Celebrity Bainisteoir players in court

TWO Derry footballers were in court for being involved in a pub brawl in Galway city after their team’s defeat in the recent semi-finals of the Celebrity Bainisteoir television series.

Both Michael McIvor, aged 25, of 31 Letteran, Cookstown, and Kieran Donnelly, aged 28, 50a Letteran Road, Moneymore, Magherafelt, Derry, avoided convictions for public order offences at Galway District Court by each making a €300 donation to the court poor box.

Their team, from St Michael’s Club, Lissan, Derry, managed by Daniel O’Donnell’s wife, Majella, lost to Galway side Oughterard 0-6 to 0-15. The winning Oughterard team was managed by Paul Gogarty of the Green Party.