Cross-community football tournament a lasting legacy to Belfast man

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Cross-community football tournament a lasting legacy to Belfast man
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The Michael Morrison Foundation tournament runs throughout the month of August

A cross-community football tournament that brings hundreds of kids together during the month of August is proving a lasting legacy to a Belfast man who was killed during the Troubles.

The tournament was the idea of community representatives who set out to do something positive in the aftermath of the 1993 Shankill bomb, which killed nine people. The foundation was set up as a lasting legacy to Belfast footballer Michael Morrison who was 27 when he, his partner Evelyn Baird, and their seven-year-old daughter Michelle, died in the IRA attack.

"The parade is always a real highlight of the event. It made its way from Springfield Dam to Paisley Park SportsPlex where everyone enjoyed a night of fun, with bouncy castles, stalls, face painters, hot food vendors, freestyle football and more.

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