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Linfield and Carrick win as Swifts draw with Coleraine
Linfield beat Ballymena United 2-0 in their opening match of the new Irish Premiership season while Carrick Rangers see off..
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Glenavon Football Club is a Northern Irish semi-professional football club that competes in the NIFL Premiership. Founded in 1889, the club hails from Lurgan and plays its home matches at Mourneview Park. Club colours are blue and white. Glenavon's bitter rivals are Portadown, with their matches known as the "Mid-Ulster Derby". The club is currently managed by Stephen McDonnell, formerly of Warrenpoint Town and Shelbourne.
Linfield beat Ballymena United 2-0 in their opening match of the new Irish Premiership season while Carrick Rangers see off..