Former captain Aaron Hughes appointed as Northern Ireland senior coach

He earned 112 caps for his country

Aaron Hughes has been appointed as a senior coach for Northern Ireland ahead of their upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers.

The 43-year-old earned 112 caps for his country and represented the likes of Newcastle, Fulham, Aston Villa and Hearts before retiring in June 2019.

More recently, the former Northern Ireland captain was named technical director at the Irish Football Association in November 2022, focusing on a high performance culture for men’s and women’s teams.

Hughes now joins Michael O’Neill’s backroom staff ahead of the qualifiers, which see Northern Ireland take on San Marino later this month.

“Aaron brings great experience as a player and a level of professionalism which will be particularly invaluable to the younger players in the squad,” O’Neill said.

“Having someone who has represented their country as many times as he did can only be a positive thing to have around the squad.”

Published: 13/03/2023 by Radio NewsHub

World News

New motorway gantry design more resilient against protesters

That's according to National Highways Protesters will find it harder to climb motorway gantries built using a new design, National Highways said. The roadside structures will be “more resilient to trespassers” as steps for maintenance crews will be inside pillars rather than outside, according to the government-owned company. Gantries above the M25 were repeatedly scaled by Just Stop Oil activists in November last year, bringing traffic on the UK’s busiest […]

March 13, 2023 2