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Second Danske Bank Premiership game falls foul of the weather

Friday night's Danske Bank Premiership games at Newry City Showgrounds and Ballymena Showgrounds have been called off due to the icy weather conditions.

Officials made an early call on the game at the Newry, where the home side were due to face Coleraine with weather conditions not expected to improve in the next 24 hours.

Newry confirmed the postponement before lunchtime on Thursday.

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In a statement on their social media channels the club confirmed all tickets that have already been bought will be valid for the rearranged fixture, with a date to be confirmed in due course.

Ballymena United were due to host Larne with a pitch inspection originally scheduled for Friday morning, but the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) confirmed the match was off following an inspection on Thursday.

One Friday evening fixture remains at present with Glentoran travelling to Carrick Rangers.

Last Saturday the Glens home game against Glenavon also fell foul to the adverse weather conditions.

Three Premiership fixtures are scheduled for Saturday with Cliftonville, Glenavon and Linfield hosting Portadown, Crusaders and Dungannon Swifts respectively.

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