Derry Republican youth group Tóirsire held a protest at the weekend on the main arterial route between Derry and Donegal to highlight the ongoing issue of the Derry City name change row .A recent court decision ruled the name of the city did not change when the council name changed in 1984 which left many disappointed. Tóirsire will now renew its efforts to put this issue back on the political agenda which will hopefully bring this saga to a conclusion.
The official name of the city has over the years been a contentious issue. The vast majority of its citizens use the preferred name of Derry. This politicisation of the name has led to a plethora of other names being used including the Maiden City, the Walled City and even Stroke City. This has caused confusion in terms of marketing the city as a viable brand in terms of tourism or attracting inward investment.
6 comments:
Great protest.
Great to see young republicans coming to the fore in Derry! J
we shouldn't force people to call the city Derry....they can also us Doire!!!!
*call it Doire lol!
Great to see Toirsire active on this issue. Keep up the good work!!!
london has no place in Ireland let alone DERRY!
I think this is a pretty pointless argument to be fair! the vast majority of both protestants and catholics who live in the city refer to it as Derry on a daily basis. Letters are delivered if you write Derry/ directory enquiries accept Derry etc... By forcing a change to the official name we are simply saying that protestant/ unionist culture has no place in our city- we've done enough of that in the past (by bombing the prods out of the cityside) and I think we all need to realise that this city has no future without an inclusive approach to regeneration- i.e. if Derry has a reputation as a 'fenian hole' noone with a unionist/ British conservative attitude will come to invest/ visit/ spend any money here which will have knock-on multiplier effects for other businesses and visitors.
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