A Fan’s View: Wealth without Work; Pleasure without Conscience
Let me tell you about a mate of mine- Stocky we’ll call him. I’m meeting him shortly so you can meet him yourselves. He’s late…
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Lisburn Distillery History: Part Three
In the last article in the series we had a look at the first decade in Distillery’s history on the pitch and the clubs Irish…
SSE Airtricity League Round Up: Cork Win Again as Relegation Battle Deepens
Premier Division leaders Cork City begun life after Seanie Maguire with a 2-1 home win against Galway United although they were made work hard for…
Ballymena United: A History (Part I)
Ballymena United was formed in 1934 following the demise of Ballymena Football Club at the end of the previous season. Simon McCrory, William McNiece, and…
GAWA: Matches I’ll Take To My Grave – Austria 1982
Austria v Northern Ireland (2-2), 1st July 1982 Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid. The dates I throw up here light up like a candle in my…
A Fan’s View: My 40 years Of Watching Local Football
As the fortieth anniversary of my first Irish League game looms towards the end of next month I thought it was an opportune time to…
A History of Lisburn Distillery Football Club: Part Two
Despite football in Ireland taking off in the late 1870’s, it would be 1890 before the actual league format we know today would start, with teams…
SSE Airtricity League Round Up: The beginning of the end as league enters last third
As the Premier Division enters its last round of fixtures it is clear that the relegation battle will be the main focus given that Cork…
The Conception of Carrick Rangers: Part 3
Final installment of my trilogy on the development of football in Carrickfergus. Part 3 – Rise, Fall and the Start of Something Big Carrickfergus Athletic remained…
Lisburn man Johnny McKinstry appointed as Head Coach of FK Kauno Zalgiris
It was announced on Friday that Johnny McKinstry has been named as Head Coach of Lithuanian A Lyga club FK Kauno Zalgiris. McKinstry’s journey in…