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Plans for new Hazelbank play park progressing trib.al/7ZsCbQg

Plans for new Hazelbank play park progressing

Plans for a new £832,000 Hazelbank play park are progressing with the submission of a planning application for the long-anticipated new facility.

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Firework safety ‘remains the focus’ of this year’s Halloween in Derry & Strabane trib.al/BhPRbie

Firework safety ‘remains the focus’ of this year’s Halloween in Derry & Strabane

Firework safety ‘remains the focus’ of this year’s Halloween operation by police in Derry City & Strabane and the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS), representatives from the organisa...

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Derry heart patient’s shock at being told he did not meet criteria for specialist cardiac device trib.al/BqQyPNT

Derry heart patient’s shock at being told he did not meet criteria for specialist cardiac device

A Derry man has told the ‘Journal’ he was shocked to have been told he was among over 100 people to have had a specialist cardiac device implanted between 2007 and 2023 despite not meeting the...

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Laggan poet Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha named new Seamus Heaney Fellow at Queen’s trib.al/G0t5yxu

Laggan poet Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha named new Seamus Heaney Fellow at Queen’s

East Donegal poet Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha has described as a ‘great honour’ her appointment as Seamus Heaney Fellow at Queen’s for 2026-27.

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12th Dronuilleog an Scribhneora (The Writer’s Rectangle) at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin trib.al/308VAHq

12th Dronuilleog an Scribhneora (The Writer’s Rectangle) at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin

Derry writer Dave Duggan will be hosting the 12th and final Dronuilleog an Scribhneora (The Writer’s Rectangle) at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin on Friday.

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Artist Brunella Sherry to showcase paintings and poetry in Derry’s Richmond Centre trib.al/PhurVmO

Artist Brunella Sherry to showcase paintings and poetry in Derry’s Richmond Centre

An Omagh woman whose creative journey has taken her to London and back is preparing to share her artwork with a wider public.

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Bishops led by Archbishop Martin brand homelessness a ‘blight on society’ and ‘failure of government and public policy’ trib.al/F0suAYA

Bishops led by Archbishop Martin brand homelessness a ‘blight on society’ and ‘failure of governm...

Catholic Bishops led by Archbishop Eamon Martin have described the homelessness crisis as ‘blight on our society’ and ‘a failure of government and public policy.

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Derry City chairman responds to James McClean comments: "The club is continuing to work hard to try and resolve that dispute." @derrycityfc trib.al/DUqHcIg

"The club is continuing to work hard to try and resolve that dispute."

DERRY CITY chairman Philip O'Doherty has responded to accusations made by James McClean about his treatment by the Brandywell club after a public backlash over his mental health comments.

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DERRY GAA: Desertmartin history makers defeat Greenlough to lift Intermediate title trib.al/3cgLQGV @doiregaa @DesertmartinGAC

McEldowney stars as Desertmartin win historic first Derry Intermediate football title

McFeely Group Derry Intermediate Football Final

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WATCH: James McClean says he's suffering as his battle with Derry City rages on and defends his controversial mental health comments derryjournal.com/sport/footb… Youtube: piped.video/video/IWa…

‘I’m struggling’: McClean opens up on Derry City fallout and mental health backlash

JAMES McClean believes his reputation has 'taken a battering' this year and admits he's 'struggling' as his bitter battle with Derry City Football Club rages on.

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James McClean: ‘My reputation has taken a battering’

In a candid interview during the promotion of his explosive new aut...

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GAA: Magherafelt deny hat-trick chasing Newbridge to win Derry senior football title trib.al/7orSd8G @doiregaa @RossaGaelsDerry @NewbridgeCLG

Second half goals see Magherafelt crowned Derry senior football champions in Celtic Park

O’Neill’s Derry Senior Football Championship final

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"To have your own fans shouting 'James McClean's a wa*ker'. It did hurt." - James McClean admits he's struggling with his bitter battle with Derry City #derrycity trib.al/xxdWCrg

‘I’m struggling’: McClean opens up on Derry City fallout and mental health backlash

JAMES McClean believes his reputation has 'taken a battering' this year and admits he's 'struggling' as his bitter battle with Derry City Football Club rages on.

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Derry Halloween: Switch in weather good news for Europe's largest celebration trib.al/oEltifq

Derry Halloween: Switch in weather good news for Europe's largest celebration

Things are looking up weather-wise over the next few days in time for Derry’s Samhain celebrations with a lot of pleasant and more settled weather forecast across the four days of the largest...

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UPDATE: Ardmore Road has been closed after a tree fall in the storm, while the Foyle bridge remains closed at present due to high winds. trib.al/uwZ0OOd

Water and electricity outages affecting thousands across Derry, Strabane, Limavady and Donegal

NI Water has provided an update as it works to reconnect Derry residents affected by a loss of water supply, while thousands of homes remain without power across Derry, Limavady, Strabane and Donegal...

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STORM BOELO: Water and electricity outages affecting thousands in Derry, Strabane, Limavady and Donegal trib.al/JJrDB2A

Water and electricity outages affecting thousands across Derry, Strabane, Limavady and Donegal

NI Water has provided an update as it works to reconnect Derry residents affected by a loss of water supply, while thousands of homes remain without power across Derry, Limavady, Strabane and Donegal...

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BYD ATTO 2 - Derry Motoring with Jim Mc Cauley trib.al/246zFZx

BYD ATTO 2 - Derry Motoring with Jim Mc Cauley

The Chinese company floated onto UK shores with the promise to ‘Build Your Dream’ which they have now realised in their range of all-electric and plug-in hybrid models.

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Buncrana Halloween parade to take place this weekend in Donegal trib.al/kEwcyyN

Buncrana Halloween parade to take place this weekend

Buncrana’s Hallowe’en parade, Samhain by the Swilly – Parade of the Púca returns to the town this Sunday, October 25, and everyone is invited.

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IN PICTURES: Derry City FC visit St Anne's Primary School in Derry ahead of FAI Cup final trib.al/k0uap83

IN PICTURES: Derry City FC visit St Anne's Primary School in Derry ahead of FAI Cup final

Derry player Christy Grogan and senior coach Niall McGinn received a welcome fit for heroes at St Anne’s Primary School as they met young Red and White army fans as part of a tour of primary schools...

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STORM BOELO UPDATE: The Foyle Bridge in Derry has now been closed as a wind weather warning upgraded to amber for the north west #stormboelo trib.al/RMKiwrH

STORM BOELO: Foyle Bridge in Derry closed as weather warning upgraded

Derry’s Foyle Bridge has been closed off today due to high winds as a weather warning for Storm Boelo is upgraded to amber for the city and the wider region.

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