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The Temple Bar area of Dublin. (Brendan McDaid)

Derry to Dublin Airport flight route tender launched

Roger Pollen, Head of FSB NI.

Northern Ireland cannot afford prolonged Executive Budget stalemate

A5 Beltany Road

Funding for £2.1bn A5 over and above Dublin’s €600m will be found, says O’Dowd

Foyle SDLP MP Colum Eastwood. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Eastwood welcomes Irish Govt body on unity

Chamber President Steven Lindsay.

The opportunity is ours to take

First Minister Michelle O'Neill meets with locals on the Garvaghy Road. Picture date: Wednesday September 30, 2026. PA Photo. The planned Orange Order parade on Sunday was stopped by police, who were concerned about the scale of a mass protest on part of the proposed route - the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road. Photo credit should read: Mark Marlow/PA Wire

'The days of treating people like second-class citizens are over'

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey poses with the Budget Box as he left 11 Downing Street. (Photo by Dylan Martinez / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

£100 energy payment, fuel freeze extension and tariff cut for beans & kerosene

Workhorse: the Ryichi wind-up radio is compact but could be a lifesaver

I tested this £29.99 emergency radio for power cuts

The Government recommends households gradually build an emergency kit with practical essentials such as a torch, first aid kit, emergency radio and portable power bank.

Explainer What you need in a Government 3-day emergency kit

Siobhan Casey

Siobhan Casey describes historic ageing milestone as ‘wake up call’

City of Derry Airport.

London being urged to drop air tax on Derry-Dublin leg of new flight

An elevated view shows mourners standing closely around rows of Palestinian flag-draped shrouds during a mass funeral amid rubble in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on October 1, 2026. Gaza Civil Defense said the remains were among those of 105 people recovered from beneath the rubble of the Al-Taj residential complex and surrounding buildings in the Al-Yarmouk area, which were destroyed in Israeli strikes on October 25, 2023. The remains were taken for burial at Sheikh Radwan cemetery after the funeral. (Photo by Faiz Qreqa / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Pro-Palestinian campaigners to mark third anniversary of ‘Gaza genocide’

Eye-watering energy price hikes in Donegal have been raised in the Dáil with home-heating oil up 50 per cent year-on-year as winter approaches.

People suffering with home-heating oil price up 50% in Donegal

City of Derry Airport

New Derry to Dublin flight delayed with request for tenders yet to be published

Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson.

Derry Sinn Féin MLA Ciara Ferguson welcomes funding for Suicide Prevention

Conor Heaney

Derry council to debate motion calling for unity referendum
A motion is to be tabled at Derry City and Strabane District Council demanding the Irish and British Governments begin preparations for a unity referendum.
Kevin Mullan

Damian Wilson, CEO of Share Energy

Share Energy announces 12.61% tariff increase in wake of Middle East volatility

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Authorities and Government reluctant to take on paramilitary groups

Secretary of State Chris Bryant accompanied by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for NI Sarah Owen on the Peace Bridge during a visit to the city on Tuesday. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

Derry - Belfast regional imbalance acknowledged by Chris Bryant

11 Downing Street. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

DERRY JOURNAL Editorial: Democracy in deficit yet again

City of Derry Airport

Archibald ‘deeply disappointed’ at retention of air tax for Derry-Dublin service

The state-of-the-art facility will be purpose-built

Ad Feature AG&P Industrial launches new fabrication yard

A significant amount of material has now been gathered at the Translink rail halt at Bellarena in advance of the project getting underway.

DfI assessing phasing of Phase 3 of Derry-Coleraine railway upgrade

Steph McGovern will host the celebration in Cornwall

Ad Feature Steph McGovern hosts first Vocational Day

The Government recommends households gradually build an emergency kit with practical essentials such as a torch, first aid kit, emergency radio and portable power bank.

Government's 11 emergency essentials every home should have

Group pictured at the Derry Féile launch of a book on 'The Battle of Moore Street' by by Irish historian Ray Bateson.

Call to back ‘Save Moore Street’ campaign

Gibraltar is entering a new chapter following the landmark UK-EU Treaty

Ad Feature Gibraltar announces residency scheme reforms
Gibraltar is introducing a new residency framework, expected to take effect from 15 July.
Emily Jordan

A fuel protest that took place between Bridgend and Manorcunningham in April.

