Soccer

All Irish Premiership games postponed due to Storm Darragh

Four intermediate league fixtures have also been called off due to the storm

Dungannon coaching staff make their way out to the pitch shortly after today's match with Linfield was postponed due to weather conditions at Stangmore Park, Dungannon
Dungannon coaching staff make their way out to the pitch shortly after today's match with Linfield was postponed due to weather conditions at Stangmore Park, Dungannon. Photo by David Maginnis/Pacemaker Press (David Maginnis/David Maginnis/Pacemaker Press)
By Liam Grimley

FOLLOWING adverse weather conditions, all six Irish Premiership matches have been called off.

Reigning champions Larne were set to travel to Loughgall but their match has been postponed.

Glenavon and Crusaders were due to play at Mourneview Park in Lurgan today at 3pm, but it was also postponed.

Glentoran and Ballymena United were also to play out their fixture at the Oval before the game was cancelled due to Storm Darragh’s impact.

Dungannon Swifts' top-of-the-table clash against Linfield has also been called off.

Cliftonville’s home game against the struggling Carrick Rangers was called off an hour and a half before kick-off.

The Coleraine v Portadown fixture was postponed an hour before kick-off to round off the postponements in the North’s top division.

Four games in the Intermediate League have also been called off due to the weather conditions.

Knockbreda v Lisburn Distillery, Queens University v Banbridge Town, Rathfriland Rangers v Moyola Park, Warrenpoint Town FC v Dollingstown and Tobermore United v Oxford Sunnyside have all been called off.