Remembering Aoife

Cliftonville Football Club paid tribute to Aoife Doyle ahead of yesterday’s Boyle Sports Premiership fixture with Dungannon Swifts.

Prior to kick-off at Solitude, Ryan Corrigan laid a wreath and Aoife’s colleague Joseph Murray placed a steward’s jacket on the centre spot before fans, players and management from both Clubs joined the match officials in observing a minute’s silence in Aoife’s memory, while Matchday Partners the Michael Newberry CSC dedicated their sponsorship of the game to their much-missed member and friend.

A lifelong Reds supporter who epitomised the volunteer spirit that has long been at the very fabric of Cliftonville FC, there were few roles that Aoife didn’t demonstrate an enthusiastic disposition for.

The chances are that if you’ve enquired at The Reds Shop, purchased a Half Gate Draw ticket or needed a steward’s guidance at Solitude in recent years, Aoife will have made a personal contribution to your matchday experience.

Even our recent Community Fun Day saw Aoife (above, second from right) lend her valuable assistance to a variety of tasks as she once again did her utmost to ensure that as many people as possible extracted maximum enjoyment from the occasion.

Aoife will be fondly remembered and appreciated by Cliftonville supporters of all generations, and we once again extend our deepest condolences to her friends and family at this most distressing of times.

May she rest in peace.