MCLAUGHLIN TAKES 15OOM BRONZE AT WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Cathal McLaughlin. Derry athlete Cathal McLaughlin produced the run of his life to finish third in the 1,500 metres at the World Masters Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. It is an outstanding...
View ArticleCOLLINS WATCHES DERRY CITY RESERVES WIN THRILLER IN RAMELTON
David Elebert on target for Derry. Four Lanterns Ulster Senior League Swilly Rovers 2 Derry City Reserves 3 Derry City manager Roddy Collins was among the large crowd which witnessed Derry City...
View ArticleGREYHOUND RACING: TONIGHT’S BRANDYWELL CARD
The final of the Monday Sprint is the feature race at tonight’s greyhound meeting at Brandywell Stadium in Derry. Two semi-finals of the Track Lotto 500 are also down for decision. Runners in tonight’s...
View ArticleCLIPPER WORLD YACHT RACE… DERRY CREW MEMBER IN DRAMATIC RESCUE AFTER FALLING...
A crew member of the Derry “LondonDerry” Doire has had a miraculous escape after falling overboard during the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Rescued: Andrew Taylor. Andrew Taylor (46), from...
View ArticleGREYHOUND RACING…. TONIGHT’S BRANDYWELL RESULTS
Results from tonight’s greyhound racing at Brandywell Stadium in Derry are as follows: Race 1 (300 yards): 1, Fridays Berlin 2/1 fav; 2, Longrange Bazie 5/2. Time: 17.38. Distance 3.5 lengths. Race 2...
View ArticleDOIRE COLMCILLE CLUB NOTES
Colmcille’s senior team will play their first game of the new season on Easter Saturday. Club management wishes the senior team well in what is an important year for the club on and off the pitch....
View ArticleENTRIES BEING TAKEN FOR WATERSIDE HALF MARATHON
Foyle Valley AC’s Keith Shiels celebrates winning last year’s Waterside Half Marathon. Online entries are now being taken for the 33rd Waterside Half Marathon taking place in Derry on Sunday, 14...
View ArticleGOLF… O’DOHERTY CELEBRATES HOLE-IN-ONE AT CITY OF DERRY
Colm Doherty clinched Saturday’s Stableford competition with 42 points despite having two blank holes. Runner-up was Gerard Cunningham with third place captured by John O’Doherty who bought drinks for...
View ArticleMAN OVERBOARD VIDEO… MAYOR PRAISES EFFORTS OF DERRY CLIPPER CREW
Mayor of Derry Cllr Martin Reilly has made contact with the skipper and crew of the Derry “LondonDerry” Doire Clipper yacht to extend his best wishes following the incident earlier this week involving...
View ArticleDERRY CLIPPER’S ARRIVAL IN RIVER FOYLE… 80 DAYS TO GO!
80 days to go – the Derry Clipper crew gearing up for home arrival. Andrew Taylor, the member of the Derry “Londonderry” Doire yacht who spent 90 minutes in the water after falling overboard earlier...
View ArticleGOLF… SKIPPER’S DAY PRESENTATION AT CITY OF DERRY
The following members are asked to attend Martin McNulty’s Skipper’s Day Presentation at 6.30pm tomorrow night (Thursday, 3 April): F. Young, R McClay, R. Smyth, P. Glackin, E Mitchell, J. Woods, and...
View ArticleDERRY CITY MONTHLY DRAW WINNERS
Eamon Doran, Marlborough Road (no. 499) is the winner of the top prize of £1,000 in the latest Derry City Monthly Draw. Shauna McKevitt, Ballyarnett Village (no 481) is the winner of the runners-up...
View ArticleCITY OF DERRY COMPETE IN LETTERKENNY MINI RUGBY FESTIVAL
Youngsters from City of Derry who competed in the Letterkenny Mini Rugby Festival. Youngsters from City of Derry have taken part in the Maxol Mini Rugby Festival, hosted by Letterkenny Rugby Club....
View ArticleMCELENEY AND MCNAMEE RULED OUT AS DERRY BID FOR FIRST WIN
Injured: Patrick McEleney. Derry City go in search of their first win of the season tonight when they entertain North West rivals Sligo Rovers at the Brandywell (kick-off 7.45pm). Both sides are in the...
View ArticleDERRY HORSE IN GRAND NATIONAL… CHECK OUT THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS
Big Shu, owned by Derry man Hugh Duffy, is a runner in tomorrow’s Grand National at Aintree in Liverpool. The nine-year-old is considered a good each-way bet to win the race. According the Mr Duffy,...
View ArticleCITY OF DERRY GOLF CLUB… HEYWOOD SHINES IN THURSDAY OPEN
Ernie Heywood once again showed why is he is regarded as one City of Derry Golf Club’s best players over the past 10 years by claiming the first of this season’s Thursday Opens played yesterday at...
View Article10-MAN HARPS SHEL-SHOCKED AS UNBEATEN START TO SEASON ENDS
Finn Harps unbeaten start to this season’s Airtricity Division One campaign ended with a 2-0 away defeat to Shelbourne tonight. The Finn Park club were made to pay the penalty in more ways than one –...
View ArticleDERRY PUNTERS TO CHEER ON “BIG SHU” TO GRAND NATIONAL GLORY
Big Shu to carry Derry’s hopes in today’s Grand Natrional. Derry bookmakers are expecting “more than a few pound” to be placed on Big Shu as the city gets behind the locally owned runner in this...
View ArticleINSTITUTE ENTERTAIN FELLOW TITLE CONTENDERS KNOCKBREDA
Paddy McLaughlin: set to return. Institute will be hoping to bounce back from their shock Coca Cola Intermediate Cup exit earlier this week when they entertain fellow title contenders Knockbreda in the...
View ArticleGRAND NATIONAL – BIG SHU FALLS AT FOURTH FENCE
Big Shu: Fell at fourth fence. Big Shu has fallen at the fourth fence in the Grand National. Owned by Derry man Hugh Duffy, the nine-year-old with Peter Buchanan on board, had come in in the betting to...
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