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Sad passing of Dungiven man Barney McNicholl Tributes have been paid to a well-known Dungiven man Barney, back row extreme left, in Dungivens Dr Kerlin Cup team of 1966 Reporter: ); Tributes have been paid to a well-known Dungiven man who died last week. St Canices Dungiven led the tributes to their former player Bernard (Barney) McNicholl who passed away last Monday, January 11, at the age of 79. Barney was an accomplished sportsman, having also played for Derry at minor and senior level. On...

The school-house raid that ended in tragedy a century ago An RIC raid on the dance left a 16-year-old boy dead. Joseph Dohertys grave at St Columbas, Ballerin. Reporter: );  ); On the night of December 28, 1920, a group of young people defied an 8pm curfew to hold a dance in a Ballerin school-house in County Derry. Liam Tunney tells the story of how the tip-off from a local insurance man, led to an RIC raid that had tragic consequences for one of the areas families. Sixteen-year-old Joseph ...