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Established in 1772, the Derry Journal is among the longest-running news publications in Europe and has been covering the north west of Ireland for over 250 years. As well as our print editions Tuesday and Friday you can find us at www.derryjournal.com
Caoimhe Archibald to set up working group on student accommodation to drive expansion of Ulster University Magee campus in Derry to 10,000 students
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Caoimhe Archibald to set up working group on student accommodation to drive expansion of Ulster University Magee campus in Derry to 10,000 students
Economy Minister, Dr. Caoimhe Archibald, has reaffirmed her commitment to the Ulster University Derry campus expansion, as she marked publication of the Magee Taskforce’s One Year Progress Report.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Caoimhe Archibald to set up working group on student accommodation to drive expansion of Ulster University Magee campus in Derry to 10,000 students
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Derry's Foyle Hospice praises brave festive dippers
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Derry's Foyle Hospice praises brave festive dippers
The Foyle Hospice has praised all those who turned out in support of the charity at the Christmas Day swim at Ludden.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Derry's Foyle Hospice praises brave festive dippers
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‘Significant investment’ going into 40 years old Altnagelvin A&E that was designed to ‘cater for 35,000 people’
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‘Significant investment’ going into 40 years old Altnagelvin A&E that was designed to ‘cater for 35,000 people’
The Western Trust is ‘putting significant investment’ into Altnagelvin A&E, Mike Nesbitt has said, after it was claimed the 40 years old facility was originally designed to ‘cater for around 35,000 patients’.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:19 AM
‘Significant investment’ going into 40 years old Altnagelvin A&E that was designed to ‘cater for 35,000 people’
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£469k carriageway resurfacing in Limavady underway and due for completion this week
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£469k carriageway resurfacing in Limavady underway and due for completion this week
A £469,000 carriageway resurfacing schemes on the Rathmore Road and Scriggan Road in Limavady commenced on Monday and is due for completion this week.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
£469k carriageway resurfacing in Limavady underway and due for completion this week
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The ‘unpurchasable James Diver!’ and his fight for the tenant farmers against landlordism in Inishowen
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The ‘unpurchasable James Diver!’ and his fight for the tenant farmer against landlordism in Inishowen
On New Year’s Day in 1926 the remains of James Diver were lowered into the ‘dew damp, hallowed mould’ of the Church of the Sacred Heart graveyard in Carndonagh.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The ‘unpurchasable James Diver!’ and his fight for the tenant farmers against landlordism in Inishowen
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Human rights front and centre as Derry's Bloody Sunday Trust announce 2026 commemorative events
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Human rights front and centre as Bloody Sunday Trust announce 2026 commemorative events
The Bloody Sunday Trust has announced the details of this year’s Bloody Sunday commemoration, which will run from Friday, January 30 until Sunday, February 1.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Human rights front and centre as Derry's Bloody Sunday Trust announce 2026 commemorative events
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IN PICTURES: Thornhill, St Joseph’s, St Cecilia’s and Carndonagh Community School Formals 30 years ago back in January 1996.
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25 great pictures from Derry and Carndonagh formals back in January 1996
We’ve been back in the archives and came across these School Formal photos from Thornhill, St Joseph’s, St Cecilia’s and Carndonagh Community schools 30 years ago back in January 1996.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM
IN PICTURES: Thornhill, St Joseph’s, St Cecilia’s and Carndonagh Community School Formals 30 years ago back in January 1996.
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SDLP economy spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin: £46.1m for Magee medical school welcome but multi-year budget must be tied to Programme for Government commitments
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McLaughlin: £46.1m for Magee medical school welcome but multi-year budget must be tied to Programme for Government commitments
SDLP economy spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin has welcomed the earmarking of £46.1m for new Magee School of Medicine in Finance Minister John O’Dowd’s draft budget for 2026-30.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
SDLP economy spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin: £46.1m for Magee medical school welcome but multi-year budget must be tied to Programme for Government commitments
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Dungiven’s Tom McFeely among former hunger strikers calling for urgent intervention in Palestine Action protest
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Dungiven’s Tom McFeely among former hunger strikers calling for urgent intervention in Palestine Action protest
Dungiven republican Tom McFeely is among twenty three hunger strike survivors who have signed a joint letter urging intervention in the Palestine Action jail protest in England.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Dungiven’s Tom McFeely among former hunger strikers calling for urgent intervention in Palestine Action protest
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Pat enriched the cultural landscape of our city and the lives of those fortunate enough to know him. Pat Cowley – An Appreciation by Joe Campbell.
