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County Londonderry

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Area2074
Population247,132 (2011)
Capital Coleraine
Provinces Ulster
UniversityNorthern Regional College, Coleraine
Did you knowLondonderry is the sixth-most-populous Irish county by population (247,132).
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About County Londonderry


County Londonderry, also known as County Derry, is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. Prior to the partition of Ireland, it was one of the counties of the Kingdom of Ireland from 1613 onward and then of the United Kingdom after the Acts of Union 1800.

Disabled man without hands or legs is left without carers

Disabled man without hands or legs is left without carers
Nov 13,2023 8:11 pm

... Although he lives alone, Mr Calvert, from Portstewart in County Londonderry, relies on a daily visit from a care worker to help him with basic hygiene and personal care...

Mum fears her son could die waiting for life changing surgery

Mum fears her son could die waiting for life changing surgery
Oct 2,2023 9:21 pm

... Óisín, from County Londonderry, has a number of health conditions including cerebral palsy, and is currently waiting for two procedures...

Storm Agnes: Woman rescued from car during floods

Storm Agnes: Woman rescued from car during floods
Sep 27,2023 6:10 pm

...More than 30 firefighters helped rescue a woman from a flooded river in County Londonderry after Storm Agnes brought heavy rain and strong winds to the island of Ireland...

Sextortion on Snapchat is not the end of my world, says victim

Sextortion on Snapchat is not the end of my world, says victim
Sep 8,2023 4:21 am

... " You showed me you Nathan, from Magherafelt in County Londonderry, had been on holiday with friends to Santa Ponsa in Spain when he was added on Snapchat by a woman he did not know...

PSNI data breach: Man in court on terrorism-related charges

PSNI data breach: Man in court on terrorism-related charges
Aug 21,2023 8:11 am

... He was arrested by police at his County Londonderry house last Friday...

PSNI data breach: Second man arrested by Northern Ireland police

PSNI data breach: Second man arrested by Northern Ireland police
Aug 18,2023 6:41 am

... A 50-year-old man was arrested following a search in Dungiven in County Londonderry on Friday...

Baby loss: Mum's campaign for bereavement unit in son's memory

Baby loss: Mum's campaign for bereavement unit in son's memory
Jun 17,2023 7:20 am

... " I had to walk past all the other delivery suites, " said Louise, from County Londonderry...

Good Friday Agreement: Prisoner release a bitter pill for victims

Good Friday Agreement: Prisoner release a bitter pill for victims
Apr 9,2023 9:20 pm

... The 25-year-old was murdered in 1981 at the Mid Ulster Hospital in Magherafelt, County Londonderry, by the IRA...

PSNI data breach: Second man arrested by Northern Ireland police

Feb 23,2023 5:52 am

A second person has been arrested by detectives investigating (PSNI).

The data was accidentally shared earlier in August and included the surname and initials of 10,000 PSNI employees.

A 50-year-old man was arrested following a search in Dungiven in County Londonderry on Friday.

A 39-year-old man who was arrested on Tuesday has been released on bail.

Police said the 50-year-old had been arrested under the Terrorism Act.

Dt Ch Insp Andy Hill said the PSNI was working to establish who possessed information related to the data breach.

" We will take action to ensure that any criminality identified is dealt with robustly to keep communities, and our officers and staff who serve them, safe, " He Said .

PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said The Information is

How did the data breach happen?

Mr Byrne has apologised for what he described as a breach of data on an " industrial scale".

It was one of two breaches that emerged over a two-day period which caused considerable concern among PSNI officers and staff, who face continuing threat from paramilitaries and.

In The Wake of the data breach, nearly half of Northern Ireland 's officers have contacted The Police Federation about potential damages.

The First breach happened when data was made public In Error by police responding to a routine freedom of information (FoI) request.

The Information appeared online for Three Hours last Tuesday, leading the PSNI to update its security advice to its officers and staff.

The surname and initials of every employee, their rank or grade, where they are based and The Unit they work in, including sensitive areas such as surveillance and intelligence, were included.

Information about a second data breach, involving the theft of a spreadsheet with The Names of 200 officers and staff, emerged The Following day.

The PSNI said documents, along with a police-issue laptop and radio, were believed to have been stolen from a private vehicle in Newtownabbey, County Antrim , on 6 July.

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