Irish Cup 5th round HT: Institute in control at Sport & Leisure
Institute are on course to make it through to the last 16 of the IFA Irish Cup as they lead Sport & Leisure 2-0 at half time in their fifth round tie. A Ciaran Harkin goal and a Garbhan Friel...
View ArticleAnger and disgust at Pennyburn 'dumping ground'
Residents in the Pennyburn area of Derry are “angry and disgusted” at the level of illegal dumping taking place in a local laneway. The above photo shows the current state of the laneway between Barry...
View ArticleRugby HT: Derry ahead against Seapoint
City of Derry lead Seapont 12-0 at half time in their All Ireland League Division 2B clash at Judges Road. Stephen Corr went over in the 16th minute to put the home side in front. Neil Burns put over...
View ArticleIrish Cup 5th round: Institute playing extra time against Sport & Leisure
Garbhan Friel put the Derry side in front from the penalty spot in the 25th minute. The visitors were reduced to 10 men in the 35th minute when Friel was shown a red card for a challenge on Declan...
View ArticleSaturday Morning League: today's results and scorers
Premier Division BRANDYWELL CELTIV v CLIFTON VILLA (Match postponed due to frozen pitch) TAMNAHERIN CELTIC 2 (Martin Duffy pen, Nathan McNerlin) BENTLEY 1 (Gary Colette pen) HATMORE HARPS 2 (Shay...
View ArticleRugby: Seapoint sunk by Derry at Judges Road
Leaders City of Derry recorded a comfortable 29-0 win over basement club Seapoint in their All Ireland League Division 2B clash at Judges Road this afterrnoon. Stephen Corr went over in the 16th minute...
View ArticleNine-man Institute crash out in Irish Cup thriller
SPORT & LEISURE 3, INSTITUTE 2 (after extra time) Nine-man Institute squandered a two goal lead to crash out of the Irish Cup in a thrilling fifth round tie against Sport & Leisure this...
View ArticleIrish Cup 5th round: Oxford go out to last minute winner in Crumlin
Derry intermediate side Oxford United Stars went out of the Irish Cup to a last minute winner against Crumlin Star in their fifth round tie this afternoon. Scoreless at half-time the home side took...
View ArticleIrish Cup 5th round: today's results and scorers
ARMAGH CITY 2 (Lavery 6, Campbell 13) PORTSTEWART 2 (Bradley 67, McClements 74) After extra-time. Armagh City won 4-1 on penalties BANBRIDGE TOWN 0 CARRICK RANGERS 2 (Chines 4, Kelly 53) CLIFTONVILLE 2...
View ArticleDr McKenna Cup: Derry team to play Tyrone
Derry senior football manager Damien Barton (pictured) has named the following team to play Tyrone in the Bank Of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup at Owenbeg tomorrow is 1. Thomas Mallon (An Lúb) 2. Ryan Ferris...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 9 January 2016 (updated)
DAVIDSON, Anna - 8th January 2016 (peacefully) at home, beloved wife of the late Ernest and loving mother of Lorraine, Peter, Raymond and Stella, a dear mother in low and loving grandmother and great...
View ArticleFirefighters respond to Derry car blaze
Firefighters responded to a car on fire in the Little Diamond area of Derry earlier tonight. The incident (pictured) occurred at around 7.00pm. It is not known how the blaze started. Photo courtesy of...
View ArticleLifford greyhound results - Swanson Rosette wins McLeans 525 Final
Swanson Rosette, owned by Miss Caitlin De Ward (Castlefin) won the feature race, the McLean's Happy New Year A5/A6 525 Final, at Lifford Greyhound stadium tonight in a time of 29.28 ahead of Croaghill...
View ArticleVIDEO: Limavady's last gasp winner against Moyola
Cathair Friel puts away an injury time penalty to clinch a 1-0 win for nine-man Limavady United over Moyola. The victory puts the Roesiders five points clear at the top of Championship 2. If you have a...
View ArticleMan arrested over serious Derry assault
A man has been arrested in connection with an assault in Derry which has resulted in a man in his 30s being treated for a serious head injury at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. The incident...
View ArticleDerry bids a sad farewell to 'Paddy Bogside'
Over 1,000 people have attended the funeral of veteran Derry civil rights activist, Paddy “Bogside” Doherty. Hundreds gathered in the rain outside his home on Westland Street to accompany his remains...
View ArticleDr McKenna Cup HT: Derry hold narrow lead over Tyrone
Derry lead Tyrone by two points on a scoreline of 2-04 to 1-05 at half-time in their Dr McKenna Cup clash at Owenbeg. Mark Lynch opened the scoring for the home side in the sixth minute when he put...
View ArticleDr McKenna Cup FT: 14-man Derry lose out to Tyrone in Owenbeg thriller
DERRY 4-06, TYRONE 1-16 Fourteen-man Derry suffered a narrow one point defeat to Tyrone in a thrilling Dr McKenna Cup clash at Owenbeg this afternoon despite scoring four goals against their North West...
View ArticleRoad closed following serious assault overnight
A man sustained a head injury during an assault at the Hillhead Road, Toome in the early hours of this morning (Sunday.) The road has been closed to traffic while police conduct enquiries into the...
View ArticleSt. Johnston 5k - where did you finish? See the full results
There was a great turnout for the St. Johnston 5k, which marked the start of the Lifford AC three-race spring series. The event, in cool but almost ideal conditions, was won by Keith Shiels in a...
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