McCourt was initially found guilty last May. Former Celtic and Northern Ireland footballer Paddy McCourt has successfully appealed against a conviction for sexual assault. The 40-year-old was found guilty last May for sexually touching a woman in a bar in Derry back in January 2022, but McCourt had always denied the allegation. District judge Ted […]

2 years ago

The Derry native won 18 international caps for Northern Ireland. Paddy McCourt has been found guilty, after a two-day trial at Derry Magistrates’ Court, of sexual assault. The 39-year-old, of Wheatfield Court in Muff, County Donegal was accused of inappropriately touching a woman at a bar in Derry city centre, in January 2022. McCourt, who […]

3 years ago

Don’t sell McCourt, Paddy McCourt, I just don’t think you understand. After 10 years, Paddy McCourt is going home. 10 years since he left the Brandywell, he has found his way back to his native Derry. It was a long road that took him there, through Glasgow, Barnsley, Brighton, Notts County, Luton, Armagh and Donegal. […]

8 years ago

Not the northern club you might expect

9 years ago

We might be getting ahead of ourselves, but…

9 years ago

Even if he’s inside his own half

10 years ago