Family of late Patsy McChrystal thank Sperrin Unit
The McChrystal family from Derry presenting the Sperrin Unit at Altnagelvin Hospital with a donation of £2,030. The family, whose father Patsy was treated in the Unit over the past 10 years before he...
View ArticleGAA: History-making Steelstown Ladies book Ulster final spot
Derry champions Steelstown Brian Og’s GAC ladies have made history by reaching their first ever Ulster senior final. The Ballyarnett side defeated near neighbours Buncrana 4-12 to 3-05 in their...
View ArticleDaniel voted off Strictly
Daniel O'Donnell has been voted off Strictly Come Dancing 2015. The Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell was defeated by sports presenter Kirsty Gallagher in the dance-off. Jay McGuiness remains the favourite...
View ArticleBrandywell upgrade delay could be 'disastrous': Derry City chairman warns
Derry City have expressed concern over a possible delay in the redevelopment of Brandywell Stadium. In a strongly worded statement, chairman Philip O’Doherty (pictured) said a one year delay could...
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View ArticleDoherty wants Hegarty as next Derry City manager
GERARD Doherty wants Paul Hegarty as the next full time Derry City manager. The 34-year-old, who himself is out of contract at the end of this season, has seen enough in the past few weeks to convince...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 19 October 2015
McCAUGHEY, William Henry (Billy) – 18th October 2015, after a short illness, 16 Tyler Road, Limavady, much loved husband of Kathleen and esteemed brother of Ken, Betty, Valerie, Sandra and Olive....
View ArticleDerry declared world’s top Hallowe’en destination
It’s official – Derry has been named best Hallowe’en destination in the world by top US publication USA Today, beating off competition from infamous spooky locations Transylvania, Sleepy Hollow and...
View ArticleDerry GAA: today's fixtures
Independent.ie HE GAA Senior Football League Division 3 Group C QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY BELFAST C v ULSTER UNIVERSITY COLERAINE B (at The Dub, throw-in 2.00pm) ULSTER UNIVERSITY MAGEE v ULSTER UNIVERSITY...
View ArticleGreyhound racing: tonight's Brandywell card
First race 8.00pm Race 1 (300 yards): 1, Go On Jo; 2, Leahs Frances; 3, Keelins Way; 4, Sugarland Rose; 5, Master Rumble; 6, Hear Ye Are. Race 2 Lotto Sprint Final (300 yards): 1, Wish Bone Lady; 2,...
View ArticleMore police resources needed to tackle car crime: McGinley
More resources needed to tackle car crime: McGinley Sinn Féin Councillor Eric McGinley has called for more police resources to deal with car crime in the Ballymagroarty and Hazelbank areas of Derry....
View ArticleNW Detox Unit to open in January... in Omagh
The Western Health and Social Care Trust is to open a detox unit in Omagh next January, according to the chairperson of the Stormont Health Committee, Foyle Sinn Fein MLA Maeve McLaughlin. The news...
View ArticleSDLP leadership battle: 'i'm backing Eastwood' - Dallat
East Derry SDLP Assembly Member John Dallat has become the first of the 14 sitting MLAs to openly declare for Colum Eastwood who is challenging Alastair McDonnell for leadership of the party. Dallat...
View ArticleNew multi-storey car park opens at Altnagelvin
The new multi-storey car park has opened at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. The project is part of the Western Trust’s North Wing development plans for the hospital, which will deliver six new inpatient...
View ArticleBeckett's classic Waiting for Godot coming to The Forum
The Millennium Forum in Derry is to host Samuel Beckett’s classic play Waiting for Godot. Described as an “anarchic meditation” on the meaning of life and death, the 60-year-old masterpiece is being...
View ArticleMan sought in connection with four Derry burglaries
Police are investigating a series of four linked burglaries that took place in the Carnhill and Slievemore Park areas of Derry. The break-ins took place between Sunday, 11 October and Wednesday, 14...
View ArticleJoy as Derry singer Soak nominated for Mercury Prize
Just a couple of years ago, she was performing in front of a small group of people in Derry’s Guildhall Square. Now, the city’s singing star Soak has been nominated for one of the world’s most...
View ArticleThe late Adrian Mullan: tributes to a 'true gentleman'
Tributes have been paid to the Derry man who was killed in a weekend road accident in Donegal. Adrian Mullan was cycling on the Redcastle to Gleneely Road at around 9.15am on Saturday morning when he...
View ArticleTHE WARRIOR'S CODE - The Warrior and the Viking
DUNGANNON is the last place you want to spend your weekend in, but that’s where I was coming from when I heard the news. The terrible news. The paper had sent me to the dark bowels of Tyrone to cover a...
View ArticleGreyhound racing: tonight's Brandywell results
Race 1 (300 yards): 1, Go On Jo 2/1 fav; 2, Master Rumble 3/1. Time: 17.42. Distance: 1.5 lengths. Race 2 Lotto Sprint Final (300 yards): 1, Take a Bit 6/4 fav; 2, Floral Flea 2/1. Time: 17.34....
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