Jail for man who told police he 'hoped they die in a car crash'
A 23-year-old man who shouted sectarian abuse at police during the annual Twelfth celebrations while children looked on has been handed a two month prison sentence. Kyle Moore appeared at Derry...
View ArticleDriver was disqualified: Derry taxi operator fined £3,500 for licensing offences
A licensed Derry taxi operator has been fined a total of £3,500 for licensing offences at the city’s Magistrates Court. Taxi Co (NI Ltd), of 3(a) Lower Clarendon Street, contested the matter but was...
View ArticleConcern over door to door sales persons offering high end goods
Derry people who feel under pressure to sign up to contracts to buy high end electrical goods being offered by door to door sales persons to ensure they seek advice straight away. Sinn Fein Councillor...
View Article‘Unbelievable’ support for family of Derry teenager who died suddenly
A fund has been set up to support the family of a Derry teenager who has died suddenly. Ryan Higgins, from the Creggan area, passed away in Altnagelvin Hospital yesterday. Among those who have donated...
View ArticleAirtricity League: tonight's Premier and First Division fixtures
Kick off 7.45pm (unless otherwise stated) Premier Division DUNDALK v BOHEMIANS (at Oriel Park) ST PATRICKS ATHLETIC v CORK CITY (at Richmond Park) BRAY WANDERERS v SHAMROCK ROVERS (at Carlisle Grounds)...
View ArticleBallerin to start ‘group of death’ with a win
Friday - Owenbeg - 7.30 Ballerin v Desertmartin THESE sides shared 35 scores in the recent league meeting with no systems or blankets in sight and Ballerin winning out in the end 3-18 to 4-10. With...
View ArticleStaff release CCTV footage in bid to catch thief
Spar in Moneymore has been the latest business to be targeted after a spate of robberies in the village. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, an individual dressed in a purple hoody made off with a...
View ArticleMurder of elderly French priest 'a new low': Fr Paddy O'Kane
As I sit down to write my column news is coming on about a priest who has been killed in an attack by two armed men on his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France. The attackers entered the...
View ArticleDerry name team to play Kerry in Sunday's All-Ireland Minor Football...
The Derry team to play Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship quarter-final at Croke Park on Sunday (throw-in noon) is as follows: 1 – Ben McKinless – Ballinderry 2 – Conor McCluskey –...
View ArticleAirtricity League: Derry City draw a blank with Sligo
Derry City were held to a scoreless draw by North West neighbours Sligo Rovers in their Airtricity Premier Division clash played before a crowd of just under 1,700 at the Showgrounds tonight. City went...
View ArticleAirtricity League: tonight's results and scorers
Premier Division BRAY WANDERERS 1 Connolly 25 SHAMROCK ROVERS 1 McCabe (pen) 77 FINN HARPS 0 WEXFORD YOUTHS 1 Keenan 85 SLIGO ROVERS 0 DERRY CITY 0 DUNDALK v BOHEMIANS (postponed) ST PATRICKS ATHLETIC...
View ArticleDERRY GAA: Dramatic draw at Owenbeg
DESERTMARTIN and Ballerin battled out an entertaining draw (0-11 each) in Friday night's opening game of this year's Derry championship. Desertmartin were three points ahead early on and Ballerin...
View ArticleImpressive Africans retain title to end Co Londonderry’s dream at SuperCupNI
An impressive Right to Dream retained their Junior title at the SuperCupNI with a 3-0 win over Co Londonderry in this year's final played at Ballymena Showgrounds this evening. After a scoreless first...
View ArticleDerry GAA: tonight's results
H & A Mechanical Services ACRFL Division 1 (round 14) DUNGIVEN RESERVES 4-04, MAGHERAFELT RESERVES 1-13 Small & Hyland Intermediate Football Championship Group 4 (round 1) BALLERIN 0-11...
View ArticleDerry GAA: today's fixtures in the Granny Annies Under-12 Mini League
Throw-in 10.00am Granny Annies Under-12 Mini League GA (round 13) BALLINASCREEN v GLENULLIN (at Ballinascreen) SLAUGHTNEIL v SEAN O'LEARY GAC (Newbridge) (at Slaughtneil) GLEN v BALLINDERRY (at Watty...
View ArticlePolice ‘chopper’ takes to the air in hunt for two men after car spotted...
Two men were arrested in Derry last night after a car was observed being driven dangerously around the city. The PSNI said the police helicopter was deployed when the vehicle was abandoned and the...
View ArticleIt's magic! Derry man tricks his way on to his own television series
One of Ireland’s most sought after and exciting close-up professional magicians is set to launch on television when his spellbinding new six-part series airs on Irish TV. Promising to have viewers’...
View ArticleWidespread concerns among small business owners over Brexit impact: Anderson
There is widespread concern among small business owners in border areas about the prospect of being dragged out of the EU, Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson. Speaking after meeting small business owners...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 30th July 2016
BATES, Nora Elizabeth (Betty) (née Campbell) – 27th July 2016 (peacefully) at Altnagelvin Hospital, after a short illness, (surrounded by her loving family, formerly of 21 Bond Street), much-loved wife...
View ArticleDerry Clipper finishes on a high with final leg win in round the world yacht...
The Derry clipper has won the last leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race to cement its second place in the overall race.. The DerryLondonderryDoire finished just 29 seconds ahead of Visit...
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