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Video: Martina Anderson dons ‘Derry Girl’ sweater to blast ‘Perfidious Albion’ in Strasbourg

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Some of the thousands of people who enjoyed the installations and performers during the first night of the Awakening of the cit's 400 years old Walls last year. Picture Martin McKeown. Inpresspics.com. 28.10.18

Derry set to come alive for Hallowe’en festival

Retro

Emma White.

Derry’s Emma White is a big ‘Tik Tok’ hit

People

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Catholic Bishops of Ireland statement in FULL after abortion is legalised in NI

People

Derry’s new Transport Hub opens to passengers

Business

£2.5m investment delivering 130 new jobs in rural Derry & Strabane

Business

Local people take centre stage in anti-discrimination drive

People

Stormont recall a pointless DUP stunt, says Sinn Féin leader Michelle O'Neill

Politics

DUP leader, Arlene Foster, in Stormont on Monday. (Photo: P.A. Wire)

Arlene Foster and DUP to keep fighting for the 'unborn children' of NI

Politics

The DUP, UUP, TUV and some other MLAs are attempting to block changes to abortion and same sex marriage legislation.

This is what is most likely to happen today as some MLAs try to block changes to abortion and same sex marriage laws in Northern Ireland

Politics

Traffic and Travel More Traffic and Travel >>

Derry’s new Transport Hub opens to passengers

Business

Crossing the border in the village of Bridgend, Co Donegal. (Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

Cross-border truck convoy event on Sunday

Business

Launching Translink's partnership with Derry City and Strabane District Council for the 2019 Derry Halloween celebrations on the city's Peace Bridge are, from left DCSDC Festival and Events Manager Jacqueline Whoriskey, Translink Service Delivery Manager Alan Young, Translink Senior Marketing Officer Diane McCourt, Northern Ireland Railways Assistant Route Manager, North, Mark Montgomery and Winifred the Witch.

Translink joins in Halloween festival with special programme

News

The emergency services are currently at the scene.

Emergency services at scene of TWO road traffic collisions in Derry

Traffic and Travel

The Council owned car park on Foyle Road. (Google Earth)

Plans to light up Council’s Foyle Valley Railway public car park welcomed

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Crime More Crime >>

Arlene Foster and DUP to keep fighting for the 'unborn children' of NI

Politics

PSNI

Masked men fire shot at house in Derry

Crime

Wilsons Auctions - Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Watch.

Drug criminal's ill-gotten gains to go under the hammer at NI auction - including £160,000 watch and holiday home

Business

The incident occurred in the early hours of this morning.

Man assaulted and bundled into car in Derry - P.S.N.I. hunting black coloured vehicle

Crime

Weather More Weather >>

NI braces itself for storm battering and there's a big chill on the way too

Weather

The graphic issued by the Met Office on Wednesday pertaining to Storm Lorenzo.

Even Storm Lorenzo agrees it's Derry and NOT Londonderry

Weather

Massive waves break over Portstewart Promenade as a storm raged across the North Coast in September - Storm Lorenzo is expected to bring about similar scenes to this one. (Photo: Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia)

Storm Lorenzo: N.I. braced for direct hit on Thursday afternoon - 60mph gale-force winds and heavy rain on the way too - Met Office and Met Éireann issue severe weather warnings

Traffic and Travel

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over Hurricane Lorenzo twice in the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean to obtain a full picture, stitched together, of the large storm.

Met Office issues Derry with yellow status Storm Lorenzo wind alert

Traffic and Travel

Hurricane Lorenzo is currently tracking its way across the Atlantic.

Severe Weather Assessment Team activated by Donegal County Council

Weather

Politics More Politics >>

Video: Martina Anderson dons ‘Derry Girl’ sweater to blast ‘Perfidious Albion’ in Strasbourg

News

Baby feet

Catholic Bishops of Ireland statement in FULL after abortion is legalised in NI

People

A �2.5m investment will create over 130 new jobs for rural businesses in Derry and Strabane thanks to the Derry and Strabane Rural Partnership's Rural Business Investment Scheme, with 73 of these jobs already in place.''The funding, delivered under the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2014 '2020, is supporting 55 rural businesses with capital investment projects that are creating jobs and enhancing export potential. It will also provide successful applicants with resources towards bespoke training and marketing services aimed at promoting business growth. ''Pictured celebrating the �2.5million investment is: Conor Mc Crossan, Managing Director of KES Group Ltd; Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Michaela Boyle; Chair of the Local Action Group of the Derry and Strabane Rural Partnership, Councillor Jim McKeever and Fiona McCandless, Deputy Secretary of DAERA.

