Coleraine Football Club, founded in 1927, has for nearly a century stood as one of Northern Ireland's most respected and successful sporting institutions. The club has represented the town and the wider Borough with distinction at regional, national and European levels, bringing positive recognition to Coleraine and inspiring pride across generations. Beyond the pitch, Coleraine FC has long been a cornerstone of community life within the Borough. It has played a vital role in promoting youth engagement, through grassroots programmes, encouraged inclusion, wellbeing, and cross community participation through sport. All this whilst supporting schools, charities and community initiatives. The upcoming centenary year of 2027 represents an historic milestone, not just for Coleraine FC, but for the Borough itself. Conferring the Freedom of the Borough at this time would be a fitting and enduring tribute to a club that has faithfully served its community for 100 years, and continues to do so with integrity, ambition and respect and have rendered exceptional and sustained service to the area. Few organisations embody this principle more fully than Coleraine Football Club. Freedom of the Borough would not only honour the club's remarkable past but would stand as a powerful symbol of the Borough's appreciation for the role sport plays in shaping unity and pride within our community.