With the result of the West Tyrone by-election never in doubt, the real barometer of any shift in public opinion here was always going to be about the vote which each party achieved.
One year on from final heartbreak at the same showpiece and one week on from losing the league, Coleraine can add the blue and white ribbons to the Tennent's Irish Cup silverware for the first time since 2003 thanks to a 3-1 success over Cliftonville.
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