Glentoran manager Declan Devine is set to leave the club amid the east Belfast outfit's poor start to the Irish Premiership season.
An agreement over his departure was reached on Monday with the Glens winless in their past three league games and sat eighth in the table with seven points from their opening six fixtures.
Devine's last game in charge was a frustrating 1-1 draw with Bangor at the Oval on Saturday and the full-time whistle was met by a chorus of boos from the home faithful.
Former Glens goalkeeper Devine took over at the 23-time league champions initially as interim boss in March 2024 after Warren Feeney was sacked.
He was given the role as permanent boss the following month and guided Glentoran to the County Antrim Shield in the 2024-25 season, their first trophy in five years.

#glentoran #declan

When Cliftonville had last faced Glentoran at the Blanchflower Stadium in the Women's Premiership in 2025, it was a day they wanted to forget.
Nadene Caldwell's late winner on the final day of the season meant Glentoran lifted the league ******* le in dramatic circumstances at the expense of the Reds.
But, almost a year on, Cliftonville turned the tables on their ******* le rivals with a 2-1 win in east Belfast on Sunday, which put them in control of the ******* le race.
"I think it wasn't something that was mentioned, but I'd say subconsciously, if not consciously, people were thinking about the fact the last time we played at the Blanchflower, they were lifting the league," said key Cliftonville striker Teegan Lynch, who scored in Sunday's win.
"They're not great memories, they're more of nightmares, but at the same time it was maybe that extra 10% that we needed to get over the line.

#glentoran #time

Conor McMenamin says his short-lived move to Coleraine "was not meant to be" after his shock deadline day return to Glentoran.
The 31-year-old joined the Bannsiders in June on a long-term deal from St Mirren but has now made an unexpected return to the Glens for his second spell at the club.
McMenamin scored 39 goals in 80 appearances for the east Belfast side before he moved to the Buddies in 2023.
"Before I went to Coleraine, Glentoran wasn't an option and, as soon as I found out that they were this time around, I said to my agent to get it done quick," McMenamin told BBC Sport NI's Stephen Watson.
"I'm delighted and I want to play with that smile and that freedom that I did before I came here.

#glentoran #conor #bannsiders

Glentoran were the comfortable 3-1 victors over Linfield at the Oval in the first round of the County Antrim Shield, while holders Carrick Rangers exited after being defeated by Crusaders after a penalty shootout.
Jordan Jenkins struck twice inside the opening six minutes to hand the home side a dream start in east Belfast before Charlie Chapman's early second-half strike threatened a Linfield fightback.
The Blues could not find a way back level after Cal Weatherup restored the home side's two-goal advantage.
At Seaview, Jacob Blaney and Owen Wardell gave the Crues a comfortable lead before an impressive final five minutes from the holders forced the tie to be decided on penalties.
However, Declan Caddell's side were the 5-4 victors in the penalty shootout to book their spot in the next round.

#victors #home #side

Irish Premiership
Glentoran 1 - 2 Crusaders FT
Crusaders substitute Aaron Reid scored an 88th minute winner to secure a 2-1 win for Declan Caddell's side after a dogged display over Glentoran at the Oval.
Owen Wardell put the visitors in front in the first half, before Ben Gallagher equalised on 68 minutes.
It looked like the hosts looked more likely to score again, but it was at the other end where Reid finished to secure all three points for Crusaders.

#glentoran #declan

From Maguiresbridge to Celtic, Casey Howe has already packed plenty into a career that has taken her across the UK and Ireland - but her latest chapter may be the most exciting yet.
A Northern Ireland debut at 17, a treble-winning season with Glentoran, a move to Nottingham Forest and promotion with Wolves have all helped shape the County Fermanagh native, who is now testing herself at one of the biggest clubs in Scottish women's football.
The 23-year-old got off the mark for Celtic on just her second appearance for the club last Sunday, with a beautiful left-footed curler that finally broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute of an eventual 3-0 win over Montrose in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL).
"Being just a young girl from Maguiresbridge, it is pretty surreal to do this," Howe told BBC Sport NI.
The road to the state-of-the-art training centre at Barrowfield in the East End of Glasgow was one paved with long journeys, family sacrifice and a belief that one day she could reach the highest level.

#howe #ireland #casey #nottingham

Glentoran beat rivals Linfield 2-1 to progress to the semi-finals of the Women's Irish Cup.
Naomi McLaughlin opened the scoring in the 36th minute before Cora Chambers levelled for the Blues at Blanchflower Park.
But McLaughlin struck her second of game with eight minutes remaining to send Kim Turner's side into the final four.
Holders Cliftonville also progressed to the last four with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Derry City.
After an early own goal opened the scoring for Cliftonville, the Reds progressed thanks to goals from Teegan Lynch and Louise McDaniel either side of the interval.

#mclaughlin #side #linfield #irish

Manager Oran Kearney says he hopes Ballymena United can build on a "positive" start to the season against Glentoran on Friday.
The Sky Blues stunned Linfield 3-0 on the opening weekend of the season but lost 2-1 at Crusaders in their second outing.
Ballymena had a big turnover of players over the summer with 11 new arrivals at the Showgrounds, but Kearney is pleased with their start to the campaign.
"I think the big worry always with that first game is making sure that you're up to speed, particularly against a side that had played in Europe and maybe had been in earlier than us," Kearney told BBC Sport NI's Nicola McCarthy.
"So we were happy with the start that we got, but just a bit frustrated that we didn't back it up last Saturday."

