Conor Murphy

Michael McQuillan, Chief Executive, Enterprise NI and Maureen O'Reilly, Independent Economist

44% of Derry/Strabane & Causeway businesses grew in year but 1/10 fear closure

Conor Murphy

57 acres of land held by Invest NI in East Derry available to support business

Economy Minister Conor Murphy is pictured with Brendan McGuigan, Director of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering at Invest NI, and Caoimhe Keogan, Chief People Officer, AVEVA.

New jobs as AVEVA to expand operations in Derry

City of Derry Airport

Adoption of CoDA funding means ‘better pound-for-pound’ services for ratepayers

City of Derry Airport

Darren Guy welcomes £3m for City of Derry Airport

Economy Minister Conor Murphy, Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd and City of Derry Airport Chief Executive Steve Frazer.

£3m from DfI to allow CoDA operate until April when DfE takes over

Magee College

Magee cross-departmental group being finalised with £152m committed to expansion

Magee College

Murphy asked about sewerage infrastructure as impediment to Magee expansion

Magee College

31% increase in total students at Magee from 2021-22 to 2023-24

City of Derry Airport

Eastwood welcomes CoDA funding move but calls for firm Executive commitment

Economy Minister Conor Murphy pictured previously with Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Ciara Ferguson, Derry City & Strabane District Councillor Sandra Duffy and Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd at City of Derry Airport.

Stormont City of Derry Airport funding plans welcomed

Economy Minister Conor Murphy says his department is in the process of taking responsibility for the funding provided to City of Derry Airport by Derry City & Strabane District Council.

Murphy: Economy department will fund CoDA to lift burden on Derry ratepayers

Economy Minister Conor Murphy

New plan to direct 65% of Invest NI funding outside Belfast welcomed

Plans for new a student accommodation building on the Strand Road have been submitted to the council’s planning portal. Pic: TODD Architects/ Design and Access Statement)

Plans for major student accommodation complex submitted

Economy Minister Conor Murphy

Murphy says Magee 10,000 commitment will be included in Investment Strategy 2050

Some of the estimated 25,000 who took part in the University for Derry Campaign Motorcade from the city pose on the steps of Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, on 18th February 1965. The campaign was led by (from left) Eddie McAteer, Nationalist MP for Foyle, Albert Anderson, Mayor of Derry, and John Hume, campaign organiser.

Editorial: The denial of Derry must now be put right
There’s an old black and white Journal photo of Eddie McAteer MP, Mayor Albert Anderson and John Hume, campaign organiser, fronting a massive crowd of protesters after the city was denied its own significant university presence and the economic benefits that would have flowed from that.
Brendan McDaid

Economy Minister Conor Murphy with, from left, Magee Taskforce Chair, Stephen Kelly Magee Taskforce Vice Chair Nicola Skelly and Ulster University Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Bartholomew.

Watch: Official launch of Magee Taskforce interim report

Economy Minister Conor Murphy with, from left, new taskforce Vice Chair Nicola Skelly, new taskforce Chair, Stephen Kelly and Ulster University Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Bartholomew.

10,000 Magee target could be met by 2032 but £700m required

Magee College

Murphy promises to ‘drive progress’ towards 10,000 student target at Magee

Stephen Kelly

Stephen Kelly believes 10,000 target achievable by 2032

Magee College

Magee taskforce among 41 actions outlined in new DfE plan

Domestic tourists from the North accounted for 103,458 (39%) of the trips, British tourists accounted for 91,493 (34%) and tourists from elsewhere made 71,521 (27%) overnight trips.

Tourists make 266k trips to Derry/Strabane, staying 820k nights, generating £63m

Martin Flynn, CEO OCN NI

OCN awards 40,000 vocational qualifications to learners

Philip O'Doherty

Vertiv academy will offer 15 young people vital electrical installation skills

Alma White and her son Caleb (16) will be in Derry on Saturday for the rally at Guildhall Square.

Caleb's Cause rally in Derry this weekend

Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd and Economy Minister Conor Murphy are pictured at Foyle Port with the Port's Chair Ryan McCready and Chief Executive Brian McGrath. Photo: Lorcan Doherty.

NI Ministers John O'Dowd and Conor Murphy visit Foyle Port

Conor Murphy has said tourist organisations in Derry are generally of a view that the British Government’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is ‘not good news’ for the industry.

Conor Murphy says Derry tourism sector of view ETAs ‘not good news’
Conor Murphy has said tourist organisations in Derry are generally of a view that the British Government’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is ‘not good news’ for the industry.
Kevin Mullan

Magee College

Murphy announces funding for 500 student places at Magee

easyJet is to start flying from Derry to Edinburgh and Liverpool from November.

easyJet to launch new routes from City of Derry to Edinburgh and Liverpool

A taskforce set up to oversee an action plan to expand Ulster University’s Magee College to 10,000 students will meet in Derry on Wednesday with the US special envoy for economic affairs Joe Kennedy expected to attend.