£2.5m investment delivering 130 new jobs in rural Derry & Strabane

Business

WE ALL BELONG - launching a new prejudice campaign at Foyle Street, Derry on Thursday last are Councillor Michaela Boyle, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Mr. Stephen Birkett, and Mr. Dermot O�"Hara, Destined.(Photo: Jim McCafferty Photography)

Local people take centre stage in anti-discrimination drive

People

Business More Business >>

Derry’s new Transport Hub opens to passengers

Business

A �2.5m investment will create over 130 new jobs for rural businesses in Derry and Strabane thanks to the Derry and Strabane Rural Partnership's Rural Business Investment Scheme, with 73 of these jobs already in place.''The funding, delivered under the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2014 '2020, is supporting 55 rural businesses with capital investment projects that are creating jobs and enhancing export potential. It will also provide successful applicants with resources towards bespoke training and marketing services aimed at promoting business growth. ''Pictured celebrating the �2.5million investment is: Conor Mc Crossan, Managing Director of KES Group Ltd; Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Michaela Boyle; Chair of the Local Action Group of the Derry and Strabane Rural Partnership, Councillor Jim McKeever and Fiona McCandless, Deputy Secretary of DAERA.

£2.5m investment delivering 130 new jobs in rural Derry & Strabane

Business

Pictured at Alchemy Technology Services' premises in Derry are (front centre) previous Academy graduates Colin Montgomery and Rachel Gallagher with (left) Sinead Hawkins of North West Regional College, Graeme Wilkinson of DfE and Anne O'Neill of Alchemy. (Lorcan Doherty Photography)

Alchemy launches fifth NW Academy

Business

Wilsons Auctions - Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Watch.

Drug criminal's ill-gotten gains to go under the hammer at NI auction - including £160,000 watch and holiday home

Business

The fireworks over the Foyle and Donal Neill of Pain Fireworks on board the barge at Foyle Port ahead of the Derry Hallowe'en fireworks display.

The man in the Hallowe’en fireworks boat in Derry

Business

Health More Health >>

Derry food poverty hits dismal high

Health

Airbrio founders Dr Jim Harkin, Professor Liam McDaid and CEO Susan Kelly receiving their award from category sponsor James Leckey.

Derry team’s asthma device wins award

Business

Retired GP and Derry City & Strabane District Aont� Councillor Dr Anne McCloskey.

Aontú concerns over abortion legislation

Health

Foyle College students George Levins, Sasha Porter, Sarah Orr and Fred Glavin pictured during Friday�"s Derry City and Strabane District Council�"s Schools Mental Health Awareness event at the Foyle Arena with Bernie Hutton, counsellor, Ascert.

Young people come together  for building resiliance forum

Education

Education More Education >>

European funding adding a new dimension to study for students

Education

Janet Peden, University Librarian & Deputy Chief Digital and Information Officer, Collette Cassidy, VP, Magee Students' Union, and Dr Malachy " N�ill, Provost of the Magee campus.

Ulster University completes £1.3m Magee library transformation

Education

Prisoners at Magilligan pictured demonstrating their skills in horticulture have taken part in the first ever Skillbuild NI competition in a UK prison.

Magilligan prisoners take part in  a pioneering skills competition

Business

The fire at Bull Park on Thursday night and some of the resultant destruction.

Call to act on Bull Park vandalism

Education

Foyle Sinn F�in MLA Karen Mullan

Mullan meets with Children’s Law Centre

Education

People More People >>

Derry set to come alive for Hallowe’en festival

Retro

Emma White.

Derry’s Emma White is a big ‘Tik Tok’ hit

People

Baby feet

Catholic Bishops of Ireland statement in FULL after abortion is legalised in NI

People

WE ALL BELONG - launching a new prejudice campaign at Foyle Street, Derry on Thursday last are Councillor Michaela Boyle, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Mr. Stephen Birkett, and Mr. Dermot O�"Hara, Destined.(Photo: Jim McCafferty Photography)

Local people take centre stage in anti-discrimination drive

People