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Former Derry county star joins Oak Leaf minor management set-up for 2026
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Former Derry county star joins Oak Leaf minor management set-up for 2026
Derry manager Kieran Glackin has welcomed the addition of former county player, Joe Diver to his Oak Leaf minor management team for 2026.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Former Derry county star joins Oak Leaf minor management set-up for 2026
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Pop singer James Arthur ‘psyched’ to play Ebrington Square in Derry next summer
Pop singer James Arthur ‘psyched’ to play Ebrington Square in Derry next summer
Multi-award winning singing sensation James Arthur has said he is ‘psyched’ to be headlining Live at the Square, in Ebrington Square, Derry, next summer.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Pop singer James Arthur ‘psyched’ to play Ebrington Square in Derry next summer
JUST CONFIRMED: "Salting of roads on the scheduled network is planned for Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning but road users are advised to exercise caution when travelling, particularly when driving on untreated roads" - DFI.
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Snow and ice warning issued for Derry & NW as cold snap begins
The first sub-zero temperatures look set to arrive in the north west over the coming hours with a Yellow snow and ice warning now issued for Derry and the wider region from tonight into tomorrow.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
JUST CONFIRMED: "Salting of roads on the scheduled network is planned for Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning but road users are advised to exercise caution when travelling, particularly when driving on untreated roads" - DFI.
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⚠️ 🌨️ The first sub-zero temperatures look set to arrive over the coming hours with a Yellow snow and ice warning now issued for Derry and the wider region from tonight into tomorrow. ⚠️ 🌨️
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Snow and ice warning issued for Derry & NW as cold snap begins
The first sub-zero temperatures look set to arrive in the north west over the coming hours with a Yellow snow and ice warning now issued for Derry and the wider region from tonight into tomorrow.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
⚠️ 🌨️ The first sub-zero temperatures look set to arrive over the coming hours with a Yellow snow and ice warning now issued for Derry and the wider region from tonight into tomorrow. ⚠️ 🌨️
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Foyle Network Foundation launches Christmas Appeal for support for Derry families struggling this winter
Foyle Network Foundation launches Christmas Appeal for support for Derry families struggling this winter
Foyle Network Foundation has launched its 2025 Christmas Appeal and is calling for donations to help families across Derry who are struggling this winter.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Foyle Network Foundation launches Christmas Appeal for support for Derry families struggling this winter
Cabinet reshuffle as Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe resigns to take up senior role at World Bank
Cabinet reshuffle as Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe resigns to take up senior role at World Bank
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has resigned from the Government to take up a senior role at the World Bank.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Cabinet reshuffle as Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe resigns to take up senior role at World Bank
The Western Trust has said that scheduled surgeries and some appointments may have to cancelled this winter if the already significant pressure on emergency departments at Altnagelvin and elsewhere escalates significantly.
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Operations and appointments may be impacted by winter surge, Western Trust cautions
The Western Trust has said that scheduled surgeries and some appointments may have to cancelled this winter if the already significant pressure on emergency departments at Altnagelvin and elsewhere escalates significantly.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Western Trust has said that scheduled surgeries and some appointments may have to cancelled this winter if the already significant pressure on emergency departments at Altnagelvin and elsewhere escalates significantly.
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Taoiseach and Tánaiste announce €2m for Derry-Dublin air link among €50m Shared Island Fund projects
Taoiseach and Tánaiste announce €2m for Derry-Dublin air link among €50m Shared Island Fund projects
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris have announced €2 million for a resurrected Dublin-Derry Public Service Obligation (PSO) air service in 2026.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Taoiseach and Tánaiste announce €2m for Derry-Dublin air link among €50m Shared Island Fund projects
Durkan concerned about ‘perilous pavement that poses a real risk to pedestrians’ in Derry city centre
Durkan concerned about ‘perilous pavement that poses a real risk to pedestrians’ in Derry city centre
A local MLA has raised concerns about a ‘particularly perilous pavement that poses a real risk to pedestrians’ in Derry city centre.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Durkan concerned about ‘perilous pavement that poses a real risk to pedestrians’ in Derry city centre
Good news... It has now been confirmed to the Journal that Derry has been chosen as the location for one of four new physical hubs as part of a new €9.6 million cross-border mental health and well being initiative. 👍
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Derry chosen for hub as €9.6 million cross-border mental health project launched
Derry has been chosen as the location of one of four new bases as part of a new €9.6 million cross-border initiative designed to enable people with mild and emerging mental health difficulties to access early intervention programmes and support has been officially launched in Monaghan.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Good news... It has now been confirmed to the Journal that Derry has been chosen as the location for one of four new physical hubs as part of a new €9.6 million cross-border mental health and well being initiative. 👍
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Detectives in Derry are making a specific witness appeal in relation to the movements of a black BMW that was observed in the Clon Dara area of Skeoge last night, November 17.
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Derry detectives trying to trace dark BMW driver and passengers after Derry home damaged
Detectives in Derry are making a specific witness appeal in relation to the movements of a black BMW that was observed in the Clon Dara area of Skeoge last night, November 17.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Detectives in Derry are making a specific witness appeal in relation to the movements of a black BMW that was observed in the Clon Dara area of Skeoge last night, November 17.
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British Labour Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces harsh new reforms to asylum and returns system
British Labour Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces harsh new reforms to asylum and returns system
British Labour Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced harsh new reforms to the UK’s asylum and returns system.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
British Labour Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces harsh new reforms to asylum and returns system
Fundraising events have been held in Derry in memory of much-loved Creggan sisters Annette and Kitty McDaid after they passed away just months apart this year.
