Larne made it consecutive 2-0 wins with a routine victory over Cliftonville at Inver Park as Matty Lusty scored both goals.

Larne bossed the opening hour of the affair, and they really should have been home and dry by 30 minutes.

Lusty scored twice in a frenetic first half and the Invermen then squandered multiple chances in the second half to extend their lead, with Reds goalkeeper PJ Morrison pulling off a number of impressive stops.

The victory maintains Larne's unbeaten start to the season and moves Gary Haveron's men up to third in the table.

Glentoran interim manager Paddy McCourt says he has "no interest" in taking the job on a permanent basis and accepts "absolute" responsibility for the club's current position.

Following a poor start to the Irish Premiership season, an agreement over Declan Devine's departure was reached on Monday, leaving McCourt and Tim McCann in charge of the team for Tuesday night's 2-1 defeat by Coleraine at The Oval.

The Glens sit eighth in the table, 12 points off pacesetters Bannsiders after taking just seven points from their first seven games.

"It was very difficult to prepare for the game after a manager loses his job," said McCourt.

"There's no secret that some players might be happy that the manager's lost his job because they mightn't have been in the team or whatever it was.

"But you know there'll be a lot of boys hurting in there, boys that he brought to the club and a lot of boys that he's quite close to so it was difficult to prepare them.

"The club are undertaking a process now to appoint a manager, Paul (Millar) asked me on Sunday night would I stay around and help Tim (McCann) out until that process happens.

"Once that happens we'll have another conversation but under no circumstances am I trying to audition for the job, I've no interest in the job I feel absolutely wholly responsible for where we are."

McCourt added that he "doesn't see myself being here without" Devine.

"I don't know what way the process will go but I know the process has started, Declan's left with his head held high, when looks at himself in the mirror he knows he gave everything to this job.

"He's the first to admit this season hasn't been good enough, unfortunately we just fell a wee bit short, but Declan is a proud man and he gave everything to the job and I'm sure he'll take great heart from that."

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Jim Magilton will remain manager of Cliftonville despite Glentoran's interest in the former Northern Ireland international.

The Glens are seeking a replacement for Declan Devine who left the Oval by mutual consent on Monday and had identified Magilton as a front-runner, making a formal approach to Cliftonville to speak to the Reds' boss.

However, Magilton will not made the switch to east Belfast and will remain in the Solitude dug-out when Cliftonville host the Glens in an Irish Premiership fixture on Saturday.

The 57-year-old former Northern Ireland international was appointed Cliftonville boss in 2023, succeeding Paddy McLaughlin, and led the club to Irish Cup glory the following year, ending a 45-year wait for the trophy.

Magilton, who previously worked at Ipswich Town, the Irish FA, Dundalk and Melbourne Victory, also led the Reds to the 2025 BetMcLean Cup, beating Glentoran in the final, but lost to Dungannon Swifts in the Irish Cup decider two months later.

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Glentoran are on the hunt for a new manager just six games into the Irish Premiership campaign after Declan Devine's departure from the east Belfast club.

Devine's two-and-a-half-year tenure came to an end after a difficult start to the season, leaving the Glens searching for a successor capable of quickly steadying the ship.

The 54-year-old did deliver silverware during his time at the Oval, guiding Glentoran to County Antrim Shield success in the 2024-25 season, but he failed to end the 17-year wait for league success during his tenure.

But who will replace him? BBC Sport NI takes a look at some of the possible contenders to take over at the Glens.

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Declan Devine says it was a "tremendous honour" to manage Glentoran as he and the club part ways by mutual consent.

Following a poor start to the Irish Premiership season, an agreement over his departure was reached on Monday with the Glens winless in their past three league games, sitting eighth in the table with seven points from their opening six fixtures.

Devine's last game in charge was a frustrating 1-1 draw with Bangor at the Oval on Saturday and the full-time whistle was met by a chorus of boos from the home faithful.

Speculation mounted throughout the day that Devine was to depart the Oval which was later confirmed.

"After a great deal of reflection and conversations with Ali [Pour, owner], we agreed that the time is right for me to step away and for someone else to take the club forward," Devine said in a statement.

"I would have loved to have achieved more, but I am proud of what we have built over the past two and a half years. There were incredibly fine margins, with two BetMcLean Cup finals decided after extra time and a league challenge last season that went to the final day. Ultimately, we fell short and nobody is more disappointed about that than me.

"I believe there are strong foundations in place, both on and off the pitch, for the next manager to build upon and take the club forward."

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Hello and welcome to our live text commentary for today's six Irish Premiership matches.

It has been another busy week in the Premiership already with Glentoran now on the hunt for a new manager following Declan Devine's departure and a full round of matches on Tuesday. Let's hope there is plenty more to discuss after today's games!

Jim Magilton had been one of the Glens front-runners to take the vacant managerial job, but Cliftonville confirmed midweek that the 57-year-old will stay in charge of the Reds.

Intriguingly, these sides meet today at Solitude as Cliftonville host a Glens side who are without a win in their past four games.

It is the east Antrim derby at Taylors Avenue this afternoon with Carrick Rangers welcoming Larne.

It is also derby day for Coleraine, who will aim to continue their unbeaten start to the season when they welcome Limavady United in the late game at 18:00.

Elsewhere, two teams without a win this season, Bangor and Portadown meet at Clandeboye Park, while Dungannon Swifts face Ballymena United.

Linfield will hope to continue their six-game unbeaten run when they host Crusaders, who come into the match after a convincing 3-0 win over the Swifts.

As always, we will have live text commentary and in-play clips as well as audio coverage from BBC Radio Ulster's Sportsound throughout the afternoon.

You can also catch up on the reports, highlights and reaction from the games later on, so you won't miss a thing.

Thanks for joining us. Enjoy!