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Portadown confirm Niall Currie as club's new manager

Niall Currie is back at Portadown after being confirmed as the club's new manager.

Currie comes in to replace Paul Doolin who left the club by mutual consent on Tuesday.

Doolin leaves Shamrock Park with Portadown rooted to the bottom of the Irish Premiership and still seeking their first league win this season.

Read more: Portadown Football Club announces departure of Paul Doolin

Currie makes the move from Dundela who currently sit third in the Championship. The Duns also beat Crusaders in this season's BetMcLean Cup and are into the semi-finals of the Co Antrim Shield where they will meet Larne.

The 50-year-old has also had spells with Carrick Rangers, Ards, Loughgall and Annagh United and returns to Shamrock Park for a second stint as manager after previously managing the club between 2016 and 2018.

His first game in charge will be Saturday's trip to Coleraine.

Currie told the club's website: "I’m delighted to be back at the club, leaving Dundela was a massively hard thing to do with where we have the club now, but for me, it unfinished with my hometown club and I will do everything I can to keep this club in the Premier League."

Joining Currie's backroom team will be Clifford Adams and John McAllister who have worked with the new Portadown boss at both Carrick Rangers and Dundela.

Portadown added: "We want to thank Dundela FC for their co-operation during this process and the professionalism they showed throughout.

"Any announcements regarding other backroom staff will be announced in due course."

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