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BBC News
11-05-2025
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- BBC News
Watch: Coleraine host Cliftonville with Euro place on the line
How we got here Coleraine v Cliftonville (14:00 BST) Cliftonville advanced to this final - their third of the season after featuring in Irish Cup and BetMcClean Cup deciders - thanks to a 2-0 win over Glentoran in the last four. Jack Keaney and Eric McWoods scored late at the Oval to give the Reds the win after they finished seventh in the league. For Coleraine, Declan McManus scored what proved to be the winner after only three minutes of their semi-final against Crusaders. After Dean Shiels guided the side to a fifth-place finish in the league, the win over the Crues was new manager Ruaidhri Higgins' first game in charge of the side. Stand by for highlights of both those games.
Belfast Telegraph
11-05-2025
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- Belfast Telegraph
Ruaidhri Higgins: I want to prove that Coleraine were right to bring me in by inspiring Euro joy
The former Derry City chief replaced Dean Shiels just over a week ago, but he couldn't have wished for a better start as he helped the Bannsiders negotiate a midweek European Play-Off Semi-Final against Crusaders, when an early goal from striker Declan McManus was enough to get Higgins' boys over the line.
Belfast Telegraph
10-05-2025
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- Belfast Telegraph
I brushed shoulders with David de Gea at TNS… Europe is so special and I want Coleraine to seal spot, declares goal ace
European history-maker Declan McManus says he's hungry to give Coleraine special memories on the continent. The 30-year-old helped TNS become the first Welsh side to qualify for the group or League Phase of any European competition after reaching the League Phase of the Uefa Conference League.
BBC News
12-04-2025
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- BBC News
Haveron and Shiels on Larne's 2-1 win at Coleraine
Larne remained one point behind Glentoran in the battle for second place in the Irish Premiership thanks to a 2-1 win at Ballycastle Ryan gave Larne an early lead, before Declan McManus equalised before half-time and then Paul O'Neill netted the winner from the penalty spot in the second manager Gary Haveron: "Really hard fought. We had to be gritty, we had to show character. We had to dig in, we had to defend at times, but that's exactly what the boys did."To a man today we were outstanding. To come away from here with any result is incredibly difficult, especially in the second half of the season the way they have really kicked on."It's been a hard run, that's 10 out of 11 games away from home for us. It's been really difficult, anything we've achieved this season we've had to do it the hard way. It's been a long hard season up to this point."Now we're down to the business end and we have to keep digging in."Larne are at home to Linfield and Glentoran in their final two fixtures of the manager Dean Shiels: "It's disappointing to lose. We haven't had that losing feeling recently and it's a hard one to take."Especially under the circumstances of the penalty that was given it's extremely disappointing."Those are the fine margins in a game where we had all the play, all the territory. It's disappointing that a referee's decision has decided the outcome."I thought we were the likelier team to win it but you never switch off with the quality that Larne have."We've just got to lick our wounds and move on now."
BBC News
14-02-2025
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- BBC News
Coleraine targeting 'stability and improvement'
Irish Premiership: Coleraine v GlentoranDate: Friday, 14 February Venue: Coleraine Showgrounds Kick-off: 19:45 GMTCoverage: Watch on BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport website Coleraine boss Dean Shiels said that his side are "feeling good about themselves" after their recent upturn in league Bannsiders have picked up four points from their last two games and host high-flying Glentoran on Friday night in a game which will be live on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport Shiels believes there is more to come from his side as they look to put together a run of good results that can take them into the top six."There's a good feeling in the camp; I think over the last few weeks, performances have been pretty good and we're starting to get points on the board," he said."Every team bar Linfield and now Glentoran are searching for momentum, and we feel like we have some and we can build on that."We want to finish as high as we can, one or two wins gets you amongst the European spots and every club will be looking at that, not just us."Coleraine strengthened significantly in the January window, bringing in Charles Dunne, Declan McManus, Levi Ives, Ronan Doherty and Paddy was delighted with the acquisitions of the quintet and hopes their arrivals can propel the Bannsiders into European contention after an indifferent start to the campaign which sees them sitting eighth in the table. "Declan McManus and Charles Dunne, we tried to sign in the summer," he explained."There's always been an admiration for Doherty and if Levi becomes available you bring him in. We're lucky that our long-term targets we have got in the door in January."We knew the first part of the season would be difficult and now it's about getting stability and improving."
