FAN-TASTIC! THE Irish Football Association has launched the new Carling Premiership season with the announcement of a new goal to boost attendances at matches by 10 per cent annually.

GLENAVON 0-1 GLENTORAN FIRST met second at Mourneview Park with leaders Glentoran emerging victorious to open up a four point gap at the top.   BALLYMENA UNITED 1-1 CLIFTONVILLE A PETER Hutton goal just before half-time earned Cliftonville a point from this visit to the Ballymena Showgrounds.   DUNGANNON SWIFTS 2-2 LISBURN DISTILLERY A PAT McShane own goal earned Dungannon Swifts a precious point from this clash with on form Lisburn Distillery at Stangmore Park.   NEWRY CITY 2-1 DONEGAL CELTIC ANDY Graham struck twice in the first half to earn Newry City all three points from this visit of Donegal Celtic to the Showgrounds.   PORTADOWN 2-0 COLERAINE PORTADOWN heaped more misery upon struggling Coleraine with this two-goal victory over the Bannsiders at Shamrock Park.   GLENTORAN 2-0 CLIFTONVILLE GOALS from Neal Gawley and Daryl Fordyce handed Glentoran victory over Cliftonville at The Oval in a clash between two of the early front runners.   GLENAVON 2-1 DUNGANNON SWIFTS TONY Grant brought his tally for the season to five with both goals in Glenavon's victory over Dungannon Swifts at Mourneview Park.   NEWRY CITY 1-2 LINFIELD LINFIELD were forced to come from behind to claim victory from this midweek visit to the Newry Showgrounds.   CRUSADERS 2-1 BALLYMENA UNITED TWO last gasp goals from Colin Coates and Jordan Owens saw Crusaders snatch all three points from this meeting with Ballymena United.   COLERAINE 0-1 LISBURN DISTILLERY GLENN Ferguson grabbed the winner for Lisburn Distillery as they condemned Coleraine to a fifth straight defeat at the Showgrounds.   DONEGAL CELTIC 4-4 PORTADOWN PAUL McVeigh was the hat-trick hero for ten-man Donegal Celtic as they shared eight goals with Portadown at their Suffolk Road home.   DONEGAL CELTIC 0-3 GLENTORAN GLENTORAN returned to the top of the table, a point clear of the pack, with this victory over Donegal Celtic at Suffolk Road.

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