121 great pictures from Derry & Donegal back in October 1975

By Brendan McDaid

Published 24th Oct 2025, 11:23 GMT

Updated 24th Oct 2025, 15:43 GMT

We’re rewinding the clock 50 years to bring you some these images of the people who graced the pages of the Derry Journal back in October 1975, while bomb detonations at pubs and businesses across the city caused massive destruction. Copyright: Derry Journal archive.

Photos: Derry Journal Archive.

Sports Council officers at Council offices Derry Sports Council. Photo: DJ

Lions Fashion models at McKinley's in the Diamond. Photo: DJ

Chambers of Trade and Commerce at City Council offices. Photo: DJ

Maurice Cooper, Kosaka Judo Club bronze medal winner. Photo: DJ

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