O'Hara out to end Portadown's long wait
Anyone at Windsor Park today looking for a player with real Irish Cup pedigree look no further than Keith O'Hara.
Anyone at Windsor Park today looking for a player with real Irish Cup pedigree look no further than Keith O'Hara.
It was the day Cliftonville fans finally dared to say it.
Russia's senior international team may have been frozen out of taking on Northern Ireland in last month's World Cup qualifier at Windsor Park, but by the time a team from Moscow arrives on the north coast this summer the weather should be much different.
Ballymena United ended their 10-match winless run in style with a six-goal demolition of Portadown at Warden Street.
Gutsy Glenavon came from behind to take the points at Stangmore Park to move level with Dungannon Swifts and a little closer to mathematical protection from relegation.
Linfield manager David Jeffrey hailed ace predator Peter Thompson after he plundered the winning goal against Big Two rivals Glentoran at Windsor Park.
Donegal Celtic took a major step towards Premiership survival by winning their relegation tussle with Lisburn Distillery.
Michael Rafter is rapidly making a name for himself at the Brandywell.
Glenn Ferguson wants to complete more transfer business before the end of the season after tying goalkeeper Stuart Addis to a new deal and signing Crusaders left-back Stephen McBride on a pre-contract.
Howard Beverland is unaware and unfazed by any speculation linking him with a move to Linfield.
Whitey Anderson has no fears that Ballinamallard United will be one-season wonders in the Premiership.
Lisburn Distillery boss Tim McCann has admitted he would take a different approach to life in the Premiership next season should his side win their survival battle.
Glentoran four, Crusaders five, entertainment value: 10 out of 10.
Coleraine boss Oran Kearney banked a point, declared himself happy and immediately set his sights on pipping Glentoran to a fourth place finish.
The analysis from the opposing managers was a little more flattering than that of the other observers but they shared the same sentiments – a best forgotten 90 minutes of football provided little in the way of entertainment on a bitterly cold Easter Saturday.
Ballinamallard United manager Whitey Anderson was delighted for his players as they guaranteed themselves a top six finish with a scoreless draw against Linfield.
Tommy Breslin has urged Cliftonville's supporters to pump up the volume when Crusaders visit Solitude for a mouth-watering North Belfast derby today.
Portadown thumped five goals past Lisburn Distillery less than a fortnight ago, but the Whites responded to keep their great escape bid on track.
While last week's heavy snowfall might have costs us a Saturday, we still had plenty of Championship football in the month of March.
Three Limavady United players subject to an Irish FA investigation, after allegations of irregular betting activity in the Belfast Telegraph Championship have protested their innocence.
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Three-day festival underway in Derry
When Rob Webber was forced to undergo a second shoulder operation last summer and went through "dark days" wondering what the future held, he never envisaged it would be captaining his country.
Arjen Robben provided the perfect answer to the doubters by scoring an 88th-minute winner to settle a brilliant Champions League final in favour of Bayern Munich at Wembley.
Leinster put past disappointments behind them to scoop an elusive RaboDirect PRO12 title in head coach Joe Schmidt's last game in charge, with a 24-18 win over Ulster.
Leinster put past disappointments behind them to scoop an elusive RaboDirect PRO12 title in head coach Joe Schmidt's last game in charge.