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18 Jan 2026

Sad passing of well-known Derry businessman James Doherty

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The death has taken place of one of Derry's best known businessmen and Civil Rights campaigners, James Doherty, of Dohertys Meats. Mr Doherty, who was 90, passed away peacefully at his Baronscourt home earlier today, surrounded by his family. The first Doherty's butcher's shop opened in Derry in 1930, Mr Doherty joining his father in the family-run business in 1945 when the company began a process of expansion and development into processed beef and pork products. Today, the company is managed by his sons, Seamus and Ian. Mr Doherty was also a prominent member of the Civil Rights movement in Derry in the late 1960s. He was a member of the Citizens Action Committee set up in the city following the landmark 5 October 1968 Civil Rights march. A member of the Nationalist Party, he served as a councillor on the Derry Corporation in the 1960s.

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