The Score NI

On this week's show we're joined by Dundela boss Niall Currie, Portadown shot-stopper Jethren Barr and midfielders Leroy Millar and James Singleton of Larne and Glentoran, respectively. 

Andy Mitchell and John McGovern of Carrick Rangers and Newry City join us to reflect on big wins in recent days and Aaron Traynor opens up about his move to Cliftonville and pays tribute to Coleraine for the past 5 years.

Raymond Crangle is arguably the Irish League's best-known referee. With over two decades of whistleblowing behind him, he sits down with Michael Clarke to discuss the challenges officials face, share his thoughts on the seemingly inevitable introduction of VAR and whether other technologies could be used in Northern Ireland in years to come and, of course, we hear some great stories from his caree...

Paul Heatley, Curtis Allen and Conor McDermott join Michael Clarke to reflect on winning weekends for the respective sides and their hopes for the new season, with two of them settling in at new clubs. Plus Ards FC Chairman Warren Patton reflects on an exciting week for his team after they took a big step towards returning the team to their hometown.

On Part Two of our preview we speak to Philip Lowry (Crusaders), Darren Mullen (Newry City), Howard Beverland (Portadown), Lyndon Kane (Coleraine), Matthew Snoddy (Glenavon), John Herron (Larne) and sports journalist Mark McIntosh.

We return from our summer break with the first episode of a two-part special, featuring interviews with 6 figures from Irish Premiership clubs Linfield, Cliftonville, Glentoran, Ballymena United, Dungannon Swifts and Carrick Rangers.

Can Portadown secure survival or will Annagh take their place in the top flight and will it be Crusaders or Ballymena United lifting the Irish Cup this weekend? Joining us to talk about the Promotion/Relegation play-off is Billy Stedman and Niall Henderson, plus Adam Lecky and Leroy Millar help us preview Saturday's showpiece at Windsor Park.

The Premiership title race will be decided tomorrow. Will it be staying with Linfield or can Cliftonville clinch it? Joining us on this week's bumper edition of the show is Blues' midfielder Chris Shields, Reds striker Ryan Curran and journalist Mark McIntosh. Plus we catch up with Rathfriland Rangers boss Ally Wilson to reflect on an historic week for the club.

Our 3 guests this week are managers Dean Shiels, Barry Gray and Lee Feeney. One has kept his side in the top flight, one is coming to terms with relegation and the other is dreaming of lifting the league title at the end of the season with a chance to go top again on Saturday. We get a sense of the spectrum of feelings after fascinating battles over the course of the year begin to reach their conc...

Club legends Paul Leeman and Noel Bailie preview tonight's Big Two derby, Darren Mullen gives us his thoughts on Irish Cup developments and Newry City's push for the Championship title and we hear from Julie Nelson, Jess Foy and Hayden Davis at the Women's Premiership League Launch.

There's only 1 point between the top two, the two sides battling for the last European play-off place and the two teams trying to avoid the relegation play-off spot. On this week's show we talk to players from the sides on the right side of that slender advantage; Linfield defender Matthew Clarke, Glenavon striker Matthew Fitzpatrick and Carrick Rangers 'keeper Aaron Hogg. 

Who reaches the Irish Cup final? North Belfast rivals face a derby clash for a place in the showpiece and joining Michael to unpick the significance of this fixture are two club legends in Ryan Catney and Richard Clarke.  Plus what of the other semi-final? Journalist Gareth McCullough brings us the latest.

We are joined by Paul Doolin to discuss the job he's doing at Portadown as they bid for survival, journalist Mark McIntosh helps us to preview the split and predict who will fare best from here and we talk to Northern Ireland boss Ian Baraclough and players Daniel Ballard and Caolan Boyd-Munce ahead of friendly ties with Luxembourg and Hungary.  

Cliftonville and Coleraine meet in Sunday's final. Their managers Paddy McLaughlin and Oran Kearney join Michael to share their thoughts heading into the big game and we speak to Paul Gilmour who will be on commentary duty at Windsor Park for Sky Sports. 

We've reached the Quarter-Final stage of the Irish Cup and our guests Stephen O'Donnell and Bobby Burns will certainly be hoping their respective journeys in this competition won't be ending here. Coleraine have a League Cup Final to look forward to next Sunday - listen for a chance to win a pair of tickets to it! - whilst Glentoran are still in the hunt for what would be their first league title...

Joining Michael this week are Crusaders midfielder Declan Caddell, Cliftonville's Kris Lowe, Steven McCullough of Ballymena United and Carrick Rangers manager Stuart King.  

This week's show digs into the developments surrounding the Sub-Regional Stadia funding. Joining Michael on the programme are NIFL CEO Gerard Lawlor, Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey and journalists Keith Bailie and Kevin McLaughlin.

Michael is joined by new Ards boss Matthew Tipton, Larne's assistant manager Tim McCann and Dungannon Swifts manager Dean Shiels. 

It's the 2nd Round of the Irish Cup this weekend and our guests have something in common. They are all managers aiming to steer their sides through tough ties against top tier sides. Joining us this week are Peter Thompson (Queen's), Johnny Law (Portstewart) and Ciaran McGurgan (Annagh Utd). 

Our guests this week are Linfield's Kyle McClean, Coleraine's Gareth Deane and Carrick's Kyle Cherry. 

It's shaping up to be an exciting weekend of football. To help us assess the action we're joined by Portadown's Howard Beverland who discusses his move to Shamrock Park and his ambition to help pull his new club out of the relegation battle they find themselves in - the Ports head to Dungannon Swifts who occupy 10th spot this weekend. Cliftonville fan-favourite Jonny Addis reflects on his time at...

Larne's Albert Watson joins Michael to discuss retaining the Co. Antrim Shield and hopes for the season, Glentoran new boy Sean Murray provides an insight into his playing career, move to the Glens and debut goal delight plus we hear from Islandmagee's stand-in 'keeper Andrew Benson who opens up about the events that saw him become an unlikely star between the sticks in their Irish Cup encounter a...

We're back for our first show of 2022 and we're joined by three managers to help us preview this weekend's Irish Cup action; Glenavon's Gary Hamilton, Loughgall's Dean Smith and Dergview's Tommy Canning are Michael's guests this week.

In our final episode of 2021, Michael is joined by journalists Mark McIntosh and Keith Bailie to discuss Northern Ireland's Nations League draw, the new 2 year deal for Ian Baraclough, the festive fixtures in the Irish Premiership and the prospect of a Sunday League Cup Final. Plus we chat to former Linfield and Portadown striker Mark McAllister about his decision to become a referee.  

On this week's show we preview the clash of Ballymena United and Larne with help from Paul McElroy and Navid Nasseri plus Kilmore Rec boss Michael Carvill tells us about life as a manager and his work to re-establish a Players' Union in NI.