It is the height of the holiday season but Derry City Airport is empty.
The Blues saw off challenges from Glentoran, Portadown and Derry City to land the highly-rated midfielder.
"There is a united Team Derry approach both from the Culture Company and Derry City Council, " she said.
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Police have defended to Derry City Council their raid on the home of Sinn Fein mayor Kevin Campbell.
Former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Sammon began his career with University College Dublin before moving to Derry City.
The airport is owned and operated by Derry City Council and, as a result, the staff are on strike.
In 2008, dissident republicans attempted to kill PSNI officers during separate incidents in Derry City and Dungannon, Co Tyrone.
"The long-term future of Derry City is in no way threatened, " insisted McDaid.
Derry City manager Stephen Kenny is also known to be keen on Lowry.
Another large parade took place in Londonderry with many people turning out to see the procession leaving Derry City Council car park.
Its operations from Derry City airport are not affected by Tuesday's decision.
He also led Derry City in their Uefa Cup campaign this season.
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An SDLP councillor has issued an apology after saying he needs subtitles to understand a fellow Derry City councillor originally from Scotland.
The 24-year-old winger last week agreed a three-year deal with the Premier League champions after Derry City were paid an undisclosed fee.
Derry City will face former winners IFK Gothenburg in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup while Irish compatriots Drogheda face HJK Helsinki.
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They also reached the Scottish Cup final, losing to Hearts, a result that earned them European football, though they were humbled by Derry City.
In a statement Derry City Football Club chairman Pat McDaid said they were confident about maintaining pressure on the relevant bodies to reach their goal.
Forfar Athletic manager Dick Campbell and former Hearts, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Derry City boss John Robertson are among those who were considered by the Blue Brazil.
The former Derry City player has scored 16 goals this season but will be on the bench for Tuesday's league clash with Hearts after his discussions with Scunthorpe.
The defender is likely to be linked with a possible return to his hometown outfit Derry City although there has yet to be any contact from the Candystripes.
Derry City Council's Jacqueline Whoriskey, said it will be exciting.
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"It's my fifth metatarsal, " said the former Derry City winger.
Derry City Council is asking people to come to Queen's Quay on New Year's Eve to welcome in 2013, the official start of the city's year as UK City of Culture.
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In terms of the city council's aspirations it's to put Derry and the city generally in a different place and give it a different character, I think it's very successful in those terms.
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Derry's City of Culture Company has warned the upgrade delay could cause problems in 2013.
Some comhaltas members, who initially opposed the move because of the UK link in Derry's City of Culture 2013 title, did not attend.
Derry's City of Culture year was a major reason for its fourth placing in the Lonely Planet list, but Tom Hall said there were other considerations.
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Translink has confirmed that an upgrade of the Coleraine to Londonderry railway line will not be completed before 2013, the year Derry becomes UK City of Culture.
This year the centenary is being celebrated with a range of events, including a massive open-air performance in June as part of the Derry-Londonderry City of Culture 2013.
This year is the 400th anniversary of the building of the city walls that make Derry one of the finest examples of a walled city anywhere in Europe.
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