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06 Sept 2025

Former Celtic star Paddy McCourt to make application for stay of prosecution in sexual assault case

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Derry Magistrate's Court

The defence team for the former Celtic and Derry City footballer Paddy McCourt are making an application a stay of the prosecution.

McCourt (38) of Wheatfield Court in Muff County Donegal faces one charge of sexual assault that was said to have occurred on January 30 this year.

At today's sitting of Derry Magistrate's Court a defence barrister Eoghan Devlin said that they would be making an application for a stay on the prosecution due to issues with the preparation of the Crown case.

He said that the prosecution had no objections to the defence being granted some time to draft that application and asked for an adjournment until December 22 for that to be done.

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