Derry City bag three points with Boyce winner
Derry City’s goal hero Ronan BoyceDERRY City got back to winning ways with a 1-0 win away to Waterford this evening. Ronan Boyce’s first half header was enough for Derry City to bag the three points...
View ArticleLockdown exit boost for 100 year-old Derry league
Derry’s mayor Councillor Brian Tierney is covering the cost of the pitches needed to host this season’s Derry and District league matches.IT is the Derry grassroots football league that has nurtured...
View ArticleDerry City in ‘huge test’ against St Pat’s
Derry City manager Ruaidhri HigginsIT’S eighth v third tonight as Derry City host St Pat’s Athletic at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (kick off 5.45 pm) Depending on how other results go, a win...
View ArticleDerry City almost beat St Pat’s in thrilling match
Derry City players celebrate Joe Thomson’s goal to put Candystripes 2-1 up. Pix by North West NewspixDERRY City came close to a fabulous win over St Pat’s Athletic this evening at the Ryan McBride...
View ArticleDerry City boss warns players over Drogheda clash
Joe Thomson scored Derry’s second goal of the game against St Pat’sDERRY City manager Ruaidhri Higgins has warned his players against arrogance ahead of their Premier Division trip to Drogheda United...
View ArticleDerry City v Drogheda: Patching’s brace earns deserved win
WILL Patching scored two free-kicks to help Derry City past Drogheda United 2-1 in the League of Ireland (kick off 7.45 pm). Patching caught out home goalkeeper David Odumosu with a 40-yard effort on...
View ArticleAllianz League: Derry march on with win over Cavan
DERRY’s good run in the Allianz League with a two point win over Cavan at Kingspan Breffni Park this afternoon (throw in 2.30 pm). The Oakleafers ran out 1-16 to 2-11 to record their third win in a row...
View ArticleDerry City Ladies lose in late goal to Crusaders
Pictures by North West NewspixCRUSADERS Strikers who are now in third in the Danske Bank Women’s Premiership league after they scored a late, late winner to get a 1-0 victory away to Derry City Women....
View ArticleBrave Caleb Toland shows footie jerseys to Mayor
A BRAVE young Derry boy has been showing off the signed jerseys he has received from his football heroes. Caleb Toland recently underwent brain surgery. To cheer him up, Caleb’s dad contacted some...
View ArticleDerry City to welcome fans back this Friday
DERRY City FC has today confirmed that this Friday night’s home game against Bohemians will be used as a ‘test event’ for the safe return of spectators to the Brandywell. It will be the first time fans...
View ArticleFans back to watch Derry City v Bohemians
FOR the first time in 15 months, fans will be back at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium this evening as Derry City play host to Bohemians in the SSE Airtricity League. Only a small number of fans,...
View ArticleIt’s another Derry late late show equaliser
WITH around 155 fans back in the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium for the first time in 15 months, it looked like they would go home disappointed with a 1-0 defeat to Bohemians. But in the dying moments...
View ArticleDerry seal promotion in four point win over Limerick
DERRY secured promotion to Division Two of the Football League thanks to a 0-17 to 0-13 win over Limerick at Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday (thrown in 4 pm) The Oak Leafers led 0-8 to 0-7 at half-time...
View ArticleCiaron Harkin signs two-and-a-half year deal
DERRY City midfielder Ciaron Harkin has this morning signed a two-and-a-half year contract which will keep him at the Brandywell until at least the end of the 2023 season. The 25-year old has been in...
View ArticleBig night in North West as City face Harps
City manager Ruaidhri HigginsIT is another big night in the North West as rivals Finn Harps host Derry City in the SSE Airtricity League. Candystripes manager Ruaidhri Higgins is well aware of the...
View ArticlePatching brace helps Derry City defeat Finn Harps
Pictures by North West NewspixCLASSY and controversial were the best ways to describe Will Patching’s brace as Derry City continued their fine away form with victory in the north-west derby at Finn...
View Article‘We want to be one of the top teams’– Gallagher
DERRY cruised to the Allianz League Division 3 title yesterday with a comprehensive 0-21 to 1-6 victory over Offaly but didn’t achieve any more than expected by boss Rory Gallagher. Both sides won...
View ArticleAnother late late goal secures Derry point
Ronan Boyce celebrates after he scores to grab a draw against Sligo Rovers> Pic by Kevin MooreA late deflected effort by Ronan Boyce grabbed Derry City a 1-1 draw with Sligo Rovers in a tight...
View ArticleDurkan: Report highlights failures in Sports Sustainability Fund
SDLP Justice Spokesperson and Foyle MLA Mark H DurkanTHE SDLP’S Mark H Durkan has said that an Audit Office report has highlighted “unequivocal failures” in the handling of the Sports Sustainability...
View ArticleDerry lacked the magic to beat Dundalk
DERRY City just didn’t have the the magice or the firepower to defeat Dunalk as the Co Louth side continued its mini-resurgence. Vinny Perth’s fortunes continued as they leapfrogged Derry City in the...
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