A Philip Lowry brace either side of Billy Joe Burns’ drive left Crusaders clear at the head of the Danske Bank Premiership standings with a 3-0 victory over Dungannon Swifts.
From facing Diarmuid Connolly in a Championship final to squaring up to former Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka’s fledgling professional soccer league - welcome to 12 months in the life of Dean Curran.
Dylan King’s superb long-range strike against Glentoran proved an online talking point last week but of greater significance is the career the centre-back has been quietly building outside of the spotlight.
Manchester United first team coach Casey Stoney has said only an integrated approach like that being taken in Northern Ireland, will help women’s football continue to make strides on the global stage.
Dungannon Swifts club captain Seanan Clucas’ injury-time penalty kick rescued a share of the spoils for the hosts as Ballymena United held the lead on two occasions but left with honours even.
It's the festival of football that improves every year and 2019 was no different as the O'Neill's Foyle Cup served up its annual share of joy, tears, drama and delight with no shortage of superb football.
Several hundred turned out this evening for the official unveiling of a mural showing three Cookstown footballing legends who did or still play for Northern Ireland.
