DEATH NOTICES: 20 January 2016 (updated)
PEPPER, Samuel – 19th January 2016 (peacefully) at Antrim Hospital, 50 Bellshill Road, Castledawson, loved brother of Tommy, Albert, Vena, Sadie, Rosemary, Elizabeth, Gladys, Eileen and the late...
View ArticleGAA: Derry's National Football League fixtures
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View ArticleGAA - Derry brush past Cavan
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View ArticleDerry woman charged with stealing shotguns, rifle and ammunition
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View ArticleMotorists counting cost after ‘giant potholes’ on Derry-Belfast road
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View Article‘Motorists still willing to take unnecessary risks’ warns police following...
Officers from Magherafelt Local Policing Team carried out a proactive road safety operation in the town on Sunday night (January 17), as part of continued efforts to encourage drivers to take more care...
View ArticleTold garda to ‘f*** off’
A 20-year-old Derry man who told a member of An Garda Siochana to “f**k off” has had the case against him adjourned in order to allow him to make a donation to a local charity. Conor Mallon from Cross,...
View ArticleBrooke Park pedestrian access to close until regeneration completed
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View ArticleUnknown republican group issue death threat against Sinn Féin councillor
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View ArticleSeven Derry firms create 51 new jobs in £3m investment
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View ArticleWork begins on raising sunken Derry boat
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View ArticleVIDEO: Artist's impression of sculpture celebrating Derry's shirt factory...
This is the in-depth look at the artist’s impression of the new sculpture to be erected in Derry to celebrate the city’s shirt factory workers. Renowned Cork artist Louise Walsh has released the video...
View ArticleNight of laughter at Forum…. You Must Be Joking
A night of laughter is guaranteed when four of the North’s funniest and best known comedians take to the stage of the Millennium Forum in Derry next month with their You Must Be Joking show. The ever...
View ArticleTumble drier thrown at window of Dungiven bar
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View ArticleDurkan endorses new powers to tackle organised crime
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has endorsed the extension of new powers to the North which will give police officers new tools to tackle organised crime and recover criminally obtained assets. Speaking...
View ArticleRelief after shoe-less boy (7) found safe and well
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View ArticleDiver praises fightfighters in maiden speech at Assembly
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View ArticleMayor to host emergency meeting on future of Foyle Haven
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View ArticleWestminister group in Derry
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