Gavin McLaughlin

RTÉ Sport contributor

Vinny Perth celebrates following the final whistle

Dundalk battle to victory and cut old foes Cork adrift

Beginning the evening nine points adrift of leaders Shamrock Rovers, this was a chance for Cork to make their presence felt in the title race but they slumped to defeat without laying a glove on the league champions.

Soccer • 29 Mar 19

Dundalk's Daniel Kelly and Damien Delaney of Waterford

Dundalk send message of intent with four-goal rout

Dundalk put their injury woes to one side with a commanding display against Waterford at Oriel Park on Friday night.

Soccer • 08 Mar 19

Joey O'Brien and Sean Gannon of Dundalk have words at Tallaght Stadium

Hoops and Dundalk share the spoils in Tallaght battle

Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk played out a tense and hard-fought scoreless draw at Tallaght Stadium on Friday night in front of a crowd of 4,167 people.

Soccer • 01 Mar 19

WATCH: Dundalk overcome fright to grab first win

Michael Duffy produced a bit of trademark magic to get Dundalk up and running with a 2-1 win over UCD at Oriel Park on Monday night.

Soccer • 26 Feb 19

A set-piece strike gave Sligo a 1-0 lead at half-time

Watch: Solid Sligo secure well-earned point in Dundalk

Vinny Perth's first league game in charge of Dundalk proved to be a frustrating one as Liam Buckley's new-look Sligo Rovers did enough to leave Oriel Park with a hard-earned point on Friday evening.

Soccer • 15 Feb 19

Patrick Hoban celebrates his second goal with Dundalk teammates

Hoban on the mark as Dundalk produce five-star display

Patrick Hoban equalled Brendan Bradley's long-standing record of 29 goals in a season with a brace in a comprehensive 5-0 win over Sligo Rovers at Oriel Park.

Soccer • 19 Oct 18

Pat Hoban celebrates his late strike to secure the title at Oriel Park

Watch: Dundalk strike late to secure title at Oriel

Dundalk were crowned SSE Airtricity League champions in dramatic fashion thanks to Patrick Hoban's record breaking last-minute equaliser against St Patrick's Athletic at Oriel Park.

Soccer • 05 Oct 18

Patrick McEleney celebrates his decisive goal against UCD

McEleney magic sends Dundalk in to FAI Cup final

Friday night's FAI Cup semi-final was settled by another piece of Patrick McEleney magic as Dundalk booked a date at the Aviva Stadium for the fourth successive year with a 1-0 win over UCD.

Soccer • 28 Sep 18

Dundalk celebrate at full-time in Oriel Park

Dundalk on verge of title after win over Derry

Dundalk are on the brink of being crowned 2018 SSE Airtricity League champions after they eventually saw off Derry City at Oriel Park on Tuesday night.

Soccer • 25 Sep 18

Dylan Watts celebrates converting the winning penalty

Rovers pip Dundalk at death to blow open title race

The SSE Airtricity League title race was blown wide open at Oriel Park on Tuesday night as Dylan Watts' 94th-minute penalty brought a dramatic end to Dundalk's 13-game winning run.

Soccer • 29 Aug 18