Mr B O'Donnell with students from St Paul's, Slievemore Primary School.

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45 great photos from back in the day in Derry February 2003

By Brendan McDaid

Published 23rd Feb 2023, 15:11 BST

Updated 23rd Feb 2023, 16:10 BST

We’ve been through the archives and here are some of the people and places gracing the pages of the Derry Journal 20 years ago.

As some of these pictures were captionless we are not entirely sure what some of the events were so maybe you can help.

Photos: Derry Journal archive.

Confirmation time back in 2003.

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Confirmation time back in 2003. Photo: Derry Journal

A night out at Mange 2.

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A night out at Mange 2. Photo: Derry Journal

Manning the bar at Mange 2 restaurant, Clarendon Street.

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Manning the bar at Mange 2 restaurant, Clarendon Street. Photo: Derry Journal

Mange 2.

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Mange 2. Photo: Derry Journal

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