Derry Journal

Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Grace Uí Niallais, has urged the public to play their part in Sunday’s FAI Cup Final by getting behind Mark Connolly’s side in record numbers.

​​Mark Connolly says there will be FAI Cup final starting places up for grabs when Derry City travel to the Sligo Showgrounds to round off their 2026 Premier Division campaign (k.o. 7.45pm).

​Mention of soccer in Celtic Park wouldn't have raised an eyebrow for your average Derry sports fan of the early 1920s. Nor would talk of greyhound racing, tennis, boxing, political rallies.... or even marching brass bands if said fan was of a certain vintage.

It was spring 1973. Aspiring disc jockey Declan Gill was spinning 45s at hops in community centres and church halls around Derry.

Hundreds of families are set to benefit from a transformative new housing development in Derry following the official opening of The Cashel by Apex Housing Association (Apex) and the Braidwater Group.

The principal of St. Columba’s PS Mrs. Tina Lyons says the school community has been moved by the level of community support for the campaign to save the 71 year old institution from closure.