Johnny Morton

Kealan Dillon sees no reason why Dungannon Swifts can’t maintain their superb Premiership form and establish themselves as a top-half team this season in what has been an unpredictable campaign.

As the clock ticked towards 90 minutes, Mark Stafford felt satisfied – Linfield were very much still in control of their Irish Cup quarter-final against Cliftonville and the opposition’s star striker Joe Gormley hadn’t made much of an impact, but that all changed in an instant.

Tiernan Lynch has thanked Larne supporters for “providing me with a home from home” in an open letter after departing for Derry City.

Paddy McLaughlin knew from early on that Irish League legend Colin Coates had the potential to become a top coach and says it’s a “major coup” for Glenavon to secure his services after he joined the Lurgan Blues backroom staff.

Tyrone’s tungsten titan Mickey Mansell continued to create history at the Grand Slam of Darts after defeating Danny Noppert 10-7 to seal his spot in the quarter-finals – a maiden TV ranking tournament last-eight berth of his career – and says this run has helped act as a “confidence boost”.

Glentoran manager Declan Devine has no doubt that former Aston Villa and Birmingham City youngster Finley Thorndike “is going to thrive” in the Irish League after showing signs of his obvious talent in recent weeks.

Larne dared to dream of collecting their maiden UEFA Conference League points after taking the lead against St Gallen but ultimately lost out 2-1 to the Swiss visitors at Windsor Park.

Cliftonville were held to a Premiership stalemate by 10-man Glenavon at Solitude on Saturday. Here’s the story of the match:

Cliftonville manager Jim Magilton admits Tuesday’s Co Antrim Shield quarter-final showdown against current Premiership leaders Ballymena United has became “massively important” for his side following their weekend league defeat to Carrick Rangers.

Heading into the summer, Jonny Clements was confident he’d played his last match and was planning to head into happy retirement, but a call from Hill Street helped reverse that decision and he’s thrilled it did with the striker scoring six times in two different matches at the start of this season.