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Belfast Telegraph
2 days ago
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Son of Manchester United legend hits the target for Red Devils as SuperCup NI gets under way
Kai Rooney, son of the club's all-time record goalscorer and former SuperCup NI player himself Wayne, scored in a 3-0 win over West Cork Academy. They meet Rangers in a glamour game at the Coleraine Showgrounds tonight after a 1,000 crowd in sun-splashed Bushmills were treated to an impressive performance from a player with the perfect name to play for Scottish giants. Kyle Glasgow struck twice, his second a penalty, in a 5-0 win over County Tyrone, who conceded the final three goals late on. Substitute Ruairidh Hall also scored twice. County Down's Mason Ayre is hoping to fire his team all the way to the SuperCup NI Premier Final after he scored two spectacular goals in a 4-2 win over Intercontinental FA. Ayre came off the bench to hit a stunning half-volley before firing home a superb free-kick in injury-time after the American side had twice come from a goal down. Zak Magowan hit a wonderful free-kick strike himself midway through the first-half before the impressive Ben Quirino equalised from the penalty spot. Shea Trainor added to the array of special goals to restore Down's lead only for Sam Winik to reply from a low driven corner after an impressive save by Max Sykes. 'I don't usually score those too often, it was good to score both,' said Ayre. 'It's much more of a buzz when you score goals like that. 'Hopefully, we can make it all the way to the Final.' County Down now meet 2024 winners Brighton, who were 2-1 winners over County Armagh who the Seagulls defeated in the Final. AFC Bournemouth head Group B after they won 3-0 against County Fermanagh, and Hamilton Academical came from behind to draw 1-1 with Mexican side Tigres after missing a first-half penalty. County Londonderry won 2-1 in their derby with County Antrim and now face Southampton, 2-0 winners against Ichifuna of Japan. Mixed emotions for manager Darragh Peden following County Armagh Juniors' victory Darragh Peden confessed to being torn between the joy of victory and frustration over County Armagh Juniors' performance despite a winning start to the SuperCup NI. A goal from Alfie Davidson five minutes from time, when he let the ball run across his body before unleashing a shot into the bottom corner of the net, gave Armagh a 1-0 victory in their derby against County Tyrone. Up to then, it had been the quality of rival goalkeepers Aidan Cunningham of Armagh and Tyrone's Jake Morgan that kept the scoreline blank. 'I think we're a better quality team than what we showed,' said Peden. 'The coach in me is frustrated but I suppose the manager in me is feeling 'job done' and now we move on to the next game. 'It's always a balance between winning games and trying to do it with a wee bit more flair. For me, as Juniors manager, it is more than just results; it's an experience at the SuperCup.' That win was key for Armagh as their final Group A opponents Blackburn Rovers defeated Crewe Alexandra 4-1. It was a tough start for County Down, who gradually grew into their game against St Patrick's Athletic before going down to two second-half goals from Conor Hudson and Gethin Davies. West Ham and Plymouth Argyle finished 2-2 in the other Group D encounter. County Fermanagh also lost to southern opposition, 4-1 to Bohemians in Group C, while Celtic won 4-2 over Chicago City. Michael Mulholland scored twice for County Antrim while Fionnbharr Stiobhard got the third in a 3-0 win over County Londonderry, setting them up perfectly for today's clash with Tottenham Hotspur, who were 5-2 winners over Charlton Athletic with Ashiah Haughton-Sinclair scoring four of the Spurs goals. Crusaders' quest to retain Minor crown suffers blow after defeat to Shamrock Rovers Defending champions Crusaders' hopes of retaining their Minor title were dealt an early blow as they were defeated on the opening day at the SuperCup NI. While the Crues got off to the kind of start they didn't want, there were goals galore for two other Irish League clubs, who each hit four goals in their victories. The Crues were beaten 2-0 by Dublin giants Shamrock Rovers and that result sets up a hugely interesting Group A clash on day two as they now face Ballymena United in Castlerock today after the Sky Blues finished 4-2 winners over Ross County. Cliftonville also made an impressive start to the tournament by hitting four goals in their 4-1 success against Loughgall. That game was, however, overshadowed entertainment-wise by the other game in Group C as Leeds United and Surf Select from the USA shared six goals in a thrilling 3-3 draw. The Reds now face Surf Select today. It is all to play for in Group B after both games finished level. Glenavon and Linfield battled to a scoreless draw, while Kilmarnock drew 1-1 with Al Jazira Club of the UAE. Coleraine and Blackburn Rovers will do battle for control of Group D when they meet in Bushmills after both were victorious in their opening games of the tournament. Blackburn were 3-0 winners over IDA Bermuda, while Coleraine managed to squeeze out a 1-0 victory over Shankill Juniors.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Deli Lites: Warrenpoint food company to create 130 jobs
A Warrenpoint food company that currently produces 84,000 sandwiches a day hopes to expand substantially thanks to a £19m investment in jobs and well as a number of high street cafes, Deli Lites has a large manufacturing base at the Milltown Industrial Estate in the County Down firm currently employs more than 300 people, but will invest more than £6m to add a further 130 jobs, including skilled positions and 10 management the firm's customers are supermarkets, coffee chains and international airlines. Co-founded by husband and wife Jackie and Brian Reid, the firm hopes a further £12.8m investment in automation will help it broaden its product range, increase on-site capacity and reduce firm currently has four premises at Milltown, but given its proximity to Warrenpoint Port and the main motorway network, finding suitable industrial space in Warrenpoint has been a long-term of this, Brian Reid said the expansion will see the further expansion of existing sites rather than the development of a new one."We're going to invest money here in Warrenpoint, in south Down," he said."But space is at a premium in the industrial estate that we are in. "But we have a plan to invest heavily in the capital, the automation and the AI integration here at Warrenpoint to make it into a world class manufacturing site. "That'll allow us to service customers wherever they are in the world." Like many manufacturing businesses, finding staff has been a challenge."It isn't at all easy, but we have a great team in the business that will be focused on going out and recruiting these people," Ms Reid said."There's incentives for our staff to see if they have friends or family that would be interested in a career here. "This isn't just operative level on the floor. There are careers here in technical, sales, marketing, commercial, logistics."Speaking at Thursday's launch event, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald said: "This is a company looking for new markets for their products and this investment will allow them to do that. "They've based themselves locally, they already employ over 300 people locally and are going to employ more people locally so this is a major announcement here today." The project has been supported by Invest NI's Agri-Food Investment Moody, Invest NI's director of food and drink, said: "The food and drink sector is very important to Northern Ireland and has been very heavily dependent on labour."But we have a productivity challenge in the sector so this initiative is about helping business to become more competitive, more productive and more efficient."Good jobs are obviously an element, but the productivity piece is the key element. "There is an expectation when you invest in automation that you won't be investing in jobs. "But what we are finding is that there is an investment in high value jobs."
