{"id":365,"date":"2026-06-17T18:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisburn-distillery.net\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:27:43","slug":"management-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lisburn-distillery.net\/?page_id=365","title":{"rendered":"Management Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lee Forsythe was appointed First Team Manager on Monday 17th November 2025. David Lemon will be the Assistant Manager. Also pictured, is Ben Mehaffey &amp; Kirk Keery (Coaches), Jamie Lister (Goalkeeper Coach), Ian Boal (Physiotherapist), Gary Cressey (Team Attendant) and Ryan Cressey (Team Attendant).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"management-section\">\n    <div class=\"manager-row\">\n        <div class=\"profile-card manager-card\">\n            <div class=\"profile-image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lisburn-distillery.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/lee.webp\" alt=\"Lee Forsythe - Manager\" onclick=\"openLightbox(this)\">\n                <div class=\"zoom-overlay\" onclick=\"openLightbox(this.previousElementSibling)\"><span class=\"zoom-icon\">\ud83d\udd0d<\/span><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"profile-info\">\n                <h3>Lee Forsythe<\/h3>\n                <p class=\"role\">Manager<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"staff-grid\">\n        <div class=\"profile-card\">\n            <div class=\"profile-image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lisburn-distillery.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB-David-Lemon-6507.jpg\" alt=\"David Lemon - Assistant Manager\" onclick=\"openLightbox(this)\">\n                <div class=\"zoom-overlay\" onclick=\"openLightbox(this.previousElementSibling)\"><span class=\"zoom-icon\">\ud83d\udd0d<\/span><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"profile-info\">\n                <h3>David Lemon<\/h3>\n                <p class=\"role\">Assistant Manager<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"profile-card\">\n            <div class=\"profile-image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lisburn-distillery.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB-260711-Ben-Mehaffey-2313.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Mehaffey - Coach\" onclick=\"openLightbox(this)\">\n                <div class=\"zoom-overlay\" onclick=\"openLightbox(this.previousElementSibling)\"><span class=\"zoom-icon\">\ud83d\udd0d<\/span><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"profile-info\">\n                <h3>Ben Mehaffey<\/h3>\n                <p class=\"role\">Coach<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"profile-card\">\n            <div class=\"profile-image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lisburn-distillery.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WEB-Kirk-Keery-7575.jpg\" alt=\"Kirk Keery - Coach\" onclick=\"openLightbox(this)\">\n                <div class=\"zoom-overlay\" onclick=\"openLightbox(this.previousElementSibling)\"><span class=\"zoom-icon\">\ud83d\udd0d<\/span><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"profile-info\">\n                <h3>Kirk Keery<\/h3>\n                <p class=\"role\">Coach<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"profile-card\">\n            <div class=\"profile-image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" 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