Rosemount Youth Club's sponsored cycle to Buncrana.

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91 great pictures from Derry and the north west back in 1986

By Brendan McDaid

Published 15th Sep 2026, 16:03 BST

The faces, the places, the fashion and the furnishings – it’s all here in these pictures from the Derry Journal archive of 40 years ago back in 1986.

Photos: Derry Journal Archive.

Mortar bomb at Strand Road RUC station.

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Mortar bomb at Strand Road RUC station. Photo: DJ

Mortar bomb at Strand Road RUC station.

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Mortar bomb at Strand Road RUC station. Photo: DJ

Mortar bomb at Strand Road RUC station.

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Mortar bomb at Strand Road RUC station. Photo: DJ

Carlin O'Doherty Cossack Darts League Sponsors.

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Carlin O'Doherty Cossack Darts League Sponsors. Photo: DJ

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