The second episode of Since I Was Young, the official Dundalk FC podcast is now available to club members on our Patreon membership page. On this week’s show, we hear from Chief Operating Officer Martin Connolly is hopeful that a resumption date for the SSE Airtricity League will be confirmed later this week. Lilywhites centre-back…
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Dundalk FC have concluded a deal to sign American winger Joshua Gatt, pending international clearance. The 28-year-old, who featured in the pre-season friendly against Longford Town in February, has signed a short-term deal with the SSE Airtricity League champions. A native of Michigan, Gatt joined the Orange County Blue Stars, a side that played exhibition…
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Dundalk FC are delighted to announce that Alan Reynolds has been appointed as the club’s assistant manager. The 46-year-old former Waterford boss will work alongside Lilywhites manager Vinny Perth and first-team coach John Gill at Oriel Park and he told dundalkfc.com that it was an opportunity he just couldn’t pass up. “Dundalk is a fantastic…
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The FAI has authorised a new pathway for a Safer Return to Football for SSE Airtricity League clubs that will allow them to return to full-contact training and play friendly matches from June 29th in accordance with new Government guidelines. As part of the new pathway, the SSE Airtricity League is to suspend testing of…
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Dundalk manager Vinny Perth says that his players have already been bitten by the European bug after UEFA confirmed that the Lilywhites will be in Champions League action on August 18th or 19th. The dates were confirmed at a UEFA Executive Committee press conference on Wednesday afternoon where it was also announced that the qualifying…
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The UEFA Executive Committee has confirmed that Dundalk FC’s 2020/2021 European campaign will begin in the Champions League on August 18th/19th. The dates were confirmed at a press conference at UEFA HQ in Nyon on Wednesday afternoon where it was also announced that the qualifying rounds will be played over one leg with the first…
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As a Manchester City fan, Will Patching will have a close eye on the Premier League’s return in the coming days but he is more concerned about if, and when, the League of Ireland will follow suit. One hundred days after a ball was last kicked in England’s top-flight, the action gets underway again on…
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The results from the fifth round of testing for COVID-19 on players and staff from Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers and Derry City have again produced negative results as the FAI continues on a pathway for a safer return to action for all Irish football. The tests, which were conducted as part of the FAI’s pilot programme…
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Lilywhites Behind Closed Doors
As part of our preparations for the resumption of the SSE Airtricity League season on July 31st, Dundalk FC will play friendlies against Derry City and Bohemians at Oriel Park in the next fortnight. As a club, we would like to stress that these games will be played behind closed doors and under strict government,…
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Perth Happy as Dundalk Continue Plans for Restart
Dundalk will step up their preparations for the resumption of the 2020 league season with a behind closed doors friendly against Derry City at Oriel Park on Friday afternoon. The game is the first of a number of friendlies that Lilywhites boss Vinny Perth has lined up to ensure his side are in peak condition…
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Famous five back together as Lilywhites beat the Lilywhites!
Dundalk manager Vinny Perth put the band back together on Friday morning when his squad played an 11 v 11 training game at Oriel Park. 2016 was the last time Dundalk supporters would have seen the famous backline of Rogers, Gannon, Gartland, Boyle, and Massey playing alongside each other but they were back in tandem…
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Flores: 13 Games Is Better Than None!
The news that Jordan Flores and every League of Ireland fan has been craving finally arrived on Tuesday afternoon when it was confirmed that the SSE Airtricity League will resume on Friday, July 31st. Following a meeting at Abbotstown, the National League Executive Committee decided on one of the four options available which will see the…
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Perth Successfully Completes his UEFA Pro Licence Course
Dundalk manager Vinny Perth is one of 18 participants who have successfully completed the UEFA Pro Licence in conjunction with the FAI. After starting the course in January 2019, the participants each completed their exit interviews by video call this month to finalise a process that covered all areas of coaching at the highest level of the…