DUP MP Gregory Campbell has told President Catherine Connolly “you’re in our country” and warned her against “rewriting the past” on her visit to Derry. Referring to his attendance on Thursday evening at a debate in Dublin, the Derry MP told the President: “You’re in our country. Mr Campbell said he wanted to “make our acquaintance to try and build on that”. “I was more than disappointed that in her speech there were numerous references to Derry, but not a single reference to Londonderry,” Mr Campbell said. Ms Connolly was greeted on arrival to the Guildhall by the Lord Lieutenant for the County Borough of Derry Ian Crowe and Derry City Mayor Ruairi McHugh.

Source: Irish Examiner February 05, 2026 14:39 UTC