“He wasn’t just our captain or leader. He was our warrior on the park. But a gentleman off it. Devastated.” The words of Derry City team-mate Nicky Low summed up the loss and pain being felt across football following the death of Candystripes captain Ryan McBride.

A mystery man has reportedly thrown banknotes to unsuspected shoppers at a shopping centre in Derry.

While many could have anticipated that Dundalk would make up one half of an early top-of-the-table clash, far fewer would have predicted that their opponents would be Derry City.

League of Ireland: With leaders Dundalk not in action until tomorrow, Cork City and Shamrock Rovers will both be hoping to make at least temporary inroads into the champions’ lead in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division tonight.

SSE AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION:

Derry 0-20 Cavan 1-22 (aet)

Trabzonspor (Turkey) 4 Derry City 2

Derry City 4 Trabzonspor 2

Extending his goalscoring record for the club at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday would wrap up Mark Farren’s nine years at Derry City just nicely.

DERRY City moved to within a point of top spot following a thrilling win against leaders Shamrock Rovers at the Brandywell last night.

Derry City 1 St Patrick's Athletic 1

CALLS for the GAA to abandon the new handpass rule were met with a firm and unequivocal response by the association’s Director General yesterday.

FAI Chief Executive John Delaney last night claimed the fact a high profile FAI delegation arrived in Derry yesterday just 48 hours before the Republic of Ireland host France in a vital World Cup play-off at Croke Park said much about the importance of Derry’s participation in the League of Ireland.

A HIGH-PROFILE FAI delegation led by chief executive John Delaney will be on Foyleside this morning to consult with concerned prominent members of the local business community to discuss the next way possible forward for League of Ireland’s expelled side Derry City.

FORMER Cobh Ramblers player-manager Dave Hill has returned to the helm of the club as successor to the new Waterford United boss Stephen Henderson.

Derry City and Finn Harps meet in tonight’s eagerly anticipated north-west derby with both sides looking to maintain their 100% start to the season.

SOFT services firm Resource has won a series of contracts valued at more than €4.5 million to provide services to three shopping centres in Northern Ireland.

Derry City 4 St. Patrick’s Athletic 3 (AET)

Derry City 5 Sligo Rovers 0

Protestants living in Derry feel increasingly alienated and fearful about the future, research claimed today.

Marks & Spencer has announced the appointment of Jacky Byrne as manager of its new store in Dundrum in Dublin, which opens on March 3.

Derry football boss Mickey Moran has been linked with a move away from the Foyleside position after reports that he's been offered a full-time coaching role.