41 brilliant photographs of nights out at some of Derry’s popular pubs and clubs in June 2006

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.

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