DESPITE SECURING TOP-FLIGHT status for next season, Dundalk have this evening parted company with manager Darius Kierans.
The Lilywhites’ board of management met this afternoon and decided not to renew the Drogheda native’s contract.
Kierans took over as boss when Sean McCaffrey left Oriel Park last summer.
“This was a very difficult decision as Darius has carried out his duties in a very professional manner and has shown high levels of professionalism and dedication to the difficult task of keeping Dundalk in the Premier Division,” a statement reads.
“We have no doubt that Darius has a long career in professional football ahead of him. Therefore, we would like to place on record our appreciation to Darius for all his hard work at the club since he arrived in 2011 and, in particular, for stepping into the breach for the final months of the season that brought us to an FAI Cup semi-final as well as success in the play-off.
“Dundalk Football Club has placed the recruitment of a new manager to prepare for the 2013 season at the top of our priorities,” it concludes.
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