Steven Beacom
Chief Sports Writer at Belfast Telegraph
Chief Sports Writer at Sunday Life
Proud husband and dad... Chief Sports Writer @BelTel & @TheSundayLife, Sports Broadcaster & author of 100 Ulster Sporting Legends [email protected]
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2 days ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Steven Beacom
The Northern Ireland Football League Championship could increase in size from 12 teams to 16 for the 2026/27 season as part of a radical restructure of the game here which will see the end of the Premier Intermediate League and THREE new leagues introduced in a FIVE tier pyramid system. The plans relate to the Irish FA’s strategy to ‘transform the football pyramid to create a clear pathway for ambitious clubs’ with NIFL on board to ‘explore all potential models for the good of the game’.
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3 days ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Steven Beacom
Gerard Lawlor has accused Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn of playing ‘hide and seek’ in relation to holding a meeting about funding for football clubs here. The Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) Chief Executive claims that Benn agreed to have discussions on the matter back in August 2024 but 10 months on Lawlor says he is still waiting for a get together between the two parties.
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1 week ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Steven Beacom
‘Not only was I on first name terms with all the players, I was practically on family terms,’ recalls 93-year-old BillyBilly Hunter is 93 years young. In 1958 this remarkable man travelled to Sweden as a fan to cheer on Northern Ireland at the World Cup Finals and remembers the matches like they were played last week.
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1 week ago |
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Steven Beacom
Billy Hunter is 93 years young. In 1958 this remarkable man travelled to Sweden as a fan to cheer on Northern Ireland at the World Cup Finals and remembers the matches like they were played last week. As we sit and chat in his daughter Jane’s house in Randalstown, I marvel at his recall as he talks about legends of that era like Harry Gregg, Danny Blanchflower, Bertie Peacock, Billy Bingham and Peter McParland.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Steven Beacom
All-Ireland Champions League derby may present PSNI and Garda with headache ahead of Open ChampionshipLinfield players and staff celebrate at the end of the game after victory over Shelbourne in the 2005 Setanta Cup Final at Tolka Park in Dublin. Picture credit; David Maher / SPORTSFILELinfield v Shelbourne, North v South, Irish League v League of Ireland and David Healy v Damien Duff in the Champions League with the deciding leg at Windsor Park on the week of The Open at Royal Portrush.
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