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PSNI investigating Scots Guards Motorman 50 Reunion

An Operation Motorman 50 Reunion held by the Scots Guards has been referred to the PSNI for investigation. The reunion, which took place in the Scots Guards Club on Saturday, July 30, 2022, was advertised in the June 2022 edition of the Scots Guards ...

01 Aug 2022 at 14:04

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Poignant weekend of commemorations

This weekend will be an extremely poignant one in the city and in the village of Claudy as families and communities gather to remember those who died in the Claudy massacre and Operation Motorman. Sunday, July 31 marks the 50th anniversary of both ...

29 Jul 2022 at 11:00

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WATCH: Mitchel McLaughlin discusses 'Free Derry'

In case you missed it first time around - July 2022: On the 50th anniversary of Operation Motorman, former Sinn Féin national party chairperson and Derry City councillor, Mitchel McLaughlin, discussed the concept of 'Free Derry'. Mitchel spoke to ...

24 Dec 2022 at 10:30

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WATCH: Eamonn Lynch recalls Motorman Bishop Street explosions

In case you missed it first time around - July 2022: On the 50th anniversary of Operation Motorman, local author, Eamonn Lynch, revisited his childhood home, Lynch's Bar at the top of Brook Street Lane, on Bishop Street. Eamonn recalled he was ...

24 Dec 2022 at 10:30

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WATCH: Eamonn McCann describes outrage of political establishment at 'Free Derry'

In case you missed it first time around - July 2022 On the 50th anniversary of Operation Motorman, civil rights activist, Eamonn McCann described the outrage of the British political and military establishment at the very notion of 'Free ...

24 Dec 2022 at 10:30

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Marriage and Motorman make it a day to remember

In case you missed it first time around - July: When Derry News advertising manager, Carol O'Hagan, said she would never forget where she was on the day of Operation Motorman, it was not for the same reason as most Derry people. There ...

26 Dec 2022 at 10:30

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British soldier murdered Daniel and stepped over his body

In case you missed it first time around - July 2022: “They want to put their feet in my shoes and and walk our path and ask themselves, 'If it was my child, would I want less?'” These were the powerful words with which Margaret Brady ...

26 Dec 2022 at 10:30

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Brandywell explosions first indication of Motorman

In case you missed it first time around - July 2022: Local author, Eamonn Lynch, was born and grew up in Bishop Street, where his family owned a pub. At the time of Operation Motorman, Eamonn was 19 years old. Reflecting on the ...

25 Dec 2022 at 10:30

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No way the British army was going to be able to control the 'Free Derry'

In case you missed it first time around - July 2022: Reflecting on Operation Motorman half a century on, civil rights, activist Eamonn McCann was adamant it had been strategic defeat for the British army. “Even if, on the ...

25 Dec 2022 at 10:30

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BREAKING: Daniel Hegarty Soldier B case judicial review granted

The family of the late Daniel Hegarty (15) has welcomed the decision to grant a Judicial Review of their brother's case. The Judicial Review will take place on January 12, 2023. Daniel Hegarty was one of two people shot ...

19 Oct 2022 at 12:31

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Daniel Hegarty court case set for October

The family of the late Daniel Hegarty (15) has welcomed the decision to list his case for hearing. At the High Court this morning, Lady Chief Justice The Right Honourable Dame Siobhan Keegan, said Daniel’s case would ...

08 Sept 2022 at 18:30

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Plans to charge a former British soldier with the murder of a Derry teenager in 1972 have been dropped

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has dropped a murder case against a former British soldier charged with killing a 15-year-old Derry boy in 1972. Daniel Hegarty was shot twice in the head during the British ...

02 Jul 2021 at 13:03

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