CLIFTONVILLE manager Paddy McLaughlin admitted that he would probably be in support of summer football if the Northern Ireland Football League decide to press ahead with the idea. The Reds’ boss has experienced summer football in the League of a Ireland with both Derry City and Finn Harps and enjoyed playing on the warm, bright […]
McLaughlin would ‘probably’ support switch to summer football

Belfast Strongman aiming to give charity a lift with fundraising event

MICHAEL Downey is well-known for his fundraising efforts across Belfast, but the local strongman competitor admits one cause is very close to his heart. As he prepares to run his third annual ‘Belfast Strongman’ event, Downey says that raising funds for suicide awareness charities is a way of remembering a dear friend. Just over two […]
Race for the Volunteer Cup gets underway

THE ANTRIM Club Championship season gets underway in earnest this evening (Friday, 7.30pm) when Rossa host Ballycastle in the two-legged Senior Hurling Championship preliminary round tie. McQuillan’s, of course, are no strangers to this format, having played in the preliminary round last year when the group stages were first introduced. However, the North Antrim men […]
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Belfast Celtic boss urges caution ahead of new season

NEWLY-appointed Belfast Celtic boss Stephen McAlorum admits management wasn’t on his radar when he was first approached about the gig last month. Following a protracted name-change saga, Sport and Leisure Swifts became Belfast Celtic at the end of last season, with the West Belfast outfit beginning their rebirth in the Ballymena and Provincial Intermediate League […]