Category: Sport
Tyrone Victorious in Northern Ireland GAA Double
Tyrone won the all Ireland GAA final in Dublin today beating Kerry in the final. At the same time Down won what I believe was a junior championship. I must say I couldn't really care less. I'm sorry, but despite Trevor Ringland's call for Northern Irelan… more »
White Elephant Spotted Near Lisburn Getting Bigger
The government's plan for a Millenium Dome type project for Northern Ireland became more laughable this week as ministers announced that the 30,000 seater white elephant of a stadium that would cost £55 million was now a 42,000 seater stadium costi… more »
British Champions Deserve Better
Wasn't the excitement of Wednesday night great? Wasn't the atmosphere fantastic? Did you hear the fans in the stadium, or even on their way to the stadium? I'd have given my right arm to be there. OK, my left arm anyway.
The point is that the stadium… more »
British Champions 1 - England 0
Fans celebrate after the match. OK it's a crap picture but my phone has no flash.
Fans are still singing and cars hooting their horns up Tate's Avenue and along the Lisburn Road as I type. Chants of "Healy, Healy, Healy" being followed up by rousind… more »
Worst Possible Start
Fans Loyalists gather for sectarian sing-song. May or may not attend football later, but probably aren't bothered.
The match hasn't even started and I'm already feeling sick. There are a bunch of "fans" who appear to be from Rathcoole (no big surprise… more »
What Price Loyalty?
I laughed when I saw some local boys on Newsline last night complaining that they'd travelled to Windsor Park to try and catch a glimpse of England's primadonnas training there. It was no secret that the training session would be closed but it wasn't jus… more »
Northern Ireland End Victory Drought
It's been four long years but Northern Ireland have finally secured a competitive win today at Windsor Park. Both goals came from set pieces, the first a delightful (and I mean, delightful) free kick from Stuart Elliot (Hull City) and the second a penalt… more »
Armchair GAWA
For anyone who didn't get Tickets for Northern Ireland vs Azerbaijan, the match is live on BBC One Northern Ireland. Coverage starts at 2:25 with a 3:00 kick off. more »
New Leisure Centre for Ormeau Park
A new leisure centre will be built at Ormeau Park in south Belfast to replace the Maysfield Leisure Centre that was closed last July, running at a loss of £1.5 million/year. The sale of the site at Maysfield would be expected to fetch £8-10 m… more »
UUP Mad About Sport
No, not mad in a good way; mad as in stir crazy!
Trevor Ringland, Ulster Unionist spokesman for sport said that sport can break down sectarian barriers. This is fair enough, in many cases it can. He talks about promoting sport at local levels through… more »
