THE Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have both discovered their potential World Cup opponents in next summer's tournament after the draw took place in Washington DC on Friday evening.
THE pleasure of following Celtic everywhere they go was truly at its peak last Thursday when an away end filled with green and white was sent into pandemonium as Martin O'Neill waved his magic wand to claim an impressive 1-3 victory over Feyenoord in Rotterdam.
HISTORY was made once more by St John's last Saturday when they became the first Belfast representative to compete in an Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Final in over two decades.
LAST weekend saw some huge league action for some of Belfast's finest football clubs take place across the North in the first round of this year's McReynold's Cup competition.
CLIFTONVILLE finished November unbeaten and cemented their place in the top-six with a 3-2 second half comeback win against Portadown at Shamrock Park on Saturday afternoon.
CLIFTONVILLE boss Jim Magilton is happy that his side were able to mix up their approach play and will want it to continue when they visit Portadown at the weekend.
LAST weekend's heroic performance from the Boys in Green saw young children across Ireland participate in showing their appreciation to Irish striker Troy Parrot after his hat-trick in Budapest last Sunday gave Ireland's World Cup hopes a major lift.
I HAD the pleasure enjoying a unique cultural experience for the past seven days, feeding wild monkeys peanuts, touring the desert on a camel and exploring Africa's second-largest waterfalls before finally discovering the magnificence Moroccan culture.
