News
Derry gears up for ‘Big Health Check’
Leeann Monk and her team are on a mission to improve the health of the people of Derry.
Man remanded in custody over £800K cannabis seizure
A Derry man has been remanded in custody following the seizure of an estimated £800,000 of herbal cannabis.
Derry welcome for Euro 2012 Loughlinisland tribute
Sinn Féin’s Colly Kelly has welcomed the announcement that UEFA has agreed to the FAI request for the Irish soccer team to wear black armbands when they take on Italy in the Euro 2012 game on June 18.
Strange clouds gather over Derry
These strange but stunning clouds were caught outside Derry by photographer Paul McCloskey.
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Derry’s Mayor on e-car environmental drive
Derry’s Mayor is on an environmental drive - attending this week’s engagements in one of the city’s first electric cars.
Sport
Devine delighted at team’s reaction
Derry City manager Declan Devine said that he was delighted to have recorded a second win inside four days when his team beat Bohemians 2-1 in Dalymount Park on Friday evening.
Bohemians 1-2 Derry City
Derry City continued their climb up the Airtricity Premier Division table with a battling win against Dublin side Bohemians at Dalymount Park on Friday evening.
Hinphey missing as Derry face London in Christy Ring
WHERE once there was almost a struggle to fill jerseys, Derry Senior Hurling manager Ger Rogan is backing the rediscovered pride in Oak Leaf hurling to carry his team through to a Christy Ring Cup semi-final against Down.
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Bagdonas returns to defend title as four Irish riders are selected video
An Post Sean Kelly team manager Kurt Bogaert today named his team for the 60th edition of the Rás, which starts in Dunboyne this Sunday, 20th May. Four Irish riders have been named in the side, namely Sam Bennett, Conor McConvey, Ronan McLaughlin and Sean Downey, while Lithuanian strongman Gediminas Bagdonas returns to defend his 2011 title.
Lifestyle
Going green at Maybrook
The men at Maybrook Adult Training Centre are hard at work in the vegetable and herb garden on the Racecourse Road.
Exhibitor Opportunities Available at the ‘Health & Beauty Show’
Make a date in your diary and be sure to exhibit at the Derry Journal ‘Health & Beauty’ Show at the Millennium Forum.
Exploring Ireland’s music scene
Creggan-born University of Ulster academic, Martin McLoone, is co-author on a fantastic new book charting the history of Irish rock and pop that is currently generating a lot of interest within the music industry.
See new Earhart photographs
Previously unseen photographs of Amelia Earhart’s historic day in Derry 80 years ago next week are to go on display at the Tower Museum this weekend as part of the 2012 Earhart Festival.
Earhart Gala Ball celebrations
“A celebration of cultural diversity and all that makes our city special,” is what the Earhart Festival director, Oliver Green, is promising to guests at the Amelia Earhart Gala Ball & Cultural Celebration which takes place in the City Hotel this coming Sunday night, May 20.
Community
St Patrick’s PS Summer Fair
Derry’s largest primary school, St Patrick’s Primary School in Pennyburn, is to hold a Summer Fair on Friday, June 15, and is inviting the wider community to come along and support the school.
Derry’s language learners get new online resource
A new online resource aimed at helping learners in post primary education to discover more about the languages of English, Irish and Ulster-Scots is to be launched in Derry.
Fountain residents take action on community needs
A team of active residents in the Fountain area of the city have decided to respond to the neighbourhood’s needs by organising a multi-agency Community Information event this Wednesday evening.
Exhibitor Opportunities Available at the ‘Health & Beauty Show’
Make a date in your diary and be sure to exhibit at the Derry Journal ‘Health & Beauty’ Show at the Millennium Forum.
Hospice Midnight Walk ‘bigger and better’ this year
The saying “a night on the town” will take on a new twist courtesy of The Foyle Hospice Midnight Walk, which organisers say is “bigger, better and brighter than ever”.
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Weather for Derry
Sunday 20 May 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 8 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 10 C to 18 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: South
