I'm better at penalties than you daddy...sons (and daughters) get the chance...
A penalty shoot-out will be held in Derry this weekend to sort out the men from the boys. The ‘Father’s Day Football Shootout’ will be held at Foyleside Shopping Centre on Saturday. Challenge Dad and...
View ArticlePlane tragedy: police release names of the two men missing presumed dead...
The names of the two men missing presumed dead after their plane crashed shortly after taking off from City of Derry Airport have been released tonight. The small aircraft took off from the local...
View ArticleDERRY GAA: 'Screen pull away after half-time
IT took a strong second half performance from Ballinascreen to see off Newbridge (0-14 to 1-4) on Tuesday night's rearranged league fixture. The sides were level (0-7 to 1-4) at half-time, the...
View Article'Anti-social driving will inevitably end in tragedy’ , warns councillor
A local councillor has called on ‘boy racers,’ who continue to ‘terrorise’ the local community in Ballinascreen ‘to stop’ before their anti-social driving inevitably ends in tragedy. The plea was made...
View ArticleRoad safety issues in Feeny and Foreglen to be raised at Stormont
Sinn Féin councillor Tony McCaul has said he will work with party colleagues in the Assembly and Executive to address road safety issues in Feeny and Foreglen. Councillor McCaul said: “People living in...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 17th June 2016
Cairns, Pauline, 14th June 2016, peacefully at Melmount Manor. Beloved sister of Billy, Caroline, Mervyn and the late Ronnie. Funeral service in her Brother Billy’s Home 149 Primity Crescent on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FAI issues appeal over Donegal fan missing in Paris
The Football Association of Ireland has issued an appeal to all Republic of Ireland Supporters in Paris for EURO 2016, to assist in locating a missing Irish supporter. Lee McLaughlin (19), from...
View ArticleNew safety measures to be installed at busy street following concerns from...
New road safety measures are to be introduced in an area of Derry. The traffic-calming measures will be installed in the Springvale Park area of the city. Sinn Féin Councillor Eric McGinley welcomed...
View ArticleMystery surrounds the theft of a large excavator from a site on the outskirts...
Police are appealing for information following the theft of plant equipment in the Sheriffs Road area of Derry. An orange Hitachi Zakas 130 tracked excavator (similar to the one pictured above) along...
View ArticleAre you a fan of cult film The Big Lebowski? Then you will love this special...
Fan of the cult classic film The Big Lebowski are set for the ultimate treat as Foyle Film Festival presents a night dedicated to everything that is ‘The Dude’. Taking place on Thursday, June 23 in...
View Article1916 monument application ‘a stunt to mark territory’, says Unionist
A unionist councillor has said that plans to build a 1916 Easter Rising memorial in Magherafelt just metres from where a war memorial could be built, is an act of ‘marking territory’. Mid Ulster DUP...
View ArticleDERRY GAA - Goals spark Swa to victory
TEN points from the iconic Ruairi Convery put Swatragh well on track for victory (2-19 to 1-15) at home to Burt on Wednesday night. A Burt goal five minutes before half time levelled the game 1-7 to...
View ArticleJames McClean back in a Derry City shirt amid speculation he could start for...
Derry’s James McClean is in the running to start for the Republic of Ireland in Saturday’s European Championship game against Belgium. This follows the news that Jon Walters is unlikely to feature in...
View ArticleCommunity rallies to support staff and pupils at a school which was...
A primary and nursery school which was targeted by vandals has hosted a fundraiser to help pay for the damage caused by the attack. The vandals struck at Ashlea Primary and Nursery School in Tullyally...
View ArticleCallum Prepares for European Adventure
WHEN the Donegal Rally gets under way this Friday, Callum Devine will have an additional focus. Devine will make his first competitive appearance in mainland Europe this month, in the iconic Ypres...
View ArticleSt Columb's teacher who 'inspired and enriched' the lives of young people...
The Derry Sinn Fein MLA Martin McGuinness has expressed his shock and sadness at the death of popular local teacher Patricia Hughes, who taught at St Columb's College. "Patricia was a neighbour and...
View ArticleMan caught with large stash of drugs in his house told police he was a 'silly...
A 36-year-old man who admitted to police he was a ‘silly boy’ for having illegal drugs in his home has been jailed for six months. Gavin Nixon, of Forrest Park, appeared before Derry Crown Court where...
View ArticleThousands of pounds raised in memory of little girl who died last month from...
The family of a little Waterside girl who died last month have raised thousands of pounds in her memory. The family of Tilly McGranaghan and ‘Friends of Tilly’ group have handed over £7,690 to the...
View ArticleDerry school to remain closed tomorrow as a mark of respect to late teacher
A Derry school will remain closed tomorrow except to those students taking exams as a mark of respect to their ‘dear friend and colleague’ Patricia Hughes. The principal of St Columb’s College, Finbar...
View Article175 retailers register to sell tobacco - but council warn that others face a...
Tobacco retailers in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area are being reminded that they must register their premises to sell tobacco products by July 1 or face a substantial penalty. To...
View Article