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Coleraine v Portadown (17: 00 GMT) Cliftonville -P- Carrick Rangers Dungannon Swifts -P- Linfield Glenavon -P- Crusaders Glentoran -P- Ballymena United Loughgall -P- Larne Coleraine v Portadown (17: 00 GMT) That's all from us for now but we'll be back in time for the 17: 00 kick-off between Coleraine and Portadown. Let's hope it survives Storm Darragh but we'll let know if there are any developments at the Showgrounds. See you then! Cliftonville striker Joe Gormley has been named November's Player of the Month by the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association. The 35-year-old scored seven goals last month includinging hat-tricks against Loughgall and Dungannon Swifts. Cliftonville sit second in the Premiership standings with three wins in their last five league matches. "It's brilliant to win this, " said Gormley, who first won the award in 2013. "It's nice to be back in the team and back scoring goals again. "I always feel that I will score goals if I'm playing regularly. Thankfully, there are lots of team-mates creating chances for me. " Portadown goalkeeper Aaron Mc Carey was second with team-mate Eamon Fyfe third. Cliftonville striker Joe Gormley Larne manager Nathan Rooney has hailed the "lift" that the return of midfielder Leroy Millar after a lengthy period out through injury has provided for his squad. The former Ballymena player came off the bench to scored his side's fourth goal in a 5-0 Bet Mc Lean Cup quarter-final win over Annagh United on Wednesday night. Millar was a pivotal figure as Larne secured the first league titles in their history and was named Irish Premiership Player of the Year for the 2022-23 season. He has been out of action since April with a groin injury however. "Everything that he gives you, even before he steps on the pitch - you get the lift, you get the presence, " said Rooney of his influential returning player. "It's now getting some more work into Leroy and making sure he's up to speed over the coming weeks and hopefully we can get him to peak over the busy Christmas period. " Read more here Leroy Millar joined Larne from Ballymena United in the summer of 2022 Watch highlights as Crusaders required extra-time to see off Dungannon Swifts 4-2 in the quarter-finals of the Bet Mc Lean Cup at Seaview, Kieran Offord scoring a hat-trick. This video can not be played Crusaders v Dungannon Swift Watch highlights of Tuesday night's Bet Mc Lean Cup last-16 tie as James Douglas's late goal earned Glentoran a 1-0 win at Windsor Park and a third victory of the season over their big Belfast rivals. This video can not be played Watch: Linfield v Glentoran Larne and Cliftonville progressed to the semi-finals of the Bet Mc Lean Cup with comfortable wins over Championship opposition on Wednesday night. Matty Lusty scored a hat-trick as Larne defeated Annagh United 5-0 at the BMG Arena while Cliftonville ran out 3-0 victors over Armagh City with second-half goals from Ryan Curran, Rory Hale and teenager Coran Madden at Holm Park. Leroy Millar marked his long-awaited return from injury with Larne's fourth goal. The two Premiership sides join Crusaders in the last four, Declan Caddell's side having seen off Dungannon Swifts 4-2 after extra-time in their quarter-final at Seaview on Tuesday. Ballymena United and Glentoran will contest the final last-eight tie at the Showgrounds on 17 January, after the Glens saw off Linfield 1-0 at Windsor Park in their last 16 tie. Larne will host Cliftonville in the semi-finals, with the winner of the Ballymena/Glentoran tie to play Crusaders int he last four. Larne hat-trick hero Matty Lusty is congratulated by team-mate Benji Magee Five of Saturday's six fixtures have fallen victim to Storm Darragh Irish Premiership's storm hit fixture list An east Belfast derby between Championship side H&W Welders and Glentoran in the Irish Cup fifth round will be streamed live on BBC i Player and BBC Sport NI website. The Welders host their near neighbours at the Blanchflower Stadium on Friday, 3 January with a 19: 45 GMT kick-off. Glentoran, who have won the Irish Cup 23 times, reached last year's semi-finals before losing out to Linfield. The Welders will be trying to progress in the competition this time around having been knocked out at the same stage last season by Larne. The teams met in September with Glentoran beating the Welders in a penalty shootout in the Co Antrim Shield. There will be full coverage of Saturday's fifth-round matches (4 January) on Sportsound and online with in-game clips from selected games. The 15 ties to be decided include another Championship-Premiership derby with Annagh United set to take on top-flight Portadown. Remarkably, there is not one all-Premiership tie in round five of this season's Irish Cup. Glentoran's Frankie Hvid and Welders' Adam Mc Aleenan in action during September's Co Antrim Shield game between the teams Welcome to a decimated Premiership programme with all 15: 00 GMT games called off because of Storm Darragh. The game between Dungannon Swifts and leaders Linfield was called off just over an hour before the scheduled kick-off and came after Cliftonville's home game against Carrick Rangers was postponed. The fixtures between Glentoran and Ballymena United at the Oval, Glenavon and Crusaders at Mourneview Park and Loughgall and Larne at Lakeview Park were called off on Saturday morning. The only remaining match kicks off at 17: 00 with Coleraine playing Portadown at Ballycastle Road. 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