Northern Ireland Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris enjoys visit to Coleraine Showgrounds for Irish Premiership clash against Linfield
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris and his wife Jayne enjoyed a visit to the Coleraine Showgrounds on Saturday.
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The minister, a qualified referee, was invited by Coleraine FC for the Premiership game against Linfield, which the Belfast side won 1-0.
The Coleraine board used the visit to show the minister theneed for developing The Showgrounds into The North West RegionalStadium, and bringing major football matches out of Belfast.The minister was also joined by Stephen Martin, the IFA chairman.
Mr Heaton-Harris – along with Oscar winner James Martin – took time after the game to meet the “Young Strikers” who played at the half time interval, raising money for the Special Olympics.