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fromIrish Independent
2 weeks agoDozens of homes evacuated after two suspected devices found in Derry
Close to two dozen homes have been evacuated in this area following a report shortly after 12.30am today of suspect devices. A public safety operation was implemented, and cordons put in place. Chief Inspector Graeme Craig said: "We understand the level of disruption this has caused to residents - including families and children - who have had to leave their homes during the early hours, and how unsettling this will have been.
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fromIndependent
2 months ago'David Trimble said it was a wonderful day... I was sure he meant Bloody Sunday': Mary McAleese on her changing feelings for unionist leader
A Sunday in January 1972 marked one of the blackest days of the Troubles. On the penultimate day of the month, thousands of civil rights demonstrators took to the streets of Derry. The protest had been banned by the Stormont government and there was a heavy presence of soldiers and police officers. After skirmishes between local youths and the British army - soldiers moved in to make arrests. Shortly afterwards, members of the Parachute Regiment began to open fire.
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fromIndependent
3 months ago'You're my daughter, if anyone comes at you, I'll go through them' - the day Nell McCafferty came out to her mother
Nell McCafferty, a legendary Derry-born journalist, died a year ago; her sister Carmel struggles with grief and remembers Nell personally rather than publicly.
fromIrish Independent
4 months agoTwo hospitalised as Derry City and Bohemians fans clash with sticks, bats and iron bars
Local SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan condemned the trouble, noting that 'thugs came to Derry masked and armed with an array of weapons.' He emphasized the unprecedented scale of the violence and danger to the public.
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