Phase one of the regeneration works at Brandywell Stadium in L'Derry have been completed.

Ownership of the stadium has been given back to Derry City & Strabane District council from the contractor.

Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Cllr Maolíosa McHugh said: "This project is one of the Council's most significant and ambitious capital development projects and represents a staggering investment of £7m from the Council and the Social Investment Fund under the NI Executive’s Delivering Social Change framework, and forms part of the larger Brandywell/Daisyfield Masterplan to regenerate and invest in this region of the Council area.

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"It is a fantastic facility for multi-use sports and activities for the entire local community and I am very impressed with the work carried out and with the way the contractors and staff have pulled out all the stops over the past few months to get the project completed. As with any project of this scale, we did experience some issues and delays as a result of poor weather conditions, but we are delighted to have the facility up and running this week to host a range of events including soccer training session and greyhound dog trials."

Among the works carried out as part of the Brandywell Regeneration Project is a new 955 seater stand incorporating new changing rooms, media facilities, meeting spaces, safety control centre, along with standing accommodation for 270 spectators that will bring the existing capacity of the ground to approximately 3,700.

As well as the new stand, the project consists of a new synthetic turf pitch, a standalone dog track, the refurbishment of the south-end stand and additional car parking as well as substantial improvement works across the Stadium, including the replacement of the boundary walls to the wider Brandywell site.

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