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We are delighted to announce that senior menโs manager Michael OโNeill has signed a new four-year contract extension, keeping him in charge until 2032 ๐ค๐๐ค #GAWA
Today I am travelling to Washington DC to embark on a series of engagements with politicians, business leaders and diplomats. Northern Ireland enjoys privileged access to the corridors of power each March, and it is important that we donโt take it for granted or neglect it.
For Northern Ireland, the idea of a special relationship with the United States is not just something we say. It is something lived, felt, and renewed with every generation. It is written into family histories and shared stories, into classrooms and boardrooms, into the very way we see our place in the world.
This year will be particularly significant for us, as a number of events are planned to mark the role the Ulster Scots played in the formation of the modern America.
250 years on from the Declaration of Independence, those bonds remain strong.
The United States remains Northern Irelandโs largest source of high-value, technology-rich foreign direct investment. Over the past decade, nearly 15,000 jobs and ยฃ1.5 billion in investment have been generated by American companies that saw potential hereโcompanies who chose Northern Ireland not out of sentiment, but because the fundamentals were right.
Recent investmentsโsuch as the announcement of 1000 jobs from Bank of America โpoint to something bigger than individual projects. They reflect confidence. Confidence in our talent, in our institutions, and in our ability to compete in the industries that will define the 21st century.
Northern Ireland may be small, but we are agile. We cannot shape every global trend, but we can seize themโand turn them into jobs, ideas, and prosperity.
From fintech and cyber security to advanced manufacturing and the creative industries that now attract major international productions, Northern Ireland is telling a new storyโone of confidence, creativity, and connection.
That is why USโNorthern Ireland trade matters. Not just because of balance sheets or job numbers, but because it reflects a partnership rooted in shared history and renewed by shared ambition.
I believe deeply in this special relationship, and I am confident that, together, we can ensure that our friends in the United States continue to visit, invest, and build their futures right here in Northern Ireland.
Reporter: "Was it almost cruel to see that putt on 18 go in?"
Rory: "No, not really, it probably earned me an extra 400, 500 grand, so it's fine!"
(Actually earned him an extra $600k)
Happy New Year ๐
A huge thank you for being part of an unforgettable year, full of amazing moments on and off the pitch โฝ๏ธ Hereโs to making 2026 even bigger and better ๐
Brilliant photo of the late Tommy McIlroy pictured with the Budweiser Floodlight Cup, after our final win against Ards at The Oval 21st Dec 1993. Our goals scored by Lee Doherty, Gary Haylock & Raymond Campbell
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Linfield Football Club wishes to advise that it has terminated all sponsorship agreements with Mooney's Butchers, including sponsorship of the Linfield Academy.
The club will also be putting measures in place to ensure that all future sponsorship arrangements will be subject to internal vetting procedures. In addition the club will be making a donation to a victims related charity and wishes to apologise for any distress caused by this decision.