Irish Premiership leaders Larne have signed midfielder Ronan Doherty from title rivals Coleraine for an undisclosed fee.

The 30-year-old joined Coleraine from Cliftonville in January 2025 and also has top-flight experience with Institute.

It is the first January arrival for the Inver Park side, who hold an eight-point lead over the Bannsiders and have a game in hand.

Larne manager Gary Haveron said he was "absolutely delighted" to acquire the services of Doherty.

"Ronan is a player I've admired for some time and I think he is a really fantastic addition," said Haveron.

"Having met with him recently I not only think he's a great player, but a great lad and he fits with what we want in the people we bring into the group."

Doherty said that Larne are "the best team in the league at the minute" and he was delighted to side.

"They're top of the league for a reason and what more could you want to play for the number one?," he said.

"Larne have also won two of the last three league titles and become a massive club, so it's not a tough decision at all to come here.

"Inver Park was a place I hated to come to, because you so rarely got anything from the game. I want to play my part in helping to keep it that way."

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Watch highlights as Bangor beat Portadown 1-0 at Clandeboye Park in the Irish Premiership.

The rescheduled Irish Cup fifth round tie between Ballymena United and Larne has been postponed for a second time.

The all-Irish Premiership tie was originally set to be played on Saturday, 10 January but frozen conditions forced a number of games to be postponed.

Ballymena were set to host Larne on Tuesday night but a waterlogged pitch at the Showgrounds has forced the game to be called off a second time.

The game will now be played on Tuesday, 3 February and will still be at the Showgrounds, and the winner will travel to Championship side Warrenpoint Town on Saturday, 7 February.

Loughgall's tie with Knockbreda has also been postponed after heavy rain across Northern Ireland on Tuesday, while Glentoran will take on Strabane Athletic in the third rescheduled tie.

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Ahead of the two fixtures tonight, here is a look at the current Irish Premiership table.

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Hello and welcome to our live page for tonight's Irish Premiership action.

Coleraine welcome bottom of the table Glenavon to the Coleraine Showgrounds with the match live on the BBC iPlayer, app and by clicking the 'Watch live' icon at the top of the page.

Ruaidhri Higgins' side were the 5-1 victors at this venue earlier this season when the two teams met with Cooper scoring a hat‑trick during the convincing win.

Meanwhile, league leaders Larne host Bangor in tonight's other match at Inver Park.

The home side will be aiming to extend their eight-point advantage at the top of the table and will be hoping that they can register a positive result and that the Lurgan Blues can gain points against the Bannsiders, who sit second.

As well as the stream from the Showgrounds, we will have live text commentary and in-play clips with reports, highlights and reaction to follow, so you won't miss a thing!

Thanks for joining us. Enjoy!

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