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Seán Dolan's GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football.Underage teams up to U-12's play in North Derry league and championships, from U-14 upwards teams compete in All-Derry competitions.Gaelic footballSeán Dolans fields Gaelic football teams at U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, Minor and Senior levels. They currently compete in the Derry Junior Football Championship and Division 5 of the Derry ACFL.Ladies' Gaelic footballThe club also field Ladies' football teams at various age-groups.HistoryThe club are named after IRA member Séan Dolan. He was active in the IRA during the Northern Campaign. A fluent Irish speaker and keen traditional musician, Dolan was interned and imprisoned on a number of occasions for his efforts in the fight for Irish reunification.While holding the position of secretary of the Derry City Board, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Pearse's GAA club on the Waterside and played for them on numerous occasions. Seán Dolan died in the Waterside Hospital on 28 October 1941 at the age of 28. Fr F O'Hagan said at his funeral "He was a man of ideals and principles and he was prepared to suffer for those ideals he held in high honour". Seán Dolan's GAC was set up the following year in his honour.

YMCA Grounds or Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Drumahoe, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Institute F.C. of the IFA Championship. The stadium holds 3,110 people with 1,540 seated. In May 2008, the club secured £800,000 worth of funding for improvements to the ground. In May 2009, the club installed new floodlights at each corner of the ground, and in November 2010, more ground development began, involving the building of a new 800-seater stand at one of the goal-mouths. This work was completed in August 2011.External linksIFCP photos from Riverside StadiumStadium on stutefc.co.uk

Derry ist einer der 26 nordirischen Districts und liegt in der traditionellen Grafschaft Londonderry. Der Distrikt wurde 1973 gebildet aus dem County Borough Londonderry, das die eigentliche Stadt Derry bzw. Londonderry umfasste und dem Rural District Londonderry, zu dem das ländlich geprägte Umland gehörte. Neben der Stadt Derry liegen heute unter anderem die Orte Culmore, Newbuildings, Strathfoyle und Eglinton im District.Der 1973 gebildete Distrikt hieß zunächst Londonderry, wurde 1984 jedoch amtlich in Derry umbenannt. Da die eigentliche Stadt Derry den Status einer City besitzt, trägt die Verwaltungsbehörde des gesamten Distrikts die Bezeichnung Derry City Council.Derry City CouncilDie Wahl zum Derry City Council am 11. Mai 2011 hatte folgendes Ergebnis:Siehe auch Verwaltungsgliederung Nordirlands