Tag: County Derry/Londonderry
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Europe is Coleraine’s last hope in 2023/24… and Oran Kearney must show steel to get them there
To say that Coleraine have found the going tough this season would be something of an understatement. At the weekend, a turbulent campaign arguably hit a new nadir when they were swept aside by Glentoran at The BetMcLean Oval, routed 6-0 with the hosts’ hat-trick hero David Fisher doing the bulk of the damage. It’s…
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Institute’s comeback win in table-topper duel at Dundela could be a watershed in Championship title race
The chase for promotion into the Premiership is an intense dash, so when the two primary pacesetters in the second-tier collided at Wilgar Park, it could well have been a case of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. Not so, as it proved – in fact, following their head-on clash on Tuesday night, the…
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Both Coleraine and Sky Sports missed out on Conor McKendry’s wing wizardry in dour draw
‘A great advert for the Irish League’ is a cliché that is repeated so much that you may as well have it as your phrase of choice when teaching your pet parrot how to speak. Fear not, though; you wouldn’t have heard a peep of that following Monday night’s Sports Direct Premiership clash between Coleraine…
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Free-scoring Limavady United have a familiarity on their side that could hand them a promotion
Limavady United’s goal glut to start the Premier Intermediate League campaign has come under the spotlight – and not without reason. The Roesiders have started the new third-tier campaign in an impressive vein; with just six matches played, they have already scored an astonishing 28 goals, scooping up 15 out of a possible 18 points…
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Capturing the essence of the Riverside can give Institute no end of comforts in their new home
In the latest round of the Playr-Fit Championship last weekend, one of the stand-out results was Institute’s impressive 4-0 victory over Bangor in a third-versus-fourth battle at the Brandywell. The hosts looked in mightily good nick and were thoroughly deserving winners on the day. Shaun Leppard’s opener, prodding home from a dangerous right-sided free-kick, was…
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Kenny Shiels’ shock hire at Moyola Park is a fresh challenge he’ll relish taking the reins of
In one of the Irish League’s most surprising managerial twists, the exceptionally esteemed Kenny Shiels has taken the reins at Premier Intermediate League outfit Moyola Park. 22 years on from his last stint in charge, and with a wealth of experience under his belt, Shiels has filled the vacancy at one of the Irish League’s…
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