PSNI attend 'suspicious object' outside Brandywell stadium

Both teams and officials during a minute's applause at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in Derry. Picture by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The PSNI have issued a security alert after the discovery of a 'suspicious object' outside the Ryan McBride Brandywell stadium in Derry.

The stadium was hosting a match on Friday evening between Derry City and Shamrock Rovers which saw President Michael D Higgins and British Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris in attendance.