Larne FC: Kenny Bruce’s 50% stake in Irish Premiership club acquired by Redball Global FC

In September 2023, an American business consortium bought a minority share in Larne, before the Veeck family – who previously owned Major League Baseball sides St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox – made a minority investment three months later.

“We want to thank Kenny for all of his dedication to Larne. The club is in a strong position because of him, and his investments in infrastructure,” said Giannotti.

“It’s very exciting to join a club with a great community, a great ground, great partners, and more. Together I expect glorious days ahead.”

Bruce’s departure marks the latest change for Larne.

In November, Tiernan Lynch ended his seven-year reign as head coach to join Derry City.

Lynch was soon replaced by Nathan Rooney. However, just three weeks into his tenure, the Englishman moved into the club’s head of football role after it emerged he was unable to lead Larne in their Uefa Conference League campaign as he did not hold the required licence.

Gary Haveron assumed head coaching duties for the remainder of the 2024-25 season before Rooney was reinstalled as manager in May following his enrolment on a Uefa Pro Licence course.

In March, chief executive Niall Curneen left his role to take up a new role outside of the club, while last month general manager Shay Kennedy departed to become head of business operations for the Northern Ireland Football League [NIFL].