Pádraig MacLochlainn describes Donegal fuel protesters as ‘salt of the earth’

City of Derry Airport

O’Brien says City of Derry Airport is ‘critically important’ air hub

Four in 10 blamed geopolitical factors for rising energy price

Nine in 10 Brits have no idea where their energy bill spend goes

'No girl should have to ask permission to wear trousers to school' - Cllr Sandra Duffy

VAT difference creating 'really unfair environment'

Railway line works in Derry back in 2019.

Taoiseach announces €193m from Shared Island Fund for Derry-Belfast-Dublin rail

Christopher Jackson

Downing St. ‘hokey-cokey’ cannot distract from need to fund Executive: Jackson

The University of Hong Kong secured the 11th spot in the latest QS World University Rankings

Ad Feature Hong Kong universities rank among the world's top 100

A view of Gweedore from Gola.

Donegal’s tourism potential being held back by infrastructure deficit: Doherty

Terminal 2 at Hong Kong International Airport commenced operations on 27 May.

Ad Feature Smooth take-off for new terminal at Hong Kong International Airport

Novuna Consumer Finance is one of the UK's leading providers of retail point of sale finance and personal loans

Ad Feature One in eight households couldn't cover essentials for two months

Councillors Aisling Hutton and Emma McGinley with Foyle MLA Pádraig Delargy calling for a Passport Office in Derry.

Hutton urges Taoiseach to heed calls for Passport Office in Derry

Deputies Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochlainn.

Donegal TDs say ambulance strike 'could have been avoided'

At the re-opening of Glengad Pier - Ministers, Elected Members, Oireachtas Members and Council Officials : Official Re-Opening of Portaleen Pier.

9 great pictures of the official re-opening of Portaleen Pier

Buncrana Children's Charity has announced a Children's Summer Festival.

Buncrana to pilot dedicated late-night bus service over bank holiday weekends

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How ‘legal bullying’ is silencing journalists and harming democracy

Drive Slow in solidarity with the fuel protests across Ireland moving off from the Burt side of Bridgend Roundabout on Thursday evening. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics) : 'Drive slow' from Bridgend. nwpresspics

Irish Government faces ‘no confidence’ motion following fuel protests

For too long, late payment has been one of the most damaging barriers to growth for small businesses across the UK, says FSB NI Chair Alan Lowry.

FSB campaigning pays off as Government announces late-payment crackdown

The Drumboe Easter Commemoration in Stranorlar on Easter Sunday.

‘The future lies in unity’ - Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn

Smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack. (Photo by Handout / ROYAL THAI NAVY / AFP via Getty Images)

Starmer: ‘Fierce storm’ brought by US/Israel-Iran war will ‘affect UK future’

It comes as SMEs brace for further economic shocks

Ad Feature UK SMEs may turn their backs on apprenticeships, experts warn

Becca Bor, Development Coordinator at the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network

1/4 of Derry/Strabane children (7.2k) experiencing poverty – highest in North

Despite their young age, children are spending more time on phones than ever – raising urgent questions for parents about safety, supervision and screen time

Parents turn to safer phones as kids’ screen time warning lands

A number of temporary and targeted measures to reduce fuel prices for households and businesses amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East have been announced by Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

Taoiseach announces measures to reduce fuel price burden

Eye-watering increases to home-heating oil and petrol and diesel prices have been raised by local TDs in the Dáil with Sinn Féin’s Pádraig MacLochlainn saying Donegal is particularly affected.

Hikes to home-heating oil, petrol and diesel prices hitting Donegal: TDs

FSB chair Alan Lowry.

Brexit-related arrangements a live issue for small businesses

Deputies Pearse Doherty and Padraig MacLochlainn.

Government needs to 'stand up for our fishing and coastal communities'

Industry Minister Chris McDonald is tackled by Steph McGovern over apprenticeship fears.

Ad Feature Industry Minister Chris McDonald champions apprenticeship reforms

Senator Manus Boyle

Helicopter should be Finner-based given 50min flight from Athlone to Inishowen

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