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Pat Cowley enriched the cultural landscape of our city and the lives of those fortunate enough to know him
Pat Cowley – An Appreciation by Joe Campbell.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Pat enriched the cultural landscape of our city and the lives of those fortunate enough to know him. Pat Cowley – An Appreciation by Joe Campbell.
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Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Serious Crime Branch made an arrest and seized a vehicle in the early hours of this morning, January 13, as part of an ongoing investigation into paramilitary activity in Derry.
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Vehicle seized and man arrested and released in probe into paramilitary activity in Derry
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Serious Crime Branch made an arrest and seized a vehicle in the early hours of this morning, January 13, as part of an ongoing investigation into paramilitary activity in Derry.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Serious Crime Branch made an arrest and seized a vehicle in the early hours of this morning, January 13, as part of an ongoing investigation into paramilitary activity in Derry.
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‘Depth, balance and pastoral wisdom’ marked ministry of retired Dean of Derry Very Rev. Raymond Stewart
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‘Depth, balance and pastoral wisdom’ marked ministry of retired Dean of Derry Very Rev. Raymond Stewart
The ministry of the newly-retired Dean of Derry, Very Rev. Raymond Stewart, was one marked by ‘depth, balance and pastoral wisdom’, the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, Rt. Rev. Andrew Forster has reflected.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
‘Depth, balance and pastoral wisdom’ marked ministry of retired Dean of Derry Very Rev. Raymond Stewart
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"We’ve kept them to 12 points. We just didn't do our job when we were attacking. That's the long and short of it."
All Ireland final disappointment in Croke Park for Glenullin
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All Ireland final disappointment in Croke Park for Glenullin
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"We just didn't do our job when we were attacking. That's the long and short of it."
Glenullin manager Michael O'Kane didn't need to say a word in the post match press conference following Sunday's All Ireland Intermediate club final. The pain etched on his face told it's own story.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"We’ve kept them to 12 points. We just didn't do our job when we were attacking. That's the long and short of it."
All Ireland final disappointment in Croke Park for Glenullin
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All Ireland final disappointment in Croke Park for Glenullin
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Derry’s Mary Bradley was ‘one of us’ whose politics was rooted in ‘fairness, dignity and decency’
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Derry’s Mary Bradley was ‘one of us’ whose politics was rooted in ‘fairness, dignity and decency’
Mary Bradley has been fondly remembered as ‘one of us’ and someone whose politics was rooted in ‘fairness, dignity and decency’ at the Stormont Assembly where she served Derry for two terms in the 2000s.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Derry’s Mary Bradley was ‘one of us’ whose politics was rooted in ‘fairness, dignity and decency’
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Public to have say on Fort George housing, hotel, shops, bars and restaurants proposals
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Public to have say on Fort George proposals for potential housing, hotel, shops, bars, restaurants
The public are being invited to have their say on an outline planning application for housing, offices, student accommodation, hotels, leisure, shops and bars and restaurants at Fort George.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Public to have say on Fort George housing, hotel, shops, bars and restaurants proposals
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IN PICS: Crowds flock to County Derry's 'Hogwarts na Gaeilge' at Gaelcholáiste Dhoire’s ‘Lá Oscailte’ in Dungiven
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IN PICS: Crowds flock to County Derry's 'Hogwarts na Gaeilge' at Gaelcholáiste Dhoire’s ‘Lá Oscailte’ in Dungiven
Gaelcholáiste Dhoire, Dungiven Principal, Mr. Diarmaid Ua Bruadair has described turnout for the Annual Open Day on Saturday last as ‘fantastic’, as the school also prepares to celebrate their 10th birthday this year.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
IN PICS: Crowds flock to County Derry's 'Hogwarts na Gaeilge' at Gaelcholáiste Dhoire’s ‘Lá Oscailte’ in Dungiven
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Dáithí Sproule says atmosphere under ICE in Twin Cities feels like Derry at start of the Troubles. The trad legend said citizens in his adopted home of Minneapolis-St. Paul have been appalled by the agency's behaviour and the killing of Renee Nicole Good
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Dáithí Sproule says atmosphere under ICE in Twin Cities feels like Derry at start of the Troubles
Dáithí Sproule has said the atmosphere in the Twin Cities has reminded him of Derry at the start of the Troubles after federal immigration officers were deployed to the area.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Dáithí Sproule says atmosphere under ICE in Twin Cities feels like Derry at start of the Troubles. The trad legend said citizens in his adopted home of Minneapolis-St. Paul have been appalled by the agency's behaviour and the killing of Renee Nicole Good
