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Anger over decision to place historic Chorlton Irish club up for sale

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Members of Chorlton Irish club have expressed their upset after discovering the south Manchester building has been put up for sale.

Over the years, famous names including Peter Kay, Sir Alex Ferguson and John Bishop have appeared at the venue on High Lane, which was founded in the 1950s as a meeting place for the Irish community and counted footballer Sir Matt Busby as one of its members.

It has been plagued by financial woes in recent years but, last year, there was hope it would be saved from a bleak future when Trustees took control of the club.

6,000 people signed a petition to keep the club open with an influx in new membership applications, but members say their hopes soon faded after claims that dialogue with the new owners "had

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