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SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Derry Journal 02 December 2008 The case opened at Dublin's Special Criminal Court today of four Derry men accused of Real IRA membership. Gary Donnelly (28), of Kildrum Gardens, Michael Gallagher (29), of Sackville Court, Martin Francis O'Neill, of Colmcille Court, and Patrick John McDaid (38), from Marlborough Street, all denied membership of an unlawful organisation styling...
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SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Derry Journal 25 November 2008 Around one hundred people took part in a commemoration march on Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of IRA volunteer Patsy Duffy. Mr. Duffy was shot dead by the SAS as he went to check on an arms dump in a house in Maureen Avenue in November 1978. The march, which was organised by the 32 County Sovereignty Movement and the Duffy family, began...
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SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Derry Journal 18 November 2008 A group that provides political analysis to the UDA has said the loyalist paramilitary's Remembrance Day statement -which called on loyalists to be "battle ready" - has been misrepresented. The initial UDA statement released last week accused republicans of racism, ignorance and bigotry and said the paramilitary group - criticised last week by the Independent...
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SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
Derry Journal 14 November 2008 The IRSP in Derry has rejected claims made by the PSNI that drugs seized in Derry and Strabane this week are connected to the INLA . The denial comes after police raids on a number of houses in Derry and Strabane uncovered controlled drugs with a street value of £10,000. The PSNI said they belived th drugs were linked to the INLA. “Detectives...
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SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Derry Journal **Via Newshound 11 November 2008 The INLA were responsible for the murder of Derry dad-to-be Emmett Shiels in Creggan, the Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) announced yesterday. In its latest report, the organisation set up to monitor the activities of paramilitary groups said it believes the INLA shot the 22-year-old in the Bligh's Lane area of the city on...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... a quiet self-belief about him.Crucially, though, as he pointed out to his hometown newspaper the Derry Journal, when they told him of the comments at the time, "two experienced managers are happy with me, so that's good enough for me".Indeed, both Alex Ferguson and Giovanni Trapattoni have given the 21-year-old cause for confidence, the Italian giving him his first start and third...
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SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Derry Journal 5 Nov 2008 Following the release of a new report indicating that 8,000 construction jobs have been lost or are under threat in Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin Foyle Assembly member Raymond McCartney said the decision by the DUP to stall for the past year on the Long Kesh site was directly contributing to job losses in the construction industry. "The CEF (Constructors Employers...
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SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
- SAYS KNEECAPPED BOGSIDE MAN By Erin Hutcheon Derry Journal 31 October 2008 A Derry man who was shot in a Bogside bookie's shop on Wednesday evening, last night sent a clear message to his attackers: "I'm no dealer." Shaun Ryan (35), was shot twice in both legs during a punishment-style shooting at Ladbrokes betting shop in Meenan Square. The father of three has since undergone...
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SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Derry Journal 17 October 2008 Foyle Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney attended the premiere of the new film 'Hunger' based on the 1981 Hunger Strike in Belfast last night. Speaking before watching the film, Mr McCartney, who advised director Steve McQueen, said; “I look forward to viewing ‘Hunger’ and I have no doubt that having previously spoken to Steve McQueen while he was making the...
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Crash.Net (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
... not to blame."I went up to him and shook his hand, the poor fella was just out of it," he told the Derry Journal at the time, "He was just trying to come to terms with it the same as us."This was an accident that could have happened to anyone. We have never missed a Donegal Rally in our lives - Richard knew the rules but he just got it wrong. He waited for one car to pass and thought...
