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Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

1928 establishments in Northern IrelandAssociation football venues in Northern IrelandBuildings and structures in Derry (city)Derry Celtic F.C.Derry City F.C.
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The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (Irish: Tobar an Fhíoruisce1) is a municipal football stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of League of Ireland team Derry City F.C. and (temporarily) NIFL Championship team Institute also home to NIWFA Championship Ladies Team Foyle Belles FC. Until September 2018, the stadium was known as the Brandywell Stadium before it was renamed to honour Ryan McBride.

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Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium
Southend Park, Derry/Londonderry Brandywell

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Derry City FC

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BT48 6PB Derry/Londonderry, Brandywell
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Derry City Cemetery
Derry City Cemetery

Derry City Cemetery, known locally as the City Cemetery, is a cemetery based in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland. By the mid-19th century Derry’s graveyards were becoming overcrowded, and soon would reach capacity. To alleviate the strain the cemetery was opened in 1853, becoming the first municipal cemetery in the city. By 1867 the graveyards at St Columb's Cathedral, St. Augustine’s Church, and Long Tower Chapel had all stopped accepting ‘new’ burials. Due to this the cemetery became the main burial ground for the city's Protestant and Catholic population. It is the final resting place for over 70,000 people and includes graves to victims of the cholera pandemics of the late 1800s, as well as graves of those who fought in WWII. Hunger striker and INLA member Patsy O'Hara is also buried in the cemetery. In recent years the cemetery suffered from vandalism and antisocial behaviour, with holy ornaments and flower pots being damaged or destroyed. In an attempt to deal with the problems the council installed CCTV. In May 2016 the City Cemetery Records Project was set up and 40 volunteers transcribes and verified over 45,000 entries from the Cemetery's Burial Registers from the formation of the cemetery up until 1961. In 2018 a local historian set up the 'Friends of Derry City Cemetery' to organise tours in an attempt to deal with the problems.The cemetery is also rapidly approaching capacity, despite the opening of a new section on the lower part of the cemetery. As of March 2020 the council stated that there are approximately 650 plots that remain available, and that the cemetery is expected to reach capacity by 2025, although it will remain open to secondary burials until 2043.In March 2022 work commenced on an expansion to the city cemetery, with land used near Southway in Derry to increase the cemetery capacity with an extra 950 plots being available. The work is expected to take nine months to complete.