in Derry (RAPID) Ltd, has embarked on a project to help change the lives of people living with disabilities in the Western Trust areas...
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