I have mentioned sport many times in here. I am passionate about it and about how it brings our community together. There were some outstanding moments over recess in Lagan Valley that I want to highlight.

Lisburn Rangers Football Club recently won its league, which is a fantastic achievement. I have really enjoyed working with its committee and will continue to do so to help the club realise its dream of a new pitch and community facility at the heart of Lisburn. Well done to the team, the coaching staff and the small nucleus of volunteers who drive the club forward. I make special mention of Nigel Farr, who leads the club magnificently. The club is going places under him. Well done to everybody.

Another club in my constituency is St Mary's Aghagallon GAC. I give a quick shout-out to its Scór team, which recently won the Ulster final and represented Ulster in the all-Ireland final in Castlebar over the weekend. It was not to be for the team on Saturday, but it was a fantastic effort for it to be there representing the province. That deserves to be recognised and celebrated. Scór is such an important part of the GAA. It is great to see Aghagallon keeping the tradition going.

Finally, I mention Lisnagarvey Hockey Club. Over the past number of weeks, "Garvey" has won the Kirk Cup and the all-island EY Hockey League. Over Easter, it hosted a major European tournament in Hillsborough. It was a fantastic weekend that was run so well by a small group of volunteers. I walked around Bow Street in Lisburn and saw teams from France, Spain and Ukraine chilling out. It was brilliant to see that community and the atmosphere that they were building in Lagan Valley. It was disappointing for "Garvey" to lose in the final on run-ins after drawing 3-3, but what a weekend of hockey the club put on. As I said, the atmosphere in Lagan Valley was fantastic. The Lisnagarvey ladies team has also been promoted to the EY Hockey League for the first time and will compete at the top level of Irish hockey.

All three of those clubs show that sport needs proper funding. Sport gives our community so much, but it cannot survive on a shoestring. Given the massive investment that we see in the South, how will teams from here continue to compete, especially on an all-island basis, with very little investment coming in? I will continue to raise that issue.