Premiership

IRISH LEAGUE GUIDE 18-19 OCTOBER 2024

16 Oct 2024
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Your guide to all the weekend action in the Sports Direct Premiership and Playr-Fit Championship.

MATCHES THIS WEEKEND

Friday 18 October 2024
Sports Direct Premiership (kick-off 7:45pm)
Loughgall v Linfield - Buy tickets

Playr-Fit Championship (kick-off 7:45pm)
Bangor v Annagh United - Buy tickets


Saturday 19 October 2024

Sports Direct Premiership (kick-off 3pm unless stated)
Ballymena United v Coleraine - Buy tickets
Cliftonville v Glenavon [2:30pm] - Buy tickets
Dungannon Swifts v Portadown - Pay at gate (£15/£10)
Glentoran v Carrick Rangers - Buy tickets
Larne v Crusaders - Buy tickets - Buy tickets

Playr-Fit Championship (kick-off 3pm)
Armagh City v Limavady United
Dundela v Ards
HW Welders v Ballyclare Comrades
Institute v Ballinamallard United
Newry City v Newington - Buy tickets

(Note that games in the Playr-Fit Championship are priced at a maximum of £10/£7. Please contact the home club for further details)


HOW CAN I WATCH?

The live action continues on Friday night when the BBC cameras will be at Lakeview Park as Loughgall host Linfield, kick-off 7:45pm.

BBC SPORT NI
Friday 18 October 2024 - Loughgall v Linfield - BBC iPlayer BBC Sport NI

INTERNATIONAL VIEWERS
If you are outside the UK and Ireland you can still view the action via the OneFootball platform. This week's internationally streamed games are:-

Saturday 19 October 2024 (kick-off 3pm)
Ballymena United v Coleraine
Dungannon Swifts v Portadown
Glentoran v Carrick Rangers
Larne v Crusaders

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WHO'S IN CHARGE?


The following officials have been appointed to games scheduled for Friday 18 October 2024:-

Sports Direct Premiership
Loughgall v Linfield - Ben McMaster, Stephen Bell, Ryan Kelsey, Jamie Robinson

Playr-Fit Championship
Bangor v Annagh United - Mark Milligan, Brian Wilson, Matthew English


The following officials have been appointed to games scheduled for Saturday 19 October 2024:-

Sports Direct Premiership
Ballymena United v Coleraine - Ian McNabb, Stephen Donaldson, Richard Hegarty, Ross Dunlop
Cliftonville v Glenavon - Tim Marshall, George Argyropoulos, Shane Corrigan, Christopher Morrison
Dungannon Swifts v Portadown - Mark Dillon, Andrew Nethery, Adam Jeffrey, Declan Hassan
Glentoran v Carrick Rangers - Steven Gregg, John Doherty, Jason Millar, Evan Boyce
Larne v Crusaders - Tony Clarke, Rachel Greer, Gavin Hegarty, Shane Andrews

Playr-Fit Championship
Armagh City v Limavady United - Gareth Stewart, Gareth O'Donnell, Jason Maxwell
Dundela v Ards - Niall Devlin, Shane Geary, Fabrice Dubois
HW Welders v Ballyclare Comrades - Stewart Long, Octavian George Neacsu, Aaron Graham
Institute v Ballinamallard United - Neil Robinson, Robbie McMinn, Gary Ewing
Newry City v Newington - Diarmuid Harrigan, Niall McGuinness, Cianan Canney

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