Kenny Shiels extends deal with Derry City until 2019

- November 1, 2017

Derry City have announced that manager Kenny Shiels has signed a new contract extension, and will be at the club until the end of the 2019 season. Shiels has guided the Candystripes to 3rd and 4th place in his first two seasons in charge. Speaking on the official Derry City site, Shiels

Kenny Shiels thinking about not playing the Cork fixture tomorrow due to safety

- October 16, 2017

Derry City manager Kenny Shiels is considering not playing tomorrrow’s fixture with Cork City for safety reasons, lack of preparation and in respect to Dundalk. Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle, Kenny Shiels said: "We have a duty of care to the families. I have taken young players out of school to

Derry City’s Ronan Curtis set to sign for Ostersunds in Sweden

- August 9, 2017

Derry City and League of Ireland star Ronan Curtis is set to leave Derry and sign for Swedish side Ostersunds for an undisclosed fee. Curtis is heading over today to get the deal sorted as the Swedish Leagues transfer deadline is this Friday. Speaking about the move, the Ostersunds chairman said the

Eyes set on Europe as Derry City push past Limerick

- July 31, 2017August 1, 2017

Derry City moved one step closer to European qualification yesterday afternoon as the in-form Candystripes dismantled a lacklustre Limerick side at Maginn Park. Early first half goals from Barry McNamee, Rory Patterson and a second half strike from Ben Doherty gave the Candystripes all three points and a comfortable third place

Derry City jump into third with Bohs victory

- July 22, 2017

Bohs came into this evening’s clash following a frustrating 2-1 away defeat at Finn Harps and looking to avenge a 4-1 opening day Dalymount Park defeat at the hands of tonight’s visitors, Derry City. In a very open and entertaining first half, both sides looking comfortable on the ball, it was

A touch of class as Dominant Derry put 4 past Sligo

- July 10, 2017July 10, 2017

Derry City returned to winning ways yesterday afternoon as Kenny Shiels’ men put 4 past a struggling Sligo Rovers Side at Maginn Park. Lukas Schubert, Ronan Curtis, Aaron McEneff and Rory Holden all got their names on the score sheet, to earn the Buncrana men all 3 points and their

There CANNOT be a return to the past!

- July 4, 2017

For those Irish football fans who were living under a rock this past week, distress signals appear to have been sent by Irish Clubs. Last week Finn Harps FC released a statement, encouraging supporters and the local community to participate and engage in series of fundraising events coming up while

Nicky Low extends his deal with Derry City

- June 26, 2017

Derry City have announced the loan extension of Nicky Low (25) from Dundee. Low will now stay on with the Candystripes till November 7th 2017. Speaking to the official Derry City website, Low said “I have enjoyed my time here and it was only the league campaign, but now we are going

Derry City announce three new signings

- June 13, 2017

Derry City wasted no time over the mid season break as Kenny Shiels added a trio of signings to his squad. 25 year old Scot, Darren Cole, 18 year old Eoin Toal and 20 year old Jamie McIntyre have all penned deals for the Candystripes. Former Rangers Defender, Cole, signed a deal

Derry City – Mid season review

- May 29, 2017

Cormac Clarke 25 points, 16 games played and with just one game remaining before the mid-season break, I take a brief look at Derry City’s season so far. It’s been a turbulent first half of the season for the Foylesiders to say the least. After a flawless start to the season