Danske Club

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Healy left furious at IFA blunder as Cooper unable to make Linfield return due to registration mishap

Belfast Telegraph 24 Jan 2021

Healy had included Cooper in his starting XI for the Danske Bank Premiership ... "We are aware of a loan registration issue and are working with the club to resolve the matter ahead of the Danske Bank Premiership fixture on Tuesday." ... As a club, we were left with no choice....

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Glenavon skipper Singleton relishing duel with old pal and team-mate Marshall in Glentoran clash

Belfast Telegraph 23 Jan 2021

The 26-year-old clocked up 225 league appearances for Glenavon over six years, helping the mid-Ulster club to Irish Cup wins in 2014 and 2016. Now he's back in the Danske Bank Premiership aiming to perform a few magic tricks for one of Belfast's Big Two....

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Robinson dismisses 22-game season plan

Belfast Telegraph 22 Jan 2021

Larne defender Josh Robinson says he's not convinced clubs can claim to be worthy title winners if the season is concluded after 22 games ... The Covid-19 pandemic has badly disrupted a Danske Bank Premiership campaign which started in mid-October but clubs remain determined to play as many games as possible....

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Winning the Irish League after 22-games would be a 'steal', says Larne defender Josh Robinson

Belfast Telegraph 22 Jan 2021

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£8 Covid test to pave way for Irish League's safe return

Belfast Telegraph 21 Jan 2021

The Irish FA and Northern Ireland Football League are banking on Covid-19 tests - which cost only £8 each - keeping the Danske Bank Premiership season alive ... Clubs will receive 160 test kits for four weeks of testing, with the total cost for all 12 clubs coming in at just over £15,000....

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The £8 Covid test that is paving the way for Irish League's safe return as clubs face tough sanctions for protocol breaches

Belfast Telegraph 21 Jan 2021

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Bring on summer football: Irish League chiefs surveyed on big issues including All-Ireland League and Covid-19 testing

Belfast Telegraph 18 Jan 2021

Only three Danske Bank Premiership clubs would be dead against a move to summer football ... Ballymena United, Glenavon and Carrick Rangers would not be in favour of a change to the Irish League calendar, but the remaining nine clubs would welcome and entertain further discussions on summer football and six may be ready to commit now....

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Well done to local football chiefs for sorting Covid-19 testing but now they must continue to lead the way

Belfast Telegraph 17 Jan 2021

I must congratulate both the Irish Football Association and the Northern Ireland Football League for their joint introduction of proper coronavirus testing kits to all 12 Danske Bank Premiership clubs ahead of Saturday's resumption of the season ... No ifs or buts, the clubs ......

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Larne boss Tiernan Lynch scoops third Manager of the Month title in a row to join elite list

Belfast Telegraph 16 Jan 2021

Danske Bank Premiership clubs have worked tirelessly to make their stadiums as safe as possible and the emergence of testing before the league resumes on January 23 has allayed some fears sparked by outbreaks ... Irish League clubs hoping for over £4m of funding but warned to 'be realistic'....

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Details of Irish League Covid-19 testing plans revealed ahead of scheduled return to action

Belfast Telegraph 14 Jan 2021

The Northern Ireland Football League have confirmed that Covid-19 tests for Danske Bank Premiership clubs will take place for an initial rolling period of four weeks. Clubs return to training on Monday and the new testing procedure will be reviewed after three weeks by NIFL....

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Ards chairman says it's 'time to void' Championship season as league still waiting for big kick-off

Belfast Telegraph 14 Jan 2021

After a series of false dawns, clubs in the second and third tiers of the Northern Ireland Football League have yet to play a competitive league fixture ... Up until the current two-week break, Danske Bank Premiership clubs had been playing their own league season without regular Covid-19 testing....

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We shouldn't yet give up on a full season: McKendry

Belfast Telegraph 13 Jan 2021

Coleraine chairman Colin McKendry says he's still hopeful the Danske Bank Premiership season can be fully completed, with all clubs playing 38 fixtures ... a 38-game league programme was now possible, but McKendry is refusing to let go of the clubs' No1 target just yet....

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If Irish League pause saves just one life then taking a break is a very small price for us all to pay

Belfast Telegraph 12 Jan 2021

However, because it's only the so-called 'elite' teams who are currently permitted to play competitive football, it has been suggested by some that the Irish Cup should now be contested only between the 12 Danske Bank Premiership clubs, with the winners qualifying for Europe - but that's not a view which I share....