Brandywell stadium to be named after Ryan McBride

COUNCILLORS on Derry City and Strabane District Council have voted to rename Brandywell stadium after the late great Derry City captain Ryan McBride.

The 27-year-old footballer died suddenly at his Brandywell home in March last year.

A consultation on the proposal to change the name of the stadium started in April and closed on 1 July.

There were 6,549 valid responses to the public consultation.

Seventy one per cent of the vote was in favour of renaming the stadium after Mr McBride.