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No fairy-tale finale for Glenullin as Kerry champions lift Intermediate crown in Croke Park
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No fairy-tale finale for Glenullin as Kerry champions lift Intermediate crown in Croke Park
All Ireland Intermediate Club Championship Final
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January 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
No fairy-tale finale for Glenullin as Kerry champions lift Intermediate crown in Croke Park
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Draft budget sets aside £46.1m for new Magee School of Medicine in Derry and over £1.087bn for A5
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Draft budget sets aside £46.1m for new Magee School of Medicine in Derry and over £1.087bn for A5
Over £46m has been set aside for the Magee Medical School at the proposed University Square at Queen’s Quay Roundabout, in John O’Dowd’s draft multi-year budget.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Draft budget sets aside £46.1m for new Magee School of Medicine in Derry and over £1.087bn for A5
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Frontline workers at Altnagelvin appeal to public to help free beds as hospitals are under ‘severe pressure’
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Frontline workers at Altnagelvin appeal to public to help free beds as hospitals under ‘severe pressure’
Frontline health workers and management at Altnagelvin and the South West Acute Hospital have warned the hospitals are under severe pressure and often operating beyond capacity.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Frontline workers at Altnagelvin appeal to public to help free beds as hospitals are under ‘severe pressure’
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Derry City and Strabane District Council members have agreed to send a letter of condolences to the family of the late Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) representative and teacher, Dermot Gallagher.
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Mayor to send Letter of Condolence to family of beloved Derry teacher Dermot Gallagher
Derry City and Strabane District Council members have agreed to send a letter of condolences to the family of the late Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) representative and teacher, Dermot Gallagher.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Derry City and Strabane District Council members have agreed to send a letter of condolences to the family of the late Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) representative and teacher, Dermot Gallagher.
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VIEW FROM THE FOYLE: On a personal level, I want to be able to look back in years to come and feel that, when an opportunity of this scale came along, we helped it make a difference to the place we live and work in.
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Maximising the value of social value - View from the Foyle
As someone who works closely with clients across the energy and infrastructure sectors, I see first-hand the influence large capital programmes can have on a place. In the northwest region, the City Deal will shape our economy, our skills base and our city for many years ahead. It is a major opportunity and how we approach it will matter just as much as what is delivered.
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January 11, 2026 at 10:21 AM
VIEW FROM THE FOYLE: On a personal level, I want to be able to look back in years to come and feel that, when an opportunity of this scale came along, we helped it make a difference to the place we live and work in.
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“Were the Williamite wars and the Siege of Derry more about politics or about religion?” was asked recently at a public meeting. The answer? In the 1600s it was impossible to separate them.
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OUR SPACE 53: Politics & Religion in 1630
“Were the Williamite wars and the Siege of Derry more about politics or about religion?” was asked recently at a public meeting. The answer? In the 1600s it was impossible to separate them.
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January 11, 2026 at 10:16 AM
“Were the Williamite wars and the Siege of Derry more about politics or about religion?” was asked recently at a public meeting. The answer? In the 1600s it was impossible to separate them.
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Reductions of thousands available for car buyers – Derry Motoring with Jim McCauley
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Reductions of thousands available for car buyers – Derry Motoring with Jim McCauley
New Year incentives from the motor industry seem to be scarce on the ground with only a few listing offers.
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January 11, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Reductions of thousands available for car buyers – Derry Motoring with Jim McCauley
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Motorists urged to adhere to road restrictions to ensure public safety
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Motorists urged to adhere to road restrictions to ensure public safety
Motorists have been asked to adhere to road restrictions that have been put in place near Park in Co. Derry.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Motorists urged to adhere to road restrictions to ensure public safety
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