Cliftonville midfielder Ronan Doherty has joined Irish Premiership rivals Coleraine for an undisclosed fee.

The 29-year-old becomes Dean Shiels' second January recruit after former Cliftonville defender Paddy Burns signed for the club on Thursday.

The Reds confirmed in a statement that Doherty, who joined the Solitude club in 2019, had already agreed a move to the Bannsiders at the end of the season but leaves this month after the two clubs agreed a fee.

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Two of Saturday's Irish Premiership fixtures have been postponed due to frozen pitches.

Ballymena United v Glentoran at the Showgrounds and Glenavon v Coleraine at Mourneview Park were both called off on Saturday morning following cold weather which brought snow and ice to parts of Northern Ireland this week.

The game between Glenavon and Coleraine was postponed after a pitch inspection on Saturday morning at Mourneview Park.

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Here are the three games going ahead today in the Irish Premiership.

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Good afternoon and welcome to our coverage of today's three Irish Premiership games.

Ballymena v Glentoran and Glenavon v Coleraine have fallen victim to the cold weather, but we still have plenty of action to come.

Leaders Linfield host Carrick Rangers, aiming to extend their lead at the top to 13 points over big Belfast rivals Glentoran.

Crusaders are hoping to get back on track against third-placed Dungannon Swifts at Seaview.

Struggling Loughgall welcome Portadown to Lakeview Park, desperate to pick up only their fourth win of the campaign.

We will have live text commentary and in-play clips from all those games as well as a report, highlights and reaction to come.

Thanks for joining us - enjoy!

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Live text commentary and in-play clips from Saturday's five Irish Premiership fixtures will appear here on Saturday from 14:00 GMT.