Fears of power cuts due to location of illegal bonfire
Fears are mounting over the safety of an eleventh night bonfire which is being built close to electric lines outside Tobermore in Co Derry. Tyres and wood (pictured) are already beginning to build up...
View ArticleMemory Room opens at Altnagelvin Hospital to improve Dementia Care
As part of the work that is ongoing to improve Dementia Care within the acute hospital setting and in keeping with making Altnagelvin Hospital dementia friendly, the day room of Ward 20 at the Derry...
View ArticleMystery surrounds appearance of hooded ghostly figure in Derry man’s photo
When Maghera man, Terry Ledgewood set off on a fundraising expedition for the Fort Riding Centre in Co Derry, catching what appears to be a ghost on camera was the last thing he expected to happen....
View ArticleThis week's winners in Foyle Hospice Prize Draw.... are you one of them?
1st prize (£1,000): Kevin Paul McDermott (promoter: Richard Gallagher) 2nd prize (£300): Helena McDaid (Helen Callan) 3rd prize (£200): Eddie & Geralyn Curran (Grainne Nugent) 4th prize (£100):...
View ArticleMcCartney welcomes UN decision to appoint LGBT expert
The move by the United Nations to appoint an independent expert to investigate discrimination against the LGBT community, has been welcomed by Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney. Mr McCartney said...
View ArticleRacist attack which left two men badly shaken 'very concerning': McCartney
A racist attack in Derry which left two men “badly shaken” has been condemned by local MLA Raymond McCartney. An 18-year-old man was arrested after the two men were attacked and racially abused as they...
View ArticleRoaming charges will continue if North is dragged out of EU - Anderson
Mobile phone users will continue to face unfair roaming charges if the North is dragged out of the EU, Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson has said. Roaming charges are set to be abolished across the...
View ArticleDelight as Derry retains its Purple Flag status for being a 'safe and...
Derry has retained its Purple Flag status. The award is the ‘gold standard’ accreditation scheme that recognises towns and city centres as safe, welcoming places for residents and visitors alike. Led...
View ArticleDurkan backs campaign to stack the odds against getting cancer
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has attended a Cancer Research UK event in Westminster to learn more about how lifestyle changes can reduce people’s risk of getting cancer in Derry and throughout the North....
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 7th July 2016
DOHERTY, Leo Martin - suddenly at his home, 9 Milldale Crescent, Currynierin, beloved son of Finvola and the late Ernie and only brother of Harry. Funeral leaving his home on Saturday, 9th July, at...
View ArticleDERRY GAA: Swa hit with late McKinless goal
Swatragh were stung by a late Daniel McKinless goal as Ballinderry snatched victory at Davitt Park on Wednesday night. The Shamrocks opened with two early points but Swatragh controlled the game for...
View Article'Heamy' clocks up the miles on the glory trail
GO the extra mile. How many times have those four words been uttered in a sporting context? Gavin Kelly certainly believes in it. The Moneyneana man treks 600 miles a week in the pursuit of excellence....
View ArticleDerry City to issue lifetime bans to fans who light flares at Brandywell
Derry City fans who light flares during the Candy Stripes home matches are facing lifetime bans from the Brandywell. It comes after the club was fined 750 euro by the FAI for the burning of flares...
View ArticleReduction in 11th Night bonfire related incidents ‘encouraging,’ says NIFRS
A senior officer with the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has described a 53% reduction in the number of 11th Night incidents attended by fire crews last year as “encouraging.” A...
View ArticleYouth Team play important role in Derry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Pictured is the Youth Team of the Derry Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. The young people, all in Year 13, represented 14 schools and 31 parishes from the diocese. They were part of the Diocesan...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 8th July 2016 (updated)
THOMPSON, Glenn Samuel (Tompy) - 8th July 2016 (peacefully) at Melmount Manor Nursing Home, late of 67 Violet Street, loving son of the late Samuel and Ellen, beloved cousin of Jayne McCombe and...
View ArticleFoyle Maritime Festival 'hugely important' in giving Derry a welcome economic...
As Derry prepares for the start of the Foyle Maritime Festival, local retailers and businesses are looking forward to a busy period. Thousands are expected to throng to the city centre to enjoy the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Mobilise against British government plans to take North out of...
Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Martin McGuinness was one of the main speakers at a public meeting held in the City Hotel in Derry this week. The meeting heard calls for mobilisation from across civic society...
View ArticleStreet protest to be held tonight against anti-social behaviour in Galliagh area
A protest is to be held in Derry tonight against anti-social behaviour in the Galliagh area of the city. The event is being staged by the recently-formed Galliagh Community Empowerment (GCE) and...
View ArticleBrexit fallout: A North-South land border ‘completely unacceptable’ –...
At a meeting of the PES leaders in Paris last night a common view of the consequences of the British vote on Brexit was presented to the gathering by the SDLP leader Colum Eastwood and Irish Labour...
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