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IN PICTURES: Memory bench and fundraiser in tribute to Annette and Kitty McDaid
Fundraising events have been held in Derry in memory of much-loved Creggan sisters Annette and Kitty McDaid after they passed away just months apart this year.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Fundraising events have been held in Derry in memory of much-loved Creggan sisters Annette and Kitty McDaid after they passed away just months apart this year.
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Things are winding down in the garden at this time of year but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a jump start for next year and now is a great time to begin storing milk cartons, lemonade bottles and plastic food containers for that very purpose.
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Keep your bottles and plastic containers for winter sowing
Things are winding down in the gardening world at this time of year but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a jump start on growing for next year and now is a great time to begin storing milk cartons, lemonade bottles and plastic food containers for that very purpose.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Things are winding down in the garden at this time of year but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a jump start for next year and now is a great time to begin storing milk cartons, lemonade bottles and plastic food containers for that very purpose.
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Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to resign to take up senior role at World Bank
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to resign to take up senior role at World Bank
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is to resign from the Irish Government to take up a senior role at the World Bank, it has been reported.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to resign to take up senior role at World Bank
Leon Toland and Tiarnan McGonagle latest recipients of bursary in memory of Derry teacher Patricia Hughes
Leon Toland and Tiarnan McGonagle latest recipients of bursary in memory of Derry teacher Patricia Hughes
The family of St. Columb’s College teacher, Patricia Hughes, who passed away in 2016, have announced the latest recipients of a £4000 Bursary which they established in her memory.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Leon Toland and Tiarnan McGonagle latest recipients of bursary in memory of Derry teacher Patricia Hughes
'Our young people deserve more than a cliff edge at 19. They deserve to be seen for who they are. A care plan is not a big ask'
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'Our young people deserve more than a cliff edge at 19'
Families from the north west were among those who took part as Caleb’s Cause NI hosted an event in Stormont shining a light on young people with complex special needs and their hopes and dreams for the future.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
'Our young people deserve more than a cliff edge at 19. They deserve to be seen for who they are. A care plan is not a big ask'
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St. Columb’s Hall to host giant Christmas pantomime as Grove Theatre celebrates 45 years with Jack and the Beanstalk
St. Columb’s Hall to host giant Christmas pantomime as Grove Theatre celebrates 45 years with Jack and the Beanstalk
Derry’s Grove Theatre Group is delighted to announce that its beloved family pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, will take to the stage at the iconic St. Columb’s Hall this December.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
St. Columb’s Hall to host giant Christmas pantomime as Grove Theatre celebrates 45 years with Jack and the Beanstalk
Pop singer James Arthur to play Ebrington Square in Derry next summer
Pop singer James Arthur to play Ebrington Square in Derry next summer
The pop singer James Arthur will play Ebrington Square next summer.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Pop singer James Arthur to play Ebrington Square in Derry next summer
Culmore Community Partnership has said that it is delighted to announce that the volunteers who support its work have been honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) 2025, the highest award given to volunteer groups.
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Culmore volunteers honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service
Culmore Community Partnership has said that it is delighted to announce that the volunteers who support uts work have been honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) 2025, the highest award given to volunteer groups.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Culmore Community Partnership has said that it is delighted to announce that the volunteers who support its work have been honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) 2025, the highest award given to volunteer groups.
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PSNI confirm investigation after safeguarding concerns raised by Presbyterian Church in Ireland
PSNI confirm investigation after safeguarding concerns raised by Presbyterian Church in Ireland
The PSNI have confirmed they have launched an investigation following safeguarding concerns recently highlighted and made public by the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
PSNI confirm investigation after safeguarding concerns raised by Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Heimir Hallgrímsson’s home is named after the Irish and Iceland’s Irish and Columban roots go way back #COYBIG #Ireland #Iceland
Heimir Hallgrímsson’s home is named after the Irish and Iceland’s Irish and Columban roots go way back
Heimir Hallgrímsson was blessed with the luck of the Irish as our World Cup dreams were revived through the heroics of Troy Parrot and ‘the boys in green’ in do-or-die clashes against Portugal and Arm...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Liz Kimmins visits ‘leaky dams’ installed at Muff Glen to help prevent flooding in Eglinton
Liz Kimmins visits ‘leaky dams’ installed at Muff Glen to help prevent flooding in Eglinton
Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has visited Muff Glen Forest Park, Eglinton to witness nature-based flood management solutions installed as a pilot to help address flood risk in the area.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Liz Kimmins visits ‘leaky dams’ installed at Muff Glen to help prevent flooding in Eglinton
Derry’s City Centre Initiative launches ‘Twelve Windows of Christmas Competition’
Derry’s City Centre Initiative launches ‘Twelve Windows of Christmas Competition’
The City Centre Initiative (CCI) is calling on businesses across the city centre to take part in its much-loved annual ‘Twelve Windows of Christmas Competition’, bringing festive cheer and celebrating...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Derry’s City Centre Initiative launches ‘Twelve Windows of Christmas Competition’
Body worn camera trial at Derry hospitals to increase safety after 4,627 instances of physical and verbal abuse recorded
Body worn camera trial at Derry hospitals to increase safety after 4,627 instances of physical and verbal abuse recorded
A three month body worn camera trial has been introduced at the Altnagelvin Emergency Department and Grangewood Mental Health Unit in an effort to increase safety for patients, staff and the public.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Body worn camera trial at Derry hospitals to increase safety after 4,627 instances of physical and verbal abuse recorded