NIFRS turning up the heat on summer safety
With the holiday season is set to start, the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) is urging everyone to be fire aware and to follow key safety advice to stay safe this summer. Mark Smyth,...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 23rd June 2016 (updated)
FERRY, James - 22nd June 2016 (peacefully) at his home, 37 Ashfield Terrace. beloved husband of Lucy and the late Maggie, loving father of Evelyn, Margaret, and stepfather of Elizabeth, Michael,...
View ArticleAnderson holds 'very useful and informative' meeting with Palestinian...
Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has met with Mahmoud Abbas (pictured), President of Palestine during his visit to Brussels this week. Speaking after the meeting, Ms Anderson, the Chair of the...
View ArticleResource Centre and Apex team up for new Advice Outreach Clinic in Cornshell...
Resource Centre and Apex team up for new Advice Outreach Clinic in Cornshell Fields Apex and the Resource Centre Derry (RCD) are now working together to provide free, confidential and independent...
View ArticleResidents take to streets for community clean-up – and an ice cream - at...
Tenants of Apex Housing at Knockena in the Buncrana Road area of Derry have taken part in a community clean-up of their neighbourhood. The initiative, which took lace earlier this month, came after...
View ArticleThree injured in single vehicle road crash
Three people were injured in a single vehicle crash near Kilrea in Co Derry late yesterday afternoon. The collision occurred on Drumagarner Road. The driver was taken to hospital as a precautionary...
View ArticleMan arrested after early morning house burglary
Police in Derry have arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of burglary. He was detained following a report of a break-in at a house in the Woodbrook area of the city at around 4.00am this morning. He...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 23rd June 2016 (updated)
DORRIAN, Kathleen (Kitty (née Hanley) – peacefully at Altnagelvin Hospital, wife of the late Frank, loving mother of Nuala, Imelda, Dermot, Hugh, Donal and Fergal. RIP. Requiem Mass at 10.00am on...
View ArticleSinging sensation Nathan Carter to headline this weekend's six-hour 'Country...
Singing sensation Darren Carter is to headline a six-hour “Country Comes to City” open air concert in Derry this weekend. The event, being staged at Ebrington Square from 5.00pm to 11.00pm, will also...
View ArticleIreland victory sees new start time for major republican commemoration
Ireland’s victory over Italy in last night has resulted in a change of time for a major republican event taking place in Derry this weekend. Hundreds of republicans ae due gather in the city on Sunday...
View ArticleMeadows residents warned criminals are targeting their homes
Residents living in the Meadows area of Derry have been advised to be “more aware” of their home security as their homes are being “targeted” by criminals. The warning comes in a “Community Awareness...
View Article‘Niggers’ and ‘queers’ daubed on to Sinn Féin electoral poster
Offensive and racial comments have been daubed on to an EU referendum poster outside Dungiven. The terms ‘niggers’ and ‘queers’ were stuck on to a Sinn Féin electoral poster which had been erected at a...
View ArticleTicketing details for UEFA EURO 2016 Last 16 game Ireland V France
The Football Association of Ireland have announced ticketing details for the Republic of Ireland UEFA EURO 2016 Last 16 game against France on Sunday, June 26 at Parc Olympique Lyonnais. 3,500 tickets...
View ArticleVIDEO: Derry fans take to streets to celebrate Ireland's senational win over...
Ireland’s sensational Euro 2016 win over Italy last night sparked wild celebrations in Derry. As this video, courtesuy of Mohamad Ali, shows the celebrations were all good-humoured. To view the footage...
View ArticleDerry Club fixtures set to accommodate Euro fever
ROBBIE Brady's dramatic winning goal in Lille sent the country into hysterical celebrations and set up a showdown with host nation France on Sunday. The Leinster Council had plan B in place. No sooner...
View ArticleAcclaimed historians to give Easter Rising and Battle of Somme centenary talks
The Tower Museum in Derry will continue its focus on both Easter Rising and Battle of the Somme centenaries and the city’s maritime history next week with a double helping of historical highlights from...
View ArticleMartin McGuinness launches 'Amazing the Space' on Derry Peace Bridge
Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness and Junior Minister, Alastair Ross today launched the ‘Amazing the Space’ initiative at the Peace Bridge Derry. The Executive Office is providing £189,000...
View ArticleAirtricity League: tonight's Premier and First Division fixtures
Kick-off 7.45pm (unless otherwise stated) Premier Division SLIGO ROVERS v BRAY WANDERERS (at The Showgrounds) DUNDALK v ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC (at Oriel Park) DERRY CITY v WEXFORD YOUTHS (at Brandywell)...
View ArticleRecently-arrived Syrian refugee families offered hand of friendship by Derry...
Syrian refugees who arrived in Derry early this year are to be special guests of Derry City when the Candy Stripes host Wexford Youths in an Airtricity Premiership glash at Brandywell tonight (kick-off...
View ArticleBrexit fallout: People of the North should have their say on own future -...
Leaving the European Union will be to the detriment of everyone in society, Foyle Sinn Fein MLA Martin McGuinness has said. The Deputy First Minister said Sinn Fein would be seeking an “urgent” meeting...
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