Dundalk, meaning "the fort of Dealgan", is the county town of County Louth, Ireland. The town is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the east coast of Ireland. It is halfway between Dublin and Belfast, close to the border with Northern Ireland. It is the seventh largest urban area in Ireland, with a population of 43,112 as of the 2022 census.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional association football club that competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the top tier of football in the Republic of Ireland. The club is based in Dundalk and its home ground is Oriel Park. The club crest is three martlets on a shield, which was adopted from the town's old coat of arms, and the team colours are white shirts and black shorts.
Neale Michael Charles Fenn is a former professional footballer who is also the former manager of League of Ireland clubs Longford Town and Cork City.
Peter Hynes is an Irish footballer.
James Christopher McLaughlin is a Northern Irish former footballer and was later a football manager in the League of Ireland.
Sean Michael Murray is a professional association footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Glentoran.
Sean Patrick Maguire is a professional footballer who plays as a striker most recently for Championship club Coventry City.
Michael Duffy is an Irish footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City. His previous clubs include Celtic, Alloa Athletic, Dundee & Dundalk.
The League of Ireland B Division is a former league within the Republic of Ireland football league system. Its debut season was 1964–65. It was originally a second level league. However following the emergence of the League of Ireland First Division in 1985–86 it became a third level league. Like the later A Championship, the League of Ireland B included a mixture of League of Ireland reserve teams and the first teams of emerging clubs. There was no relegation and promotion to and from the senior League of Ireland division. However a number of B Division teams, including Home Farm, Athlone Town, UCD, Longford Town and Monaghan United, were subsequently elected to the senior division. In later seasons the league was usually referred to as the Reserve Division. In 2000 it was replaced by the League of Ireland U21 Division.
Grace Murray is an Irish international footballer who plays for Shelbourne Ladies of the Women's National League (WNL). She made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in February 2008.
Daryl Jeremiah Horgan is an Irish professional footballer who last played as a winger for Wycombe Wanderers and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Andrew Boyle is an Irish professional footballer, who primarily plays as a centre-back. Boyle currently plays for Dundalk. He has previously played for League of Ireland sides Dundalk, UCD and Shelbourne, Scottish club Dundee, English Club Preston North End and on loan at Ross County. With Dundalk, Boyle was the team's vice-captain and was part of the first Irish side to reach the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League in August 2016 and qualified for the Europa League group stages. Boyle also played regularly in 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Ciarán Kilduff is an Irish footballer who most recently played as a striker with Shelbourne in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He has played for seven clubs in the League of Ireland throughout his career and appeared 16 times in European competition, playing in the Europa League group stages in two separate seasons. The first occasion was with Shamrock Rovers when they became the first Irish side to reach the group stage of the Europa League in 2011, and he was also part of the Dundalk team that qualified for the Europa League group stages after becoming the first Irish club to reach the play-off round of the Champions League in 2016.
Jamie Terence McGrath is an Irish professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Wigan Athletic, and the Republic of Ireland national team. He has previously played for St Mirren, Dundalk and St Patrick's Athletic, as well as a loan spell with Dundee United.
Gary Shaw is an Irish professional footballer. He has previously played for Longford Town, Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick's Athletic and Bray Wanderers.
Georgie Poynton is an Irish footballer who plays for Leinster Senior League club Glebe North. He has previously played for Dundalk, Bohemians, Saint Patrick's Athletic, Waterford, Shelbourne and Drogheda United.
Michael O'Connor is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dungannon Swifts. He previously played for Scottish Premiership club Ross County, League of Ireland clubs Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Finn Harps, Waterford & Shelbourne, as well as NIFL Premiership sides Linfield and Glentoran.
Edward Carroll was an Irish footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for clubs in Ireland and Scotland and made one international appearance for the Ireland (IFA) national team in 1925.
Daniel Cleary is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Shamrock Rovers. His previous clubs are Liverpool, Birmingham City, Solihull Moors, Dundalk and St Johnstone.
Andrew Lyons is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Blackpool.
