Recently added articles from Derry Journal (Derry, Northern Ireland):
Trio charged with dad attack.
Aug 03, 2008 ... Three teenagers have been charged in connection with an assault on a Derry man in front of his wife and child. Aidan Boyle, (45), sustained a broken ankle, fractured leg and eye injuries in the alleged attack at ...
Loving mum Jean laid to rest.
Aug 02, 2008 ... There were heartbreaking scenes at the funeral of murdered Derry mother-of-four Jean Quigley on Saturday. Tears flowed as 30-year-old Jean, who was expecting her fifth child, was laid to rest. Hundreds of mourners followed the cortege from her parents' home in Galliagh to the ...
[pounds sterling]2.3m Brandywell social housing.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Thirteen new homes are to be built on the site of the former Lady of Lourdes Hall in the Brandywell at a cost of [pounds sterling]2.3m. The social housing will be erected by the Habinteg Housing Association. Paul Kerr of Habinteg told the Journal that the project, ...
Minister praises 'deprivation' projects.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie has praised projects tackling deprivation in Derry's most disadvantaged areas. The minister said Neighbourhood Renewal funding had made a "real difference" to communities in Derry when she visited projects in the city on Wednesday. ...
Maiden City Festival kicks-off.
Aug 01, 2008 ... This weekends see the beginning of the week long Maiden City Festival which combines music and dance as well as costumes and performances for all the family. The festival, which kicks-off tomorrow and continues until Saturday, August 9, is, according to its organisers, the ...
Derry man rescued from River Foyle.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Derry man was rescued from the River Foyle yesterday afternoon. The 53 year-old was seen falling from Craigavon Bridge at around 3 p.m. He managed to hold on to a life-ring thrown to him by police and was able to make his way to pillars under the bridge. A boat from Foyle ...
Sex abuse defendant 'very ill' - court told.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A 52-year-old local man who is charged with committing a series of sex assaults on male and female children was described in the city's Magistrate's Court yesterday as being a "very ill man." The defendant, who cannot be named because of the nature of the charges, was remanded ...
Susan McKay returns to Derry for Feile lecture.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Derry born journalist and author, Susan McKay, returns home to deliver the annual Gasyard Feile lecture this evening. The author will speak about her work to date, her own political awakening and her efforts to give a voice to the thousands killed during 'The Troubles' in her ...
Wrongly accused mother writes book on her ordeal.
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Derry mother who had her three children taken into care after she was falsely accused of harming her baby has written a book about her experiences. The book, which is believed to have a working title of 'A Mother's Nightmare,' will be published by Blackstaff Press in ...
Dissidents blame 'Provo gang' for weekend assault.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Provisional IRA gang has been accused of assaulting a member of the 32 County Sovereignty movement in Derry. The dissident republican grouping has claimed that a four-strong "Provo mob" left the man with "serious head and facial injuries" in a bar in the city on Sunday night. ...
Llewelyn-Bowens enjoy Foyle Cruise.
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Toucan One and Foyle Cruise Line - classed as a 'hidden gem' of the North West - will feature in a new BBC Northern Ireland series, 'Laurence and Jackie's Northern Exposure' next week. The programme is part of a series of six featuring celebrity husband and wife team ...
Late Derry priest worked with Mother Theresa.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Tributes have been paid to Derry born priest Father Patrick Coyle who once worked in Mother Theresa's home for the dying Father Coyle served as priest in the Diocese of Dunluth before retiring to Minneapolis in 2002. He passed away on July 8 in Minneapolis. Yesterday ...
Police statement on Quigley murder.
Aug 01, 2008 ... The PSNI released the following statement on the Jean Quigley murder investigation yesterday - "The Police Service is aware of speculation in the community about the identity of a suspect wanted for questioning about the murder of Jean Quigley in Derry on Saturday 26 July. ...
Derry woman recalls mid-flight terror as hole blown in Qantas jumbo jet.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A Derry mum has relived the terrifying moment when her jumbo jet almost dropped out of the sky. Nuala Butler (nee Carton), who is originally from the Danesfort area of the city, recalled the heart-stopping instant as oxygen masks dropped into the plane as it cruised at 30,000 ...
WANTED.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THIS is the face of Stephen Cahoon, thought to be the last man to see Derry murder victim Jean Quigley alive. Six days after the loving mother of four was brutally beaten to death, convicted thug Cahoon is nowhere to be seen. Also pictured to the left of victim Jean ...
Donegal Ladies back on the All-Ireland trail.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Donegal Ladies are aiming to get their All-Ireland Senior Championship back on track this weekend when they face Kildare, in the first round of the All Ireland Qualifiers. by TOM COMACK The game in Kingspan Breffni Park,Cavan on Bank Holiday Monday with a throw-in ...
Final Furey 5k at Muff Festival tomorrow.
Aug 01, 2008 ... FOR ATHLETICS fans all roads lead to Muff tomorrow where the seventh and final race in the 2008 Furey Insurances 5K series will be staged on the traditional lap course in the Border Village. Another big entry is expected for the Muff Festival sponsored race which has a 2.00 p.m ....
Father of murdered mum's kids speaks out.
Jul 30, 2008 ... The father of murder victim Jean Quigley's four children says her killer must be caught. Colm Quinn, who spilt up with Ms Quigley six months ago following a 12 year relationship, says he wants the person who robbed his children of their mother caught and never allowed to walk ...
Budding Spielbergs welcome at The Playhouse.
Jul 29, 2008 ... If you've always harboured a secret desire to be a great film director, then now's your chance to get started. The Playhouse is offering a free, fully accredited course in film and video production next week. There will only be twelve places on offer for the five day course, ...
Derry did not get 'second-hand' war memorial - says researcher.
Jul 29, 2008 ... A commonly-held view that Derry's Diamond War Memorial was actually meant for somewhere else has been rejected by a local researcher. Strabane man Karl Barr conducted exhaustive studies into the origins of the memorial as part of his BA (Hons) History Dissertation. ...