Larne beat Glentoran as Linfield and Crusaders win

Northern Ireland winger Niall McGinn made his debut for Glentoran against Larne

Larne have moved one point behind Irish Premiership leaders Cliftonville with a 1-0 win at Glentoran, as Northern Ireland winger Niall McGinn made his debut for the struggling Oval side.

Crusaders defeated Newry City 3-1 and Coleraine beat lowly Portadown 4-1.

Ballymena United battled past Dungannon Swifts 2-0 in Saturday's fifth match.

The top five in the Irish Premiership - Cliftonville, Larne, Linfield, Crusaders and Coleraine - are separated by just six points following Saturday's fixtures.

More to follow.

• Saturday's Irish Premiership action - as it happened