Reports Ciaran Kilduff has left Dundalk FC

It has been reported this afternoon that Dundalk FC manager Ciaran Kilduff has stepped down from his role. 

After what has been a turbulent few weeks for the club following their promotion back to the Premier Division, The Irish Examiner are now reporting that the 37 year old informed the club of his decision this morning. 

Rumours are currently circulating that the Kilcock native is set to take the Waterford job.

Recent weeks have seen matters off the field dominate as speculation has grown regarding the club’s ability to obtain a Premier Division license for next season. Boardroom issues have also rumbled on with minority shareholders in the club last week demanding that majority shareholder John Temple relinquish his 65% stake.

Just last week Kilduff reaffirmed his desire to remain in charge for next season’s Premier Division campaign. However, he conceded that uncertainty persists regarding his immediate future.

Speaking on the Town End Podcast’s end-of-season live show he said: 

“I’ve no plans to be anywhere else,” expressed Kilduff. “I’m at that same moment we were at the start of last year, where you’re kind of educating yourself on how it’s going to look.

“The league ended 96 hours ago, so everyone wants, ‘what’s now,’ and I’m there too. We’re all itching to go again, but the club—it’s evolving now.

“We’re going back to the scene of the crime. That league is booming, and we nearly closed our doors, so I imagine there is that little bit of trepidation about how we’re going to do this.

“Everyone’s asking everyone the same question, and I get asked after matches, ‘what’s next year look like?’ And the reality of it is, I don’t really know just yet—and that might be okay for now.

“There is an urgency about it, and I want to get cracking and all of that, and everyone is, but with sustainability, we don’t want to make mistakes.

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“Now we’re in this critical moment of, we’re after winning that, and everyone’s going, ‘oh, we’re back.’ We’re not—there’s no point in not admitting it. The reality is, we’re not going to go straight back up and back to challenging for titles.

“This is a brick-by-brick kind of thing, so there probably is no immediate, definite answer to it yet. We’re just trying to figure out the lay of the land and the landscape. But of course, like everyone in the room and the players and me—I’m sure we’re all excited for next year.”

Dundalk FC have yet to make a statement on the matter.