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Derry City remain winless at the start of the SSE Airtricty Premier Division season after three fixtures. Next up for the Candystripes is a home clash with Champions Shamrock Rovers on Tuesday. Derry City boss Declan Devine spoke with Kevin McLaughlin ahead of the clash with Shamrock Rovers...

Photo Stephen Doherty Derry City are on the road on Friday evening as they travel to Inchicore to take on St Pats with the visitors still searching for their first league points of the season. Declan Devine will be without defender Darren Cole who has a back injury but insists the rest of the squad are fit and raring to go against Stephen ODonnells team. Losses against Longford and Waterford will have definitely hurt the Foylesiders but the manager insists that confidence hasnt been affected in...

Derry boss Declan Devine. Photo Stephen Doherty Derry City will bid to bounce back from that opening night defeat in Longford when they entertain Waterford United at the Brandywell on Saturday (KO 6pm). Declan Devines men have had an extended wait to get that game out of their system given last weekends postponement of the Shamrock Rovers game. Derry now face into six games in the next 4 to 5 weeks. Declan is looking for his side to get up and running against Waterford...

Derry boss Declan Devine. Photo Stephen Doherty Derry Manager Declan Devine is looking for the Candystrips to improve on last season but knows their Premier Division opener away to Longford will be a tough start. There has been a huge shift in playing personal within the squad, that now has an average age of just 23. There was a buzz around the Brandywell this weekend with the pre-season Media Day on Thursday - Kevin McLaughlin attended for Highland Radio Sport where he spoke with boss Declan D...

Derry City are delighted to announce the signing of Will Patching who is joining the Candystripes on an initial loan deal from Dundalk. The midfielder came through the Manchester City youth academy before joining Notts County and he was capped by England at under-16, 17 and 18 level. Will signed for the Lilywhites at the end of 2019 and made nine appearances in a stop-start summer. A busy day at the Brandywell was completed with the arrival of 19-year old winger, Marc Walsh who has penned a 12-...

Joe Hodge is set to feature in the League of Ireland this season.

Eoin Toal has been appointed Derry City captain. Declan Devine has also confirmed that Ciaron Harkin, Danny Lafferty and Ciaran Coll will share vice-captaincy duties for 2021. The City manager said he had no hesitation in handing the responsibility to his talented central defender at the start of his fifth year at the Brandywell. “Eoin is a fantastic lad who is well respected by everyone at the club. He is just 21 years of age but already has loads of experience and knows the club inside out....

Patrick Ferry says hes over the moon to sign his first professional deal at Derry City. The Gaoth Dobhair teenager signed a two year contract on Tuesday which will see him part of the first team squad ahead of the 2021 season. The 18-year old has penned a 2-year deal at the Brandywell and said he was “absolutely thrilled” to be given the chance to show what he can do. Patrick appeared in two pre-season friendlies in 2020 and also got some league experience under his belt towards the end of...

Derry City have announced that Hull City defender Danny Lupano is rejoining the Brandywell club on a 6-month loan deal as preparations for the new season gather pace. The 20-year old Belgian really impressed in his very brief spell at Derry at the start of last season before the pandemic put paid to the move after just four games. Lupano spent the second half of 2020 at Kings Lynn Town, but took little convincing to give it another go in the SSE Airtricity League once the City boss Declan Devin...

By Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff January 21, 2021 Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff All the people along the Neponset River “are interacting with the watershed whether they know it or not,” said Declan Devine, an environmental fellow. Reporter file photo Most sections of the Neponset River are safe for recreational use, including swimming, most of the time, according to a report prepared by the Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA) and discussed during a public meeting last week. The an...