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‘Derry must not pay the price of Brexit destruction'

Organisations in Derry which play a vital role in supporting communities should not have to pay the price of the ‘damaging and destructive Tory/DUP Brexit’, Sinn Féin Councillor John McGowan has said. Councillor McGowan was commenting ahead of ...

27 Jul 2022 at 16:20

Business

The Business End: Cost of living crisis . . . the reasons

There is not one business or family in the North which isn't affected by the cost of living crisis. Before we consider potential remedies to resolve this it's worth remembering why we are here. Brexit: Prices began to rocket in shops for ...

19 Mar 2022 at 15:52

Cllr Farell slams Invest NI as working for Belfast and failing Derry

Derry News

Cllr Farell slams Invest NI as working for Belfast and failing for Derry

SDLP Councillor, Rory Farell, launched a blistering attack on Invest NI saying the development agency “works for Belfast and fails miserably for Derry”. The outburst came during a debate on a motion put forward by Cllr John McGowan ...

28 Jan 2022 at 18:34

Home

‘Unity planning should include northern voting rights’ - McGowan

If the Irish Government is serious about planning for Irish Unity, then it should begin by extending Presidential voting rights to citizens in the North, local Sinn Féin Councillor John McGowan has said. Cllr. McGowan was speaking ...

22 Nov 2022 at 09:27

Business

The Business End: The Protocol is a process not an event

Last week Craigavon based Almac announced 1,000 new jobs in the North across 120 roles and across their sites in Derry, Belfast and Craigavon. Written on their website in plain English was the following: "Post-Brexit: The Almac ...

16 Nov 2021 at 12:43

Derry News

Council passes rates taskforce motion

Derry City & Strabane District Council has agreed to establish a taskforce to take a more long-term and strategic approach to the rates process. The move follows a proposal from Sinn Féin Councillor John McGowan who said it ...

11 May 2022 at 10:26

Home

What's next for Austin's?

The landmark Austin’s building in Derry’s Diamond has lain vacant since the closure of the 186-year-old Austin’s department store in March 2016. The future of the iconic building was discussed last week at Derry City and ...

27 Oct 2023 at 10:46

Home

WATCH: Dirt bikes are 'going to end up killing a child'

Young people on dirt bikes are going to end up “killing a child” according to a concerned parent from the Galliagh area of the city. Speaking to Derry Now , the parent said there was a near miss between a dirt bike and ...

08 Jun 2023 at 14:58

Home

Anti-social behaviour shuts library

Anti-social behaviour is being blamed for the closure of Shantallow library. The library will no longer open late on Tuesday evenings. In a requested statement to Derry News, a Libraries NI spokesperson said: “In ...

07 Nov 2022 at 09:00

Features

John McGowan: Another lockdown is a failure by us to take responsibility

The UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak was back in the news on Thursday when he announced the Job Support Scheme which will kick in after the furlough scheme ends. In my first article on Covid in March 2020, I drew ...

30 Sept 2020 at 00:04

Features

A look at what the future holds for us all post-Covid

It's a hard station to find something positive to write about. At this moment in time, Derry is the epicentre of Covid-19 and businesses are feeling the brunt of the lockdown measures that have been ...

13 Oct 2020 at 17:59

Features

Get out and support our local businesses coming out of lockdown

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how now was a good time to start a business. This week I want to highlight the plight of many small businesses across the city and tell you what you can do to help ...

07 Jul 2020 at 23:31

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