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A conference is being held in Derry to mark the infamous Derry Civil Rights march of October 1968. The event is being hosted by Community Dialogue and will take place on Saturday, October 8, from 1pm to 5pm in The Junction on Bishop Street. ...

22 Sept 2022 at 14:15

Derry News

Civil Rights veteran, Bernadette McAliskey, backs People Before Profit for Foyle seat

Legendary civil rights campaigner, Bernadette McAliskey, has urged Derry's voters to give their first choice ballot to People Before Profit's Shaun Harkin. McAliskey, who until 2015, was the youngest-ever MP to be elected to the UK ...

25 Apr 2022 at 15:36

Local News

Civil Rights Movement to hold Bloody Sunday Commemoration in Garden of Reflection

A special commemoration to those who lost their lives on Bloody Sunday will take place at the Garden of Reflection on Sunday. The garden, located at the entrance of Glenfada Park (beneath the Civil Rights mural) close to where a ...

28 Jan 2022 at 21:51

Local News

Bloody Sunday: The 90-minute march that has lasted for 50 years

On Sunday, 30th January, 1972, thousands set off on a civil rights march from the shops on Central Drive in Derry's Creggan estate. A cold, dry, sunny winter afternoon, the mood was buoyant despite rumours that something bad ...

27 Jan 2022 at 16:53

Local News

‘Donncha abhorred sectarianism regardless of its source’ - Cathy Nelis

“Donncha was a proud Blanketman and Prisoner of War and he developed an exemplary fluency in Gaeilge.” These were the words of Cathy Nelis as she delivered the poignant eulogy for her brother, the late Donncha Mac Niallais, ...

16 Sept 2022 at 16:23

Derry News

I haven't gone away, you know

Veteran civil rights campaigner Eamonn McCann will continue to be a ‘thorn in the side of the political establishment’ despite stepping down as a councillor. Those closest to him insist that the renowned orator will again ...

04 Mar 2021 at 21:09

Features

Eamonn McCann questions progress made fifty years on from beginning of civil rights movement

Eamonn McCann has questioned how far Derry has moved on the past fifty years following the launch of his republished book which chronicled the civil rights movement and Troubles that followed. The Derry man’s newly ...

18 Dec 2018 at 17:18

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Museum featuring hundreds of political and military artefacts opens in Derry

A museum featuring a diverse collection of political and military artefacts has opened its doors in Derry. The museum at Bedlam Antiques, located on Shipquay Street, officially opened its doors to the public last ...

18 Feb 2025 at 20:00

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