41 brilliant photographs of nights out at some of Derry’s popular pubs and clubs in June 2006
By Kevin Mullan
Published 8th Jun 2026, 16:32 BST
Gnarls Barkley’s ‘Crazy’ was riding high in the pop charts, the World Cup was underway in Germany and Derry City FC were mounting a strong title challenge in the League of Ireland.
It was June 2006 and Earth, the Strand Bar and the Ice Wharf – alongside the Metro, the only one still going – were among the top spots for a night out in Derry.
Hard to fathom two decades have passed since these photographs were taken.