Derry Journal

The Derry Journal is a newspaper located in Derry, Northern Ireland, covering both County Londonderry and County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It is managed by Derry Journal Newspapers, a part of Johnston Press. The newspaper is released twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and it is affiliated with the Sunday Journal, which is the only local paper in Ireland that comes out on Sundays. Notably, it is the second oldest newspaper currently in circulation in Ireland.

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Dr. Kanwarjit Singh Panesar was a ‘surgical giant’, a ‘man of compassion’ who developed deep bond with adopted Derry home

3 days ago | derryjournal.com | Kevin Mullan

Dr. Kanwarjit Singh Panesar was a ‘surgical giant’ and a ‘man of compassion’ who developed a deep bond with the city of Derry during a half century of medical service. These were among the tributes paid to the former consultant after his death aged 84 on May 15. Born in the village of Dosanjh Kalan near Jalandhar in 1941, the pioneering surgeon was schooled in Nairobi, Kenya, before returning to his native Punjab to study medicine in Amritsar.
Gas cylinder explosion which spread to house in Derry treated as arson with intent to endanger life

3 days ago | derryjournal.com | Brendan McDaid

Police and the Fire & Rescue Service have confirmed that they are treating an incident in which a resident was forced to flee after a gas cylinder fire exploded and spread to a nearby residence along Lecky Road as deliberate. Police are now investigating the overnight incident as ‘arson with intent to endanger life’ and have appealed for anyone with information to come forward. The NI Fire & Rescue Service meanwhile confirmed they had received a call out at 1.56am on Tuesday.
Dior picks County Derry man Jonathan Anderson as sole Creative Director, a role he describes as a 'great honour'

3 days ago | derryjournal.com | Brendan McDaid

A County Derry designer has been hailed as a “visionary creator” by Dior, as it announced he will be the first sole Creative Director who will work across all the fashion house’s collections collections since its founder Christian Dior. The move positions Jonathan Anderson at the helm of one of the world’s leading fashion brands following an already remarkable career.
Derry republicans to celebrate Wolfe Tone’s anti-sectarian message at Bodenstown

3 days ago | derryjournal.com | Kevin Mullan

Republicans from Derry and Donegal will join comrades from across the country at Bodenstown on Sunday to honour ‘the father of Irish republicanism’ Theobald Wolfe Tone. Veteran Derry republican Danny McBrearty will lay a wreath on behalf of the local branch of the National Independent Republican Commemoration at Tone’s grave in Sallins during a commemoration at 2pm on June 8. The commemoration will be chaired by republican former prisoner Sean McGuinness from Armagh.
Bed fellows - flowering plant duos that work well together

4 days ago | derryjournal.com | Brendan McDaid

Whether it’s in pots, window boxes or in the ground, it’s always beneficial to have a variety of flowering plants and its handy to know which will work well together to create an eye-catching display. Some plants are thugs and run roughshod over everything else in the garden, crowding out less vigorous plants. It’s not always easy to tell which ones will do it either. Examples include English ivy and Creeping Jenny – both of which are often used in decorative mixed flowering pots for sale.
Temporary 40 miles per hour speed limit live on A2 at Greysteel until August

4 days ago | derryjournal.com | Kevin Mullan

A new 40 miles per hour speed limit in Greysteel came into effect on Monday and will be in place for two months. The new speed restriction extends from a point on the A2 Clooney Road 500 metres west of its junction with the Carnamuff Road to its junction with Vale Road in the north Derry village. It will remain in place until August 1, the Department for Infrastructure has confirmed. The restriction has been put in place in order to facilitate roadworks that have been ongoing along the A2.
New coach-only lay-by for tourists visiting Free Derry Corner and other Bogside landmarks to go live

4 days ago | derryjournal.com | Kevin Mullan

A new coach-only lay-by for tourists visiting Free Derry Corner and other historic landmarks in Derry’s Bogside will come into operation this month. The bay will be located at Rossville Street immediately outside numbers 45 to 54 Glenfada Park. It will come into operation on Monday, June 16. Under a new Statutory Rule entitled ‘The Parking Places on Roads (Coaches) (Amendment) Order (NI) 2025’ only coaches will be allowed to park on a length of the roadway.
Irish literary giants Brian Friel and Seamus Heaney to be celebrated with major festival across Derry, Tyrone & Donegal

4 days ago | derryjournal.com | Brendan McDaid

‘FrielDays: A Homecoming’ will begin with a 35th anniversary production of his most celebrated play, Dancing at Lughnasa, staged just 50 metres from the house in which it is set, with a combined 50th anniversary celebration of the work of Ireland’s greatest poet – and Friel’s close friend - Seamus Heaney also planned.
Plans for ten apartments to the rear of Fiorentini’s

4 days ago | derryjournal.com | Kevin Mullan

An application to develop ten apartments at the back of Derry’s legendary traditional Italian ice-cream parlour and fish and chip shop Fiorentini’s has been lodged with the planners. Plans lodged with Derry City & Strabane District Council propose a change of use from a café at the rear of the premises at 67 Strand Road to an apartment.
Archbishop Eamon Martin pleas for ‘media hope’ in 50th anniversary year of foundation by Bishop Edward Daly of Catholic Communications Office

4 days ago | derryjournal.com | Kevin Mullan

The fiftieth anniversary of the foundation by Bishop Edward Daly of the Catholic Communications Office will be marked this week. On Friday, June 6, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference will host a seminar at Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth, centred on the theme: ‘Communicating Christian Hope’. It has been organised by the CCO as its contribution to the Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope, currently being celebrated in Rome and around the world throughout 2025.