Magee taskforce to meet for third time with local reps and Joe Kennedy to attend

Greg McCann, President of Derry's Chamber of Commerce

Derry: The foundations of the new North West are currently being laid

Magee campus of Ulster University

Derry and the NW - Will university expansion finally be delivered?

Conor Murphy

Conor Murphy steps down on health grounds; Deirdre Hargey interim minister

An artist's impression of a proposed gallery in the DNA Museum.

Affordability of Derry City Deal projects ‘constantly kept under review’

Economy Minister Conor Murphy

Economy Minister Conor Murphy told to rest pending medical tests

Economy Minister Conor Murphy

Economy Minister Conor Murphy told to rest pending medical tests

Free Derry Corner with the Derry Walls in the background.

Derry Walls & Museum of Free Derry major draws that could be 'better promoted'

International visitors regularly come north to Derry and the wider north west for tours and festivals and events like the Maritime Festival.

OPINION: ETAs could be devastating for tourism in north of Ireland

Economy Minister Conor Murphy

Magee College taskforce meets for first time with 13 members confirmed so far

Magee College

£385m cost of expanding Magee to 7,500 includes funding already committed

L-R: Hubert O’Donoghue, Vice President, General Manager, AIB Merchant Services; Minister for the Economy, Conor Murphy MLA; Greg McCann, President, Derry Chamber; Anna Doherty, Chief Executive, Derry Chamber

Economy Minister Conor Murphy tells Chamber lunch new chapter opening for Derry

Pictured L-R are: Archie Clements, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Research and Enterprise, Queen’s University Belfast; Dónal Durkan, Executive Director of Strategy and Partnerships, Invest Northern Ireland; Professor Liam Maguire, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Research, Ulster University; Keith Forster, Director of Innovation, Research and Enterprise, Department for the Economy.

New Artificial Intelligence hub with base at Magee receives £16.3m

The new taskforce has been set up towards securing the 10,000 student places previously committed to for Derry's Ulster University campus.

Ulster University Derry campus taskforce welcomed

Selina Horshi, Andrew Fleming, Anna Doherty (all Derry Chamber); Conor Murphy MLA, Minister for the Economy; Mary Lou McDonald TD, President, Sinn Féin; Greg McCann, President, Derry Chamber; Ciara Ferguson, Sandra Duffy, Aidan O'Kane, and Steven Lindsey (all Derry Chamber)

Mary Lou McDonald discusses need for ‘balanced development’ with Derry Chamber

Economy Minister Conor Murphy with, from left, new taskforce Vice Chair Nicola Skelly, new taskforce Chair, Stephen Kelly and Ulster University Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Bartholomew.

Magee 10,000 student taskforce to deliver report in 2024: Stephen Kelly

Economy Minister Conor Murphy with, from left, Ulster University Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Bartholomew, Chair of the new taskforce, Stephen Kelly and Deputy Chair, Nicola Skelly.

Economy Minister Conor Murphy launches Magee College 10,000 students taskforce

Gary Middleton

Derry needs to ‘talk up strengths rather than talking down the place’ says MLA

Magee College

Durkan: 90% of university places in Belfast detrimental to Derry and the North

Greg McCann, President of Derry Chamber of Commerce

Brighter days on the horizon for NW if opportunities can be grasped

Team Deceuninck rider Ireland's Sam Bennett celebrates on the podium after winning the best sprinter's green jersey of the 107th edition of the Tour de France, in 2020. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)

Talks to reopen on hosting Tour de France Grand Départ on cross-border basis

Economy Minister Conor Murphy and Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Investment zone up to London but we’ll adjust policy to boost NW, says Murphy

Economy Minister Conor Murphy and Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd with Steve Frazer, Managing Director, City of Derry Airport, at the announcement of funding to protect the continuation of flights from the airport to London Heathrow.

Credit Lorcan Doherty

Conor Murphy says regional balance for Derry will be priority

Economy Minister Conor Murphy visits North West

Economy Minister Conor Murphy with, from left, Andrew Fleming, Vice-President, Greg McCann, President, and Anna Doherty, CEO, Londonderry Chamber of Commerce.

Credit Lorcan Doherty

Economy Minister speaks on NW economy and expansion of university provision

Economy Minister Conor Murphy and Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd with Steve Frazer, Managing Director, City of Derry Airport, at the announcement of funding to protect the continuation of flights from the airport to London Heathrow. Credit Lorcan Doherty

Economy Minister Conor Murphy announces £1.018m for Derry to Heathrow flight

Sinéad McLaughlin has proposed a new regional jobs and investment bill.

Time to deliver on Derry jobs