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Orange Order criticises 'inaccurate and sensationalist' media coverage
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland (GOLI) has criticised a number of media organisations in Northern Ireland over what it said was "inaccurate, sensationalist and divisive commentary". The GOLI said the BBC's recent coverage about a cross-community sports camp in County Down which was cancelled as residents and an Orange Lodge raised concerns over the "perceived move of the GAA into the local community" , was relentless and unbalanced. In a statement , the GOLI also said the BBC continued to "marginalise Orangeism", criticising its coverage of the Twelfth celebrations. A spokesperson for the BBC said its coverage reflected "their scale and significance for those taking part". "We provided extensive, cross-platform coverage of the Orange Order's 12 July events," they added. "Our multiple news reports were informative and impartial. "And they were complemented by The Twelfth programme on BBCNI television and BBC iPlayer." The Grand Orange Lodge statement also criticised the Belfast Telegraph, Sunday Life and Irish News. It called the Sunday Life's story about the Goldsprings LOL worshipful master "victimisation". "Will the Belfast Telegraph door step the organisers of the Joe Cahill children's GAA Gaelic competition to be held as part of Féile an Phobail?" The GOLI said it had become accustomed to "commentators who are paid to produce content for the Irish News amongst others, spewing bile and intolerance towards anything associated with our culture, our community, and our traditions". The Belfast Telegraph and Irish News have been approached for comment. Plan to rearrange cricket camp after opposition to GAA involvement Deputy first minister 'deeply saddened' after summer camp cancelled The Twelfth celebrations generations in the making 'He gets up in the morning and he drums all day' Thousands attend Twelfth of July parades In pictures: The Twelfth of July celebrations
BBC News
21-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Orange Order criticises "inaccurate and sensationalist" reporting
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland (GOLI) has criticised a number of media organisations in Northern Ireland over what it said was "inaccurate, sensationalist and divisive commentary".The GOLI said the BBC's recent coverage about a cross-community sports camp in County Down which was cancelled as residents and an Orange Lodge raised concerns over the "perceived move of the GAA into the local community" , was relentless and a statement , the GOLI also said the BBC continued to "marginalise Orangeism", criticising its coverage of the Twelfth celebrations.A spokesperson for the BBC said its coverage reflected "their scale and significance for those taking part". "We provided extensive, cross-platform coverage of the Orange Order's 12 July events," they added."Our multiple news reports were informative and impartial."And they were complemented by The Twelfth programme on BBCNI television and BBC iPlayer." The Grand Orange Lodge statement also criticised the Belfast Telegraph, Sunday Life and Irish called the Sunday Life's story are the Goldsprings LOL worshipful master "victimisation"."Will the Belfast Telegraph door step the organisers of the Joe Cahill children's GAA Gaelic competition to be held as part of Féile an Phobail?"The GOLI said it had become accustomed to "commentators who are paid to produce content for the Irish News amongst others, spewing bile and intolerance towards anything associated with our culture, our community, and our traditions".The Belfast Telegraph and Irish News have been approached for comment.
BBC News
21-07-2025
- BBC News
Rathfriland: Three arrested after woman said she was held against her will
Three people have been arrested after a woman said she was held against her will and assaulted in County Down. Police received a report just after 21:10 BST on Sunday that a woman was found with facial injuries by a member of the public in the Newry Street area of Rathfriland. The woman, aged in her 30s, told police that three people had held her against her will in a property in the Dromore Street area and had been repeatedly assaulted throughout the attended the property in the Dromore Street area and found a man, aged in his 30s, who had also sustained serious facial injuries. The injured man and woman were taken to hospital for Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said they have arrested a 25-year-old woman on suspicion of a number of offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment and robbery. A man, aged 29, was arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment and non-fatal strangulation.A second man, aged 23, has also been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment, and remain in custody at this are appealing to anyone who may have noticed any suspicious behaviour in the Dromore Street area on Sunday to contact them.
