eircom league stories: Dundalk

Ryan the hero as Dundalk go four clear
- February 26, 2001
Dundalk went four points clear at the top of the Eircom League first division yesterday after a 1-1 draw with St. Francis. Sure, it could have been better - but it could have been worse too, as Dundalk had to play half the game with ten men!
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Bans for Quinn and Dunne
- February 22, 2001
Bohemians' Trevor Molloy will miss two games in March - including the top-of-the-table clash against Shelbourne - after being handed a suspension by the Eircom's League disciplinary committee yesterday.
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Dundalk leapfrog Athlone
- February 16, 2001
Dundalk 0 Limerick 0
The Eircom League first division leadership changed hands again last night - for the third time this week - after Dundalk and Limerick played out a dreary scoreless draw at Oriel.
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Portmarnock appeal upheld
- February 15, 2001
Portmarnock's appeal against the refixture of their postponed FAI Cup third-round match against Dundalk has been upheld.
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Dundalk can return to top
- February 15, 2001
Dundalk v Limerick 19:45 BST Having knocked Athlone Town off the top of the Eircom League first division last weekend, Dundalk can do it again tonight!
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Portmarmock: FAI Cup can wait!
- February 9, 2001
Dublin junior side Portmarnock, whose appeal stopped Wednesday's FAI Cup third-round replay against Dundalk from going ahead, are set to keep the Eircom League first division side for at least another fortnight.
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Portmarnock appeal halts match
- February 8, 2001
Dundalk were furious yesterday after making the tip to Dublin for their FAI Cup third-round match against Portmarnock - only to be told just 45 minutes before kick-off that the match was off.
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Minnows cry foul over refix
- February 7, 2001
Portmarnock v Dundalk 14:30 BST
Non-leaguers Portmarnock were threatening to abort this afternoon's third-round FAI Cup match against Dundalk at Hyland Park, Baldonnel, claiming the match had been refixed at too short notice.
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Rovers land plum draw
- February 5, 2001
Shamrock Rovers landed the plum draw when the FAI Cup quarter-final pairings were decided at Belfield yesterday evening.
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Transfer mayhem as Eircom deadline falls
- February 1, 2001
They'll tell you the Eircom League is in cash crisis, with Finn Harps, Derry City and Kilkenny City in trouble and players at Galway United and now Waterford United taking big pay cuts - but that didn't stop yesterday from being one of the busiest transfer days ever as clubs raced to beat the Eircom League deadline.
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Dundalk close to three points
- February 1, 2001
Dundalk 1 Monaghan 0
Athlone Town's seemingly unassailable led in the Eircom League first division has been cut to just two points.
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Athlone drink toast to Home
- January 26, 2001
Dundalk 0 Home Farm Fingal 1
Glasses were being raised all over Athlone last night to Home Farm Fingal after promotion rivals Dundalk used up their game in hand without narrowing the gap on the leaders.
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Dundalk march on
- January 7, 2001
Dundalk 3 Limerick 0
Dundalk marched impressively into the third round of the FAI Cup with a clear-cut win over in-from Limerick, who had won three on the trot before this.
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Dundalk hit Saints for seven
- December 15, 2000
Dundalk 7 St. Francis 0
Bottom-of-the-league St. Francis heard they were a couple of goals down, somehwere between Dundalk railway station and Oriel Park! Well, not quite - but they WERE 3-0 in arrears after just 13 minutes of his one-sided division one encounter.
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Dundalk's nine-point plan
- December 14, 2000
Dundalk v St. Francis 19:45
All Dundalk boss Martin Murray wants for Christmas is nine points - starting with three tonight against lowly St. Francis at Oriel Park.
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Dundalk narrow the gap on Athlone
- November 24, 2000
Dundalk 3 Athlone 0
New boy Eoin Mullen was the hero at Oriel Park last night as Dundalk became the first team this season to beat high-flying Athlone Town.
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Mullen must stop Myler
- November 23, 2000
Dundalk v Athlone
Veteran Eoin Mullen will be handed his Dundalk debut tonight, along with his "Mission: Stop Myler" orders.
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Managers behaving badly
- November 23, 2000
Bohemians boss Roddy Collins and his Shamrock Rovers counterpart, Damien Richardson, have each been fined £100 and warned about their future conduct after a touch-line bust-up.
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Dundalk stay second - November 10, 2000
Dundalk 3 Sligo Rovers 1
Money-troubled Sligo looked to have given their division one promotion drive a massive boost when they led second-placed Dundalk for over an hour last night.
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Dundalk tops in derby - October 20, 2000
Dundalk 1 Drogheda 0
Dundalk moved to within striking distance of Eircom Division One league leaders Athlone Town with an unconvincing 1-0 win against struggling Drogheda at Oriel Park last night.
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Dirty Dundalk salvage a point - October 6, 2000
Dundalk 1 Limerick 1 - High-flying Division One outfit Dundalk were lucky to earn a draw against Limerick at Oriel Park last night as they ended the game with only nine men on the field.
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Dundalk make Bohs work for win
Dundalk 1 Bohemians 2
After Bohemians' historic success in Germany last week against Kaiserslautern in the UEFA Cup the Dublin club were expected to dispatch Dundalk with ease in their first Eircom League Cup game last night but that was not the case.
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Dundalk slump in Whitehall - September 21, 2000
Home Farm Fingal 2 Dundalk 0
Home Farm haven't been able to win a league game this season but last night they turned over promotion favourites Dundalk at Whitehall.
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Athlone move to top spot - September 6, 2000
Athlone Town's brilliant start to the new Division One season continued last night with a comprehensive 3-0 win against woeful St. Francis at Mel's Park. The win saw Athlone move to the top of the table at the expense of Dundalk.
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Dundalk sink the Blues - September 1, 2000
Dundalk 1 Waterford 0
Dundalk remain on top of the Eircom Division One table after beating promotion rivals Waterford 1-0 at Oriel Park last night.
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Collins, Richardson and Murray fined - August 24, 2000
Bohemians boss Roddy Collins and Shamrock Rovers boss Damien Richardson have been fined £100 each by the League after they faced off against each other during a league encounter between the two clubs.
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Wins for Dundalk, Limerick, Monaghan - August 17, 2000
Dundalk got their Eircom division one season up and running last night with a 2-0 win over St Francis at Oriel Park.
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Dundalk goalkeeper joins league newcomers - July 14, 2000
Dundalk goalkeeper Brendan Murphy is going to try his luck in England for the second time in his career. The 24-year-old Wexford-born shot stopper has signed a two-year deal with League newcomers Kidderminster.
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Whelan wants one more year
- July 11, 2000
Eircom League veteran Paul Whelan is a free agent - and looking for a club for at least one last season.
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