BelTel Football’s Season Preview: ‘Coleraine must challenge Linfield for the title’

Can cash-rich Coleraine wrestle the Gibson Cup away from Windsor Park, or will David Healy guide Linfield to their 58th League title? Will Larne mount a title challenge under Nathan Rooney, or is it finally time for Glentoran to shine under Declan Devine? The new Irish League season kicks off on Sa…

Leeds United and NI hero Stuart Dallas: “The togetherness at Euro 2016 was something special”

Leeds United and Northern Ireland legend Stuart Dallas is the special guest on this week’s BelTel Football summer special. The former winger joins Keith Bailie and Steven Beacom to reflect on his incredible playing career that took him from Hagan Park in Coagh to Elland Road and the Premier League.…

Glentoran owner Ali Pour: ‘I need to put in up to £1million a year for the club to survive’

Businessman and Glentoran Football Club owner Ali Pour joins Keith Bailie and Steven Beacom in the studio for this special edition of BelTel Football. The multimillionaire reflects on the highs and lows of the last six years of life at The Oval and reveals why is still determined to restore the Gle…

The Good, the bad and the bubbly: It’s BelTel Football’s review of the season

Keith Bailie, Steven Beacom and David Jeffrey cast their eye over the 2024-25 season, in the final BelTel Football of the campaign. The panel give each Sports Direct Premiership club a grade, recall their highlights of the season and take a deep dive into the summer transfer market.

Cliftonville manager Jim Magilton: From Michael Newberry tragedy to Euro triumph

Just eight days after the disappointment of losing an Irish Cup Final, Cliftonville bounced back to secure European qualification with a 2-0 Play-Off win over Coleraine. Manager Jim Magilton joins the BelTel Football panel to discuss the agony losing the cup final and the ecstasy of winning the Pla…

‘I just collapsed. It was ecstasy’: Rodney McAree on Dungannon’s historic Irish Cup Final win

Dungannon Swifts have won the Irish Cup for the first time in their history and our man Steven Beacom has travelled to Stangmore Park for this very special edition of BelTel Football. On Wednesday morning, Steven sat down with NIFWA Manager of the Year Rodney McAree and his assistant Dixie Robinson…

Irish Cup Final Special: Cliftonville’s Rory Hale and Dungannon’s James Knowles go head-to-head

Cliftonville captain Rory Hale and Dungannon Swifts midfielder James Knowles join Keith Bailie, Steven Beacom and David Jeffrey in the studio for BelTel Football’s Irish Cup Final special. Rory reflects on last year’s final when his brother Ronan scored twice to end Cliftonville’s 45-year wait for …

Morgan Day – 20 Years On: ‘I feared that someone could be killed’

20 years to the day, Linfield manager David Jeffrey and Glentoran striker Chris Morgan join Keith Bailie in the studio to discuss one of the most infamous games in Irish League history. On the pitch, Chris Morgan scored a late winner to given Glentoran a 3-2 win in the title decider. But the match …

‘I’m really concerned for next generation of Irish League goalkeepers’: Michael Dougherty

Is the football nation that gave the world Pat Jennings falling behind when it comes to producing top class goalkeepers? Derry City’s Head of Goalkeeping Michael Dougherty joins Keith Bailie and David Jeffrey in the studio to discuss the future of goalkeeping in the Irish League. Michael discusses …

Bonus: Rory McIlroy achieves sporting immortality with Masters victory

On Sunday night at Augusta National, Rory Mcilroy defeated Justin Rose in a heart-stopping playoff to win the Masters for the first time in his career. The Holywood man has become the sixth person to complete a career grand slam. In this BelTel Football special, Keith Bailie is joined by the Belf…