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Foyle MLA calls for progress on vacant Meenan Square site

SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has called for progress to be made at vacate Meenan Square site after it was reported that the Urban Villages initiative, announced in 2016, still has not delivered on the promises made six years ago. A number of ...

12 Aug 2022 at 16:09

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Derry residents' plea for Meenan Square to be cleared amidst safety concerns and eyesore for community

Residents have raised their concerns regarding Meenan Square as the area has not been cleared after the bonfire held there in August of this year. They are also calling for the long awaited redevelopment of the site to commence as soon as ...

06 Oct 2022 at 16:00

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Man (23) and woman (19) arrested as police probe shots fired during August bonfire in Derry

Detectives investigating a report that shots were fired during a bonfire in Derry in August have carried out searches this morning, Thursday 24 November, and made two arrests. The incident was reported to have occurred in the Meenan ...

24 Nov 2022 at 16:18

Derry News

Derry's Meenan Square to become mixed-use housing and community hub

Westco Developments (NI) Ltd has confirmed transfer of its site at Meenan Square in Derry to Apex Housing Association for development as a mixed-use housing, community hub and local amenity scheme. Apex and the Executive Office are ...

05 Apr 2023 at 16:56

Local News

Progress welcomed on transformational multi-million pound Derry project

The Executive Office has today welcomed significant progress on a multi-million pound capital project to redevelop Meenan Square in Derry. With the support of Urban Villages, Apex Housing Association has purchased the site at ...

03 Apr 2023 at 15:53

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Fenced off Meenan Square footpaths to be replaced

Concern has been raised about a new palisade fence erected around the Meenan Square site in Derry’s Bogside removing footpaths for pedestrians in the area. The Meenan Square site, which once housed the iconic Bogside Inn, ...

01 Jun 2023 at 16:45

Derry News

Bogside site to be ‘secured’ ahead of planned redevelopment

An application has been submitted to erect a fence around Meenan Square in the Bogside to secure the site ahead of planned redevelopment. Apex Housing Association, who will deliver the development on behalf of The ...

02 Nov 2020 at 12:06

Local News

Praise for young people who help clean up an area of the Bogside in Derry plagued by trouble in recent years

Young people in Derry have helped clean up an area of the city which has become a dumping ground. Young people from the Brandywell, Bogside and Bishop Street areas today took part in a community clean-up at ...

09 Jul 2020 at 21:55

Derry News

Redevelopment of Meenan Square delayed again

Local representatives have highlighted anti-social behaviour at a vacant Bogside site and said it raises 'child protection issues' as young people are hanging around the hazardous site all day. The issue ...

09 Jul 2020 at 15:53

Derry News

Large gatherings at Derry bonfires would be ‘madness’ during pandemic

A local councillor has said it would be ‘madness’ for large crowds to gather for bonfires in Derry this year during the Coronavirus pandemic. Chair of the Bonfire Working Group at Derry City & Strabane ...

09 Jul 2020 at 15:48

Derry News

Long- and short-term issues need resolved for Meenan Square scar site

Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Karen Mullan has said there are several long- and short-term issues that need resolved to deal with the re-development of the Meenan Square site in the Bogside which has become a ...

08 Jul 2020 at 10:51

Derry News

Bogside resident: ‘Thank God, it’s finally coming down’

The demolition of buildings at an anti-social hotspot in the Bogside appears to be making headway. Today, workers set about tearing down one of the main buildings at Meenan Square by creating a ...

01 Jul 2021 at 17:20

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