County Derry Post

Australian police have launched a fresh hunt for a County Derry man suspected of brutally murdering his wife and three children almost 40 years ago.

Connla Young reports………

“It doesn’t take a genius to work out that ‘Ulster Scots’ is simply a political football and has been hijacked to try to counteract the perceived success of the Irish Language and their efforts to resurrect our native tongue and promote Irish culture through that medium.”

Read Fergal McCusker’s ‘Take the Point’ column…..

“Can you remember the last time you saw a game of Gaelic football in which the number of scores outweighed the number of fouls committed in sixty minutes? It wasn’t by much (32 scores to 31 frees) but Derry and Fermanagh provided that rare novelty on Saturday in a very entertaining under-21 championship quarter-final at Celtic Park.”

Read Cahair O’Kane’s report from Celtic Park…..

“It was never about that. It’s a new year, a clean slate for everybody and the best team in the county won the county championship last year. They beat all the best teams in it.”

Conleith Gilligan talks to Chris McCann……..

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“As Gareth Johnson headed for the pitch, he took a wrong gate that led him into the stands, with one Derry man suggesting that he stay off the greenery in order to afford the Oak Leafers a chance. That would have been a general forethought of most of the 100-odd fans prior to throw-in.”

Read Cahair O’Kane’s report from Fr. McNally Park, Banagher…….

“With six points in the bag, Derry look almost assured of Division One football next year.  The challenge now is to go on and claim the place in the knockout stages that has so far eluded them.”

Read Chris McCann’s report from Celtic Park…..

“In the last couple of league campaigns we have gotten off to good starts but slackened off, we don’t want that to happen this year.”

Barry McGoldrick talks to Chris McCann…..

Primary school children in Dungiven have added their voice to calls for a new by-pass around the town.

Connla Young reports…….

A Castledawson mother has vowed never to return to Antrim Area Hospital after claiming to have found dried human excrement and blood in a room where her four week old daughter was being treated.

Connla Young reports………