Having regard to statements released on Thursday 5 August 2010 by Dundalk Football Club and Dundalk Football Club manager, Mr Ian Foster, I feel it necessary to clarify my position.

The situation is that for reasons which were mutually beneficial to the club and myself it was agreed last month that my contract would be cancelled.  At that stage I had not been contacted by any other club and had intended to retire.  However, shortly after it became public in the media that I had been released, and was therefore a free agent, I received a call from Mr Michael O'Neill, Shamrock Rovers manager, who offered me an opportunity I could not turn down.

I have always had the utmost respect for Dundalk Football Club and their supporters and I am very disappointed that any adverse allegations are being made.  I am happy that I have always acted properly, fairly and within the rules of the Association.

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Shamrock Rovers can look forward to a third round tie with Juventus in the Europa League if they beat Bnei Yehuda in Israel next week in the second leg of their second qualifying round encounter.

Sporting Fingal could face Finnish or Welsh opposition if they can see off Maritimo next Thursday at Dalymount Park and if Dundalk were to turn around a 6-0 deficit against Levski Sofia they would meet FK Jablonec 97.

In the Champions League qualifiers Bohemians will face Anderlecht if they draw or win against TNS in Wales next Tuesday.

Robert Bayly scored in injury time equaliser for Rovers to secure a precious 1-1 draw against Bnei Yehuda at Tallaght.  The reward of a positive result in Israel next week is a meeting with Italian giants Juventus.

On their European debut Sporting Fingal lost 3-2 on the night after taking a 1-0 lead through Glen Crowe.  But injury to Colin Hawkins culminated in a late surge by Maritimo, but Liam Buckley's side have the advantage of two away goals to take into the second leg next Thursday.  If Fingal progress to the third qualifying round they will play FC Honka Espoo of Finland or Bangor City of Wales.  Dundalk were beaten 6-0 by Levski Sofia in Bulgaria.

Killian Brennan scored the only goal in Bohemians win over TNS in the Champions League at Dalymount Park on Tuesday night.

SHAMROCK ROVERS  1-1  BNEI YEHUDA

Robert Bayly runs away to celebrate his late goal ...

... infront of the Rovers fans

Dan Murray, Shamrock Rovers, in action against Egiya Yavruyan, Bnei Yehuda

MARITIMO  3-2  SPORTING FINGAL

Sporting Fingal make their European debut in Madeira

Colin Hawkins, in his second appearance for Sporting Fingal, against Maritimo's Baba Diawara

Glen Crowe (second from the right) is congratulated by his team mates after scoring Fingal's first ever goal in European competition

Neale Fenn in action for Dundalk against Levski Sofia

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2nd QUALIFYING ROUND, 1st LEG

BOHEMIANS  1-0  TNS

Paul Keegan, Bohemians, in action against Scott Ruscoe, The New Saints FC

Killian Brennan scores the only goal at Dalymount Park

PADDY MADDEN - SWAI PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE 2010

Ireland international Kevin Doyle presents Paddy Madden with the Soccer Writers' player of the month award

James Chambers and Gary Twigg both stuck twice in Shamrock Rovers 4-0 win over Dundalk in Tallaght on Sunday and Derry City stretch thier lead at the top of the first division following a 3-1 win over Wexford Youths and Monaghan United beat second place Waterford United 2-1.

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EUROPEAN CLUB COMPETITIONS - 1^st QUALIFYING ROUND, 2^nd LEG

Thursday 8 July 2010

Dundalk                      2-1 CS Grevenmacher

Airtricity League

Premier Division

Friday 9 July 2010

Bray Wanderers          0-3 Sporting Fingal

Drogheda United        v          Bohemians - Match abandoned due to floodlight failure

St Patrick's Athletic    2-1 UCD

Saturday 10 July

Sligo Rovers                3-0 Galway United

Friday 9 July 2010

First Division

Cork City Foras Co-op             0-1 Shelbourne

Derry City                   3-1 Wexford Youths

Limerick                      5-0 Salthill Devon

Mervue United            4-3 Longford Town

Waterford United       1-2 Monaghan United

Saturday 10 July

Athlone Town             0-1 Finn Harps

James Chambers celebrates Rovers 4-0 win over Dundalk

ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC  2-1  UCD

Shane Guthrie celebrates his first goal against UCD

DROGHEDA UNITED v BOHEMIANS - Match abandoned due to floodlight failure

Managers Darius Kierans (Drogheda United) and Pat Fenlon (Bohemians) after the decision to abandon the game at United Park

Europa League, 1st Qualifying Round, 2nd Leg

DUNDALK  2-1  CS GREVENMACHER

Shaun Kelly in action for Dundalk in their Europa League game

Shamrock Rovers move to the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division following a 2-1 win over St Patrick's Athletic on Monday evening.

Pat's took the lead through Derek Doyle just after the break but Rovers came back with two goals from Thomas Stewart.  Pat's were denied a share of the points when Billy Dennehy deliberately handled the ball on the line.  He was shown the red card.  Ryan Guy stepped up to take the resultant penalty but Alan Mannus saved his spot kick to claim the three points for Rovers.

