RETRO: 1991 LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Sunday, April 21st, 1991. Do you remember where you were 30 years ago today? If you are a Dundalk fan, then the chances are you were probably celebrating Tom McNulty's goal against Cork City at Turner's Cross which saw Turlough O'Connor's side clinch the league title. We take a look back at an [...]
PRESIDENT’S CUP: A LOOK BACK
Introduced in 2014, the President's Cup is the annual curtain-raiser at the beginning of every season, where the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division winners and FAI Cup winners of the previous campaign face-off. With the exception of the inaugural game, Dundalk have featured in every President's Cup fixture from 2015 onwards, winning the trophy [...]
VALENTINE’S DAY 2011: LINFIELD 3-5 DUNDALK FC
February 14th, 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of Dundalk’s fantastic 5-3 win over Linfield in the Setanta Cup at Windsor Park. We take a look back at a night when Belfast-native Daniel Kearns returned to his home city and tore the Blues apart with a sensational hat-trick. https://youtu.be/JIFALDy33N8 Dundalk Democrat Match Report Eight [...]
BEN HANNIGAN RIP
We were saddened to hear of the passing of 77-year-old Ben Hannigan on Thursday afternoon. Ben played 91 times for Dundalk FC, scoring a mightily impressive 51 goals, and also picked up a Top Four and Shield winners medal during his three seasons at Oriel Park. Padraig McGowan looks back at a League of [...]
1969: A BAPTISM OF FIRE AGAINST LIVERPOOL
Last December's UEFA Europa League MD6 clash with Arsenal was the eighth occasion that Dundalk met an English club in a European competition. We take a look back at the Lilywhites' first-ever competitive game against an English side, when Liam Touhy’s men met Liverpool during the 1969/70 season. Liam Tuohy, pictured with his [...]
1988 FAI Cup Final Archives
We’ve managed to unearth, and finally digitise, a treasure trove of footage from our 1988 FAI Cup final win over Derry City which secured Turlough O’Connor’s team the double.As well as action from the game itself, which was settled by John Cleary’s ‘stonewall’ penalty, we have some incredible archive material from the celebrations around [...]
