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Nurture Your Roots

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Here is a gallery of painted flowers and birds found on the street furniture (electrical sub-stations, a bus shelter, the gate-posts to Gort An Easpaıg) in Creggan, with a variety of positive messages: “Grow with the flow”, “Bloom bright”, “Nurture your roots”.

The paintings are by Peaball (web). The sparrowhawk and falcon at Bishop’s Field were painted for last year’s (2025) Féıle (Derry Journal) and the bird on the bus shelter for Féıle 2026.

Iniscarn Crescent/Fanad Drive/Linsfort Drive, Creggan, Derry

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Love, Loyalty, Friendship

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This emerald claddagh, flanked by two robins, was painted by Peaball (web) in Central Drive, Creggan, between two other pieces of street art (by Friz and emic) and so removing the last blank wall for graffiti at the entrance to the Bishop’s Field sports centre – see previously Victory To The PFLP. A gallery of anti-Agreement boards is still on the main exterior wall of the centre – see Stand Up And Speak Out and Support Republican Political Prisoners.

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Support Republican Political Prisoners

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Here are two anti-Agreement boards in Creggan, Derry.

On the east side of Central Drive, along with the boards seen in Stand Up And Speak Out, is a new IRPWA (web) board in support of Niall Sheerin. For background, see Our Present Fight.

The ‘Republican Solidarity With Palestine’ board was previously next to the waste-ground created when the Bogside shops were knocked down. The ‘No RUC’ circle goes back to 2022.

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Junk

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Here is a small gallery of the wild-style and street-art in the street (formerly Anne Street) above Glendara, Derry. The most-recently painted works are the left-most quartet above, including (l-r) work by NOYS (ig), Dave Bonzai (ig), Kyle McGinley (writing “Jakey”) (ig), and Jam2 (ig).

The other three are older (2025) pieces at the rear gate of the Brandywell stadiums. Above the older NOYS piece is a board remembering Ryan McBride.

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Keep ‘Er Lit, Sunshine

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These two ‘welcoming’ pieces are next to Brandywell Park, at the western end of the Brandywell, Derry.

Above, a March 2026 piece by Dave Bonzai (ig) (Derry Journal) replacing long-standing graffiti that read “Keeper [sic] lit, sunshine”.

Below is an old (2011) “Welcome to Derry” with flowers and oak leaves.

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Believe In Your Dreams

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Ryan McBride was a Derry City FC defender and captain who died suddenly in 2017 at the age of 27 (BBC). The stadium was renamed, and the Ryan McBride foundation (web) was established, in his honour.

The piece above (by Ray Bonner) is at the Brandywell stadiums; the banner below is in Lecky Road.

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End British Internment!

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“End Maghaberry torture: strip searching, isolation, controlled movement.” This is an older (c. 2020) board that has been re-presented to the world because the trees above it have recently been trimmed back. Nonetheless, the IRPWA still maintains a list of republican prisoners, including sixteen at Maghaberry, and provides updates on prisoners.

Lone Moor Road, Brandywell, Derry

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Rising From The Ashes

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This mural, painted in 1981, still exists as is and is thus the oldest original mural in the north. It shows a phoenix rising from the shields of the four provinces and a stand of three flags: Starry Plough, Tricolour, and Sunburst.

Anne Street/Glendara, Brandywell, Derry

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Making Memories

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Girls from Seán Dolans GAC (Fb) and Trojans Youth & Community Group (Fb) are “bringing communities together”, “forging friendships”, and “making memories”.

Painted by Peaball (web) with support from Féıle Derry (web) on what is now the Health For Life (Fb) building on Linsfort Drive in Creggan, Derry

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For Young And Old To Enjoy

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Here is a gallery of in-progress images from this year’s (2026) Get Up festival, which took place along Queen’s Quay, alongside the Foyle Maritime festival (web).

Above and immediately below are images of Razer’s piece; the others are by Rua (ig), Ana Fish (ig), Dire1 (ig), Sinead Crumlish (ig), Kyle McGinley (ig), ?, Seanbcj (ig), Leandrocantero (ig), Aches (ig), Chose Letters (ig), Jam2 (ig).

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