Paddy Madden scored twice as Bohemians beat UCD 2-0, Dundalk came from behind to beat local rivals Drogheda United 2-1 in the Louth derby,Sporting Fingal were held to a 1-1 draw by Sligo Rovers and Galway United drew 2-2 with Bray Wanderers.

In the First Division Dinny Corcoran scored a hat-trick as Shelbourne twice came from behind to beat Athlone Town 6-3 at Tolka Park on Friday.  Mark Farren scored twice in Derry's 2-1 win over Mervue United.

And in Europe Dundalk drew 3-3 with CS Grevenmacher in the first leg of the first qualifying round of the Europa League.

Fahrudin Kuduzovic celebrates his goal against CS Grevenmacher in the Europa League with teammates Garry Breen and Shaun Kelly

Paul Keegan of Bohemians in action against Sporting Fingal's Ronan Finn

Galway United's Bobby Ryan in action against Ian Bermingham of St Pat's

Derek Doyle is congratulated by his Pat's teammates after scoring three goals against Galway

Dinny Corcoran recorded a hat-trick for Shelbourne against Athlone Town

RESULTS

Monday 5 July
Airtricity League
Premier Division
Dundalk 2-1 Drogheda United
Galway United 2-2 Bray Wanderers
Sporting Fingal 1-1 Sligo Rovers
Shamrock Rovers 2-1 St Patrick's Athletic
UCD 0-2 Bohemians

Friday 2 July
Bohemians 1-1 Sporting Fingal
Drogheda United 1-0 UCD
St Patrick's Athletic 4-2 Galway United

Saturday 3 July
Sligo Rovers 1-2 Shamrock Rovers

Friday 2 July
First Division
Limerick 0-0 Waterford United
Mervue United 1-2 Derry City
Monaghan United 3-0 Salthill Devon
Shelbourne 6-3 Athlone Town
Wexford Youths 3-0 Finn Harps

Saturday 3 July
Longford Town 1-1 Cork City Foras Co-op

Thursday 1 July
Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round, 1st Leg
CS Grevenmacher 3-3 Dundalk

St Patrick's Athletic remain on top of the premier division after the summer break following their scoreless draw at Sligo Rovers and Bohemains move up to second place after their 3-0 win over Dundalk at Dalymount Park.

Sporting Fingal took the lead against UCD in the fourth minute through Eamon Zayed but they ended up on the losing side.  UCD equalised in the 18th minute through Andrew Boyle and Evan McMillan scored the winner three minutes from time for a 2-1 win at the Morton Stadium.

Mark Quigley (Bohemians) and Fahrudin Kuduzovic (Dundalk)

Shamrock Rovers were held to a goalless draw by bottom of the table Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds and Stephen O'Donnell scored the only goal in Galway United's win over Drogheda United.

In the first division Monaghan United were 4-0 down on 65 minutes against Athlone Town but finished 4-4 with goals from Philip Hughes (2 penalties, the second - and the equaliser - deep in injury time), Alan Brennan and Darragh Hanaphy.

Derry City were held to a scoreless draw by Longford Town at the Brandywell and Waterford United recorded a 3-0 win over Mervue United with second half goals from Mike Elwood (own goal), Paul Murphy and Willie John Kiely.

Shane Tracy scored the winner for Limerick in their 2-1 sucess over Cork City Foras Co-op, Shelbourne were held 1-1 by Finn Harps, and Salthill Devon and Wexford Youths was scoreless.

John Mulroy (Bray Wanderers) and Shamrock Rovers' Dessie Baker

St Patrick's Athletic head into the mid season summer break at the top of the premier division following their 3-0 victory over Bray Wanderers, and Derry City top the first division six points clear of Waterford United.

Vinny Faherty scored twice for St Pat's - the first after only two minutes - and again on 14 minutes; Ronan Finn grabbed the winner for Sporting Fingal at Oriel Park against Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers could only manage a draw at home to Drogheda United as Robert Bayly scored the equaliser eight minutes from time to cancel out John Flood's opener for the visitors.  Elsewhere Paddy Madden scored both goals for Bohemians in their 2-2 draw with Galway United at Terryland Park and Sligo recorded a 2-0 win at UCD.

In the first division Mark Farren scored twice in Derry City's 3-1 victory over Athlone Town and Vinnie Sullivan grabbed four goals in Waterford United's 8-0 demolition of Salthill Devon.  David Freeman's goal in jury time gave Longford Town a share of the points at Tolka Park as they held Shelbourne to a 1-1 draw, Limerick beat Finn Harps 2-1 and Monaghan United recorded a 4-2 success over Wexford Youths.

Paddy Madden celebrates his two goals against Galway United

Bohemians' Mark Quigley (left) against Galway United's Bobby Ryan

Dundalk's Alan Cawley gets to grips with Sporting Fingal's Ronan Finn

Action from the FAI Ford Cup 3rd Round -

Brian Cash celebrates his winning goal for St Patrick's Athletic against Dundalk

Jason Byrne in action for Bohemians against Glenville

Shamrock Rovers' Pat Flynn (right) tackles Chris Kenny of Wexford Youths