Derry shooting 'barbaric': city's police chief
Last night’s shooting in Derry which has left a man fighting for his life in a Belfast hospital was ‘barbaric,’ the city’s police chief has said. The man, in his 20s, was shot twice in the right leg as...
View ArticleDerry GAA: tonight's fixtures
Throw-in 7.00pm The Old Thatch Inn ACFL Under-14A (round 2) BALLINDERRY v GLEN (at Ballinderry) BALLINASCREEN v LAVEY (at Ballinascreen) O'DONOVAN ROSSA (Magherafelt) v BELLAGHY (at Magherafelt) The...
View ArticleEA Sports Cup: Injury worries for Derry City ahead of Sligo visit to Brandywell
Derry City host Sligo Rovers at Brandywell tonight in a second round EA Sports Cup tie (kick-off 7.45 pm). Following a disappointing opening day league defeat by newly promoted Finn Harps, City fought...
View ArticleIFA Championship One: Institute in crunch tie against promotion rivals Larne
Institute travel to take on Larne tonight in the knowledge a defeat would seriously jeopardise their promotion hopes The Inver Park side are Stute’s only challengers for the promotion play-off spot in...
View ArticleA month after Buncrana pier tragedy: car prevented from slipping into Lough...
Two quick-thinking road workers helped prevent a tragedy on the shores of Lough Foyle this afternoon when a man’s car began slipping on algae at a slipway at Culmore Point on the outskirts. An...
View ArticleEA Sports Cup: Boyle double sees Derry ease past Sligo Rovers
Two goals from Nathan Boyle earned Derry City a 2-0 win over Sligo Rovers in the second round of the EA Sports Cup at Brandywell tonight. The 22-year-old opened the scoring in the 34th minute and...
View ArticleIFA C'ship One: Institute boost promotion hopes with crucial win over Larne
Institute hopes of a promotion play-off spot were boosted with a deserved 3-1 over nearest rivals Larne at Inver Park tonight. The win brings the Derry side level on points with the Co Antrim side with...
View ArticleIFA Premiership: tonight's results
Crusaders retained the IFA Premiership title with a 3-0 win over Cliftonville at Solitude tonight. It is the first time the Seaview club has won back-to-back titles in the top flight. Tonight's results...
View ArticleEA Sports Cup 2nd round: tonight's results and scorers
LIMERICK CITY 4 Greene 31, 90, O'Flynn 38, 71, WEXFORD YOUTHS 0 DERRY CITY 2 Boyle 34, 45+1 SLIGO ROVERS 0 BRAY WANDERERS 4 Brennan pen 25, Pender 37, Lewis 100, Connolly pen 115 BLUEBELL UNITED 2...
View ArticleIFA Championship One & Two: tonight's results
Championship One DERGVIEW 2, DONEGAL CELTIC 2 LARNE 1, INSTITUTE 3 KNOCKBREDA 1, HARLAND & WOLFF WELDERS 1 LURGAN CELTIC 1, ARDS 2 Championship Two SPORT & LEISURE SWIFTS 4, COAGH UNITED 0...
View ArticleConcern after used needle found in children's playpark
Used needles, believed to have been used in drug-taking, have been discovered in the Moneymore area of Co Derry including a local children’s playpark (pictured), Police have appealed for the public’s...
View ArticleDerry GAA: tonight's fixtures
Throw-in 7.00pm Minor Hurling League Division 2 (round 1) SLAUGHTNEIL v LAvEY (at Slaughtneil) The Old Thatch Inn ACFL Under-16 A (round 3) GLEN v BALLINASCREEN (at Watty Graham Park) The Old Thatch...
View ArticleArchaeological digs uncover Neolithic and Bronze Age sites
Historic findings along route of Magherafelt bypass Archaeological sites dating back to Neolithic and Bronze Age periods have been uncovered in Co Derry. A team of archaeologists have completed a...
View Article500 new social homes needed for Derry... but no land to build them
A senior figure within a housing organisation has appealed to Derry councillors to ‘prioritise’ planning applications for social housing schemes. She also claimed that 500 homes are needed to meet the...
View ArticleCOOPER, Brian – 19th April 2016 (peacefully) at home 4 Belmont Park, Derry (RIP), beloved husband of the late Catherine, adored father of Catriona, Gerard, Nuala and Brian, father in law of Matt and...
View ArticleIreland rugby head coach Joe Schmidt to give keynote address in Derry
Ireland rugby head coach Joe Schmidt will be in Derry tomorrow to attend an event being hosted by the local Chamber of Commerce. He will be the key note speaker at the Chamber’s President’s Breakfast...
View ArticleLocal primary pupils invited to ‘Float Their Boat’
Primary school children across the Derry City and Strabane District Council area are being invited to take part in a free education outreach programme that will allow them to explore their maritime...
View ArticleLeading world advocate on aging to attend Derry symposium
One of the world’s leading advocates for creative and positive aging will be in Derry next month for an interactive Creative Aging Symposium. Dominic Campbell (pictured), the co-founder and artistic...
View ArticlePolice seek witnesses to sand dune assaults
Police in Limavady are investigating a number of assaults which took place on the sand dunes of Portrush over the Easter period. A spokesperson said they were keen to speak anyone who witnessed a...
View ArticleMan admits breaking in and stealing prescription drugs from Bellaghy pharmacy
A 20 year-old man has pleaded guilty to breaking in to Bellaghy Pharmacy and stealing prescription drugs. Appearing before Magherafelt Magistrates’ Court this morning was Sean McKenna. The defendant,...
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