Protestors turn their backs as the RUC look down from the City Walls in Derry during the Apprentice Boys parade.

placeholder image — Protestors turn their backs as the RUC look down from the City Walls in Derry during the Apprentice Boys parade.

133 striking photos from Derry & Donegal back in summer 1995

By Brendan McDaid

Published 6th Sep 2025, 12:27 GMT

We’re rewinding the clock back to 30 years ago to bring you these striking images from the Derry Journal archive back in the summer of 1995.

Copyright: Derry Journal.

Young Irish dancers on stage at the Gasyard Féile.

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Young Irish dancers on stage at the Gasyard Féile. Photo: DJ

Young Irish dancers on stage at the Gasyard Féile.

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Young Irish dancers on stage at the Gasyard Féile. Photo: DJ

Scenes during the mass protests at the Apprentice Boys parade in August 1995.

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Scenes during the mass protests at the Apprentice Boys parade in August 1995. Photo: DJ

Scenes during the mass protests at the Apprentice Boys parade in August 1995.

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Scenes during the mass protests at the Apprentice Boys parade in August 1995. Photo: DJ

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