Fans have cheered Irish Cup winners Cliftonville as the team celebrated their historic weekend victory with an open-top bus tour of Belfast.
The north Belfast side brought to an end a 45-year wait for Cliftonville fans to see their team once again lift the trophy, beating rivals Linfield 3-1 at Windsor Park.
Saturday’s clash took place in front of around 15,000 fans at the stadium, and was the first time in 90 years the two Belfast teams had met at an Irish Cup final.
The win, secured with two extra-time goals, brings to nine the number of times Cliftonville have won the coveted Irish Cup, with the side having last lifted it in 1979.
There were jubilant scenes at Windsor Park at the final whistle as the Reds and their supporters celebrated ending their four-and-a-half decade drought in the competition.
On Monday, jubilant players and manager Jim Magilton toured Belfast with the trophy in an open-top bus, and were cheered by fans along the route.
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The bus took in locations including the city centre, Ormeau Road, Finaghy, the Falls Road and the north of the city, where fans got to meet their heroes and congratulate them on the victory, which Mr Magilton described as “monumental”.
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