KEVIN MURRAY RIP
Dundalk Football Club is greatly saddened by the passing of Kevin Murray (front row, second left), a league winner with us in 1967 and once described by the Dundalk Democrat as "the man with three lungs". He was 84. We send our heartfelt condolences to Kevin’s wife Catherine, sons Kevin, Ciaran and Darren, his [...]
RIP LIAM ‘MOUSEY’ MUNROE
We send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of former player Liam ‘Mousey’ Munroe, who passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on Friday. Born in Dublin in 1933, Liam had spells at Shamrock Rovers, where he was capped by Ireland, Ards, Bristol City and Scunthorpe United. He joined Dundalk from [...]
RETRO: 1994 – GINO, CANTONA AND VAN BOXTEL
https://youtu.be/T677JYOGBJY Friday, May 7th, 1997, The Cliff, Manchester, training ground of Manchester United. Your writer, a then 15-year-old, has somehow found himself - it's a long story - in the reception area as the players head off after training. Eric Cantona appears. 'Eric, can you please sign my shirt?’ ‘Yes, no problem, where are [...]
RETRO: HAJDUK SPLIT 2014
It's 10 years ago today since Dundalk, 2-0 down from the first leg at Oriel Park, almost pulled off the improbable in their UEFA Europa League second qualifying round second-leg tie against Hajduk Split at the Stadion Poljud. For Stephen Kenny’s side to advance to the third qualifying round - and a nasty-looking tie [...]
EMMY AWARD FOR NOAH MEDIA’S JIMMY HASTY FILM
Noah Media’s documentary about Dundalk FC legend Jimmy Hasty was awarded with a Sports Emmy in New York on Tuesday evening. ‘One-Armed Wonder: The Extraordinary Story of Jimmy Hasty’ was nominated in the Outstanding Short Documentary category, along with works by NFL Films, MSG and ESPN. The 27-minute film, which was released last April, [...]
2008: STATION ROAD, KILDARE!
Dundalk supporters have enjoyed some incredible moments over the past decade. Far too many to list here. Think of the moment the final whistle blew against Cork City in 2014, bringing our 19-year wait for a league title to an end, Richie Towell’s strike against the Leesiders at the Aviva Stadium in 2015, a [...]