#kearney #start #oran

Irish Premiership
Linfield 2 - 1 Glentoran FT
Linfield bounced back from their opening weekend disappointment and were the 2-1 victors over Glentoran at Windsor Park to secure the bragging rights in the 'Big Two' derby.
Darragh Leahy nodded home a corner to give the Blues an early lead before Kirk Millar doubled their advantage on 78 minutes.
Jordan Stewart pulled a goal back for the Glens in the final minutes of the match before being sent off seconds later.

#glentoran #premiership

Irish Premiership
Glentoran 2 - 0 Limavady United FT
Second-half goals from Jordan Stewart and Pat Hoban made sure Glentoran kicked off the new Irish Premiership season with a win, but they were made to work all the way by new boys Limavady United.
It took until after the hour-mark for Glentoran to find the breakthrough with substitute Jordan Stewart nodding home only moments after coming off the bench.
Just two minutes later, last season's top scorer Pat Hoban made the points safe when he headed home Jack Malone's cross.

#limavady

Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins said his side want "more success" in this year's Irish Premiership.
The Bannsiders won the Irish Cup last season and came second in the Irish League by three points.
It has been an impressive summer transfer window for Higgins' side who have signed Northern Ireland international Conor McMenamin as well as Derry City's Ben Doherty.
"When you look at some of the signings the so-called bottom six clubs are making, it is going to be an even stronger league I feel this year and extremely competitive," Higgins told BBC Sport NI.
"When you hear people writing off Linfield, I think that is very, very naive. Larne are the reigning champions and deserve respect and Glentoran will be really, really strong again and then you have the really competitive teams outside of them as well.

#well #premiership

Bangor striker Ben Arthurs has completed a three-month ban after an anti-doping test revealed the presence of a banned substance following an Irish Premiership game in March.
The 28-year-old was suspended by the County Down club in April, although at the time it was said the Seasiders were "unable to provide further details" while an investigation took place.
Arthurs was subject to the anti-doping test after his side faced Glentoran on 10 March.
A statement from UK Anti-Doping [UKAD] on Thursday said: "Analysis of Mr Arthurs' sample returned an adverse ***** ytical finding (AAF), for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine."
Under UKAD rules, athletes can be issued reduced three-month suspensions "if they can establish that they used the substance out-of-competition and in a context unrelated to sport performance".

#arthurs #test #substance #bangor

Cliftonville captain Kelsie Burrows said that their emphatic Women's League Cup win against Glentoran "is a real good start" in their quest to win a domestic treble.
The Reds won the trophy for a fourth year in a row courtesy of a 4-0 victory over the Glens at Seaview.
Caitlin McGuinness scored twice with sister Kirsty and substitute Danielle Maxwell also finding the net as Brendan Lynch's side sent out a signal of intent against the Women's Premiership champions.
"Everyone is delighted. We wanted to come out here and press Glentoran as much as we could and we knew where their weaknesses were and the quality players that we have," Burrows said.
"We get the ball into Caitlin and she knows where the net is. Her pace and quality on the ball is brilliant.

Cliftonville and Glentoran are back in the Women's League Cup final at Seaview in a repeat of last year's thrilling decider.
The Reds came from behind to triumph 4-2 against the Glens to win the competition for a third year in a row.
This will be the first meeting between the two sides who sit first and second in the Women's Premiership table in the current campaign and it promises to be an intriguing battle as always.
Ahead of Sunday's final, BBC Sport NI looks at all you need to know about both teams.
Cliftonville began their defence of the trophy with a 3-1 away win against Derry City in April with Carla Devine netting twice either side of a Caitlin McGuinness goal.

Northern Ireland international Conor McMenamin has returned to the Irish Premiership, joining Coleraine from St Mirren on a long-term deal after a permanent transfer was agreed.
The 30-year-old signed for the Scottish side from Glentoran in 2023 and started in the League Cup final win over Celtic last season.
McMenamin won the last of his 14 NI caps in June 2024, with his sole international goal to date came in a Euro 2024 qualifier against San Marino.
He also has had previous stints in the Irish League with Linfield, Warrenpoint Town and Cliftonville.
He excelled in his two-and-a-half year spell at the Glens, netting 33 goals in 66 appearances to earn his move across the water.

"To go from Belfast, to Rhode Island, to the Middle East, to Glentoran, to Qatar, to Cobh Ramblers, to Ghana and back to Rhode Island in 30 years is an interesting story and I'm glad to get the chance to share it."
Mick McDermott has seen it all during a long coaching career that has taken him all across the world in various roles.
The Belfast native is speaking to BBC Sport NI from Providence, Rhode Island, Ghana's base for the World Cup.
He is part of Carlos Queiroz's backroom staff once again and is also working as a performance co-ordinator for the Black Stars.
It is the second World Cup McDermott has worked at after also linking up with Queiroz for Iran's campaign in 2018, but this one means a bit more to the former Glens boss.