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    2025 Licensing

    Presumably the Premier and First Division licences will be announced in the week following the FAI Cup final, as has become tradition in recent seasons, the major questions being about Dundalk's status, and whether the third tier licensing will also be finalised at the same time?

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    Quote Originally Posted by culloty82 View Post
    the major questions being about Dundalk's status, and whether the third tier licensing will also be finalised at the same time?
    Will Dundalk even get a 3rd Tier licence ...

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    For Dundalk fans licence announcement day is going to feel a bit like a European draw day except the stakes are higher. Now maybe in the mean time there will be clues on how things might go like confirming the retention of Kilduff, pitch and floodlight tenders out. But until a PD licence is confirmed I wont be expecting it!

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    If the License process was a driving test, Dundalk are turning up in Del Boy and Rodney's 3 wheeler.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa View Post
    Will Dundalk even get a 3rd Tier licence ...
    Well you could say they have always had a 3rd Tier ground!

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    What is the craic with Dundalk out of interest? I know Kilduff left (and maybe didn't) and there's various concerns, but is there any tangible reports at the moment?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    What is the craic with Dundalk out of interest? I know Kilduff left (and maybe didn't) and there's various concerns, but is there any tangible reports at the moment?
    Forget it, Stu. It's Chinatown

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    What is the craic with Dundalk out of interest? I know Kilduff left (and maybe didn't) and there's various concerns, but is there any tangible reports at the moment?
    We are going to win the league next year.

    Which league it is, is still up in the air.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    What is the craic with Dundalk out of interest? I know Kilduff left (and maybe didn't) and there's various concerns, but is there any tangible reports at the moment?
    Seemingly a u-turn of sorts over weekend, as a significant US based shareholder flew in for talks and CK appears happier about funding / set up for 2026 now.

    Would still imagine a lot of work required on the licence, new pitch and lights required (500K grant secured) but more will be needed to add to that, assurances of funding, away end, budget, players, its a long list, but if this was an application under Temple's remit alone and after his car crash podcast on Tues, it would have been a flat No in my view re the Licence, now there is a good chance as seems agreements are in place within the shareholders working together, and dirty laundry has stopped. Will this be enough to get PD one?

    We shall see.
    #DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), only Irish club to win a game / points in Europa League Group Stage (2016).

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    Ah - so we're at the "All is well" stage I see

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    Oh sure there's nothing to see here at all, not even the civil war between fans on which was the least worse ownership option. Some people seriously dislike any yank association and if they were billionaire lifelong fans paying for a new stadium they'd be unwelcome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    Ah - so we're at the "All is well" stage I see

    Nothing to see here, move along now folks (as they say)

    https://www.dundalkfc.com/dundalk-fc...C3%A1n-kilduff
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    It’s sounding a hell of a lot more positive now though.as for nesta’s suggestion about the billionaire building a new stadium, ourselves, harps or drogs would love to take them up on that !

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