Dundalk drawn way to St Patrick’s Athletic in Leinster Senior Cup semi-finals

Dundalk FC were last night drawn away to St Patrick’s Athletic in the semi-finals of the Leinster Senior Cup.

Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers will face each other in the other last four tie, the dates for which have yet to be set.

Stephen Kenny’s side advanced to the semis with a 2-1 victory over UCD at Oriel Park back in February before seeing off Wexford Youths 3-0 in Ferrycarrig Park in March. The side have been waiting for the other quarter-finals to be played since then, with the matches only taking place earlier this week.

Dundalk v Sligo Rovers match to be televised

The Dundalk v Sligo Rovers match in Oriel Park on Friday March 27^th will be televised live on RTÉ Two.

This will be the first time this season that the champions have featured live on television.

Stephen Kenny’s side host St Patrick’s Athletic on Friday night before travelling to face Bohemians in Dalymount Park the following Tuesday.

The side also advanced to the last four of the Leinster Senior Cup with a 3-0 win away to Wexford Youths on Monday night.

With 11 changes to the side that beat Derry City a few days earlier, Ciaran O’Connor opened the scoring for the Lilywhites in the 17^th minute before a Shane Grimes double in the second half made sure of the win.

Dundalk to take on Wexford Youths on Monday week

Dundalk’s Leinster Senior Cup quarter-final clash with Wexford Youths has been scheduled for St Patrick’s Day eve.

The match at Ferrycarrig Park will take place on Monday March 16^th, with a kick-off of 7.45pm.

Stephen Kenny’s side booked their place in the last eight of the competition with a 2-1 victory over UCD at Oriel Park last month.

Before then the Lilywhites will be concentrating on their SSE Airtricity League Premier Division opener at home to Longford Town on Friday night, followed by the trip to the Brandywell to face Derry City the following Friday night, March 13^th.

Dundalk paired with UCD in Leinster Senior Cup

Dundalk will take on UCD at Oriel Park in the fourth round of the Leinster Senior Cup following last night’s draw in Abbotstown.

A date and time for the game has yet to be confirmed but if Stephen Kenny’s side advance then they will face a trip to Wexford to face either non-league North End United or their neighbours Wexford Youths.

The draw in full is as follows:

1 Athlone Town v Shamrock Rovers; 2 Crettyard Utd (Car) v Crumlin United (LSL); 3 Bohemians FC v Bray Wanderers; 4 Longford Town v Drogheda United; 5 North End United (Wex) v Wexford Youths; 6 Dundalk FC v UCD; 7 Shelbourne FC v Newtown United (WDL); 8 St Patrick’s Athletic v Tolka Rovers (LSL).

Quarter/finals: 5 v 6; 8 v 2; 4 v 1; 7 v 3. Dates and venues to be confirmed.

Dundalk to have home advantage in EA Sports Cup final

The FAI have announced that this year’s EA Sports Cup final between Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers will take place at Oriel Park on Saturday September 20^th.

The venue was decided following a ballot at FAI headquarters this morning.

The game will have a 5.45pm kick-off and will be shown live on Setanta Sports.

Stephen Kenny’s side booked their place in the final with a 5-0 win over Wexford Youths in Monday’s semi-final, with the club now aiming to lift the trophy for the first time since 1990.

Dundalk book place in EA Sports Cup final

Dundalk hit Wexford Youths for five at Oriel Park yesterday evening as they comfortably booked their place in the EA Sports Cup final against Shamrock Rovers on September 20^th.

Despite making 11 changes from the side that beat Cork City on Friday night, Stephen Kenny’s side were always too good for Wexford took the lead on 24 minutes when Mark Griffin headed home a corner.

It was then 2-0 in the 42^nd minute following a neat finish from Keith Ward before two goals in quick succession midway through the second half put the game to bed.

Firstly, David McMillan fired low to the net before John Mountney rounded the keeper to slot home.

McMillan then added a fifth in stoppage time with a thunderous strike from 25 yards out.

Dundalk: Sava; O’Connor (Poynton 80), Rossiter, Kelly (Finnegan 68), Kaguako; Mountney, Higgins, Ward, Griffin; McDermott (McDonald 32); McMillan. Subs not used: Byrne, Meenan, Reilly, Cherrie.

Wexford Youths: G Doyle; Shortt, Cantwell, Last, Nolan; Cox (B Doyle 89), Dunne, Ryan, Wall (Browne 80), Molloy; Furlong. Subs: R Delaney, McCabe, G Delaney, Neikis.

Referee: R Harvey (Dublin).

Dundalk’s clash with Wexford Youths on Monday to kick-off at 5pm

Dundalk FC’s EA Sports Cup semi-final clash against Wexford Youths on Bank Holiday Monday has been brought forward and will now kick-off at 5pm.

Stephen Kenny’s side will be hoping to book their place in their second final of the year having reached the Setanta Cup final back in May.

This Friday the Lilywhites travel to Turner’s Cross for a top of the table clash against Cork City – a game which will be shown live on Setanta Sports at 8pm.

Dundalk receive bye in EA Sports Cup

Dundalk FC were one of eight clubs to receive byes through to the second round of the EA Sports Cup following the first round of the draw this afternoon.

Stephen Kenny’s side have been drawn in Pool 3, where Shamrock Rovers have also received a bye. The first round fixtures in the pool see Crumlin United take on Drogheda Utd and Shelbourne take on Bray Wanderers.

The other highlights of round one will be Cork City hosting Limerick FC at Turner’s Cross and UCD taking on Bohemians.

Ward signs deal for 2014 with Dundalk

Keith Ward putting pen to paper on a new deal at Oriel Park this evening

Dundalk FC have added Keith Ward to their ranks for the forthcoming season after he put pen to paper on a contract with the Lilywhites this evening.

The midfielder, who is in his second spell at the club, had played a part in all of the club’s 17 fixtures last season before suffering knee ligament damage late on in the 2-1 win over St Patrick’s Athletic at Oriel Park last June.

He has been out of action ever since but had been involved in training sessions for Stephen Kenny’s side, despite not featuring in the pre-season games against Barnsley and Wexford Youths.

However, the 23-year-old confirmed via his Twitter page late last month that he has been given the all clear to return to action, with the club rewarding him with a contract as expected.

Speaking on Twitter last week, Ward said: “6 months after me op I got the all clear today from the doc to go back playing and looking forward to the season now with Dundalk good times.”

He also thanked everyone at Dundalk FC, his physio Paul Cheshire and the PFAI for their support in recent months.

Ward now goes straight into the reckoning for tomorrow night’s Malone Cup match against Drogheda United in United Park.

Dundalk expected to add Ward to their ranks in the coming days

Keith Ward

Dundalk FC are expected to add Keith Ward to their ranks in the coming days.

The midfielder, who is in his second spell at the club, had played a part in all of the club’s 17 fixtures last season before suffering knee ligament damage late on in the 2-1 win over St Patrick’s Athletic at Oriel Park last June.

He has been out of action ever since but had been involved in training sessions for Stephen Kenny’s side, despite not featuring in the pre-season games against Barnsley and Wexford Youths.

However, the 23-year-old confirmed via his Twitter page today that he has been given the all clear to return to action, with a new contract at the Lilywhites anticipated if he can prove his fitness in the remaining pre-season games.

Speaking on Twitter, Ward said: “6 months after me op I got the all clear today from the doc to go back playing and looking forward to the season now with Dundalk good times.”

He also thanked everyone at Dundalk FC, his physio Paul Cheshire and the PFAI for their support in recent months.