Furious Stephen Kenny accuses Mark McNulty of lacking class

The FAI Cup final might not be taking place until Sunday afternoon but the tackles are already flying off the field, with Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny, at his pre-match press conference yesterday, accusing Cork City goalkeeper Mark McNulty of a lack of class.

McNulty went viral on social media over the weekend after starting a chant of “fuck the Lilywhites’ as John Caulfield’s side paraded the league trophy at Soho Bar in Cork.

The unprompted attack on their rivals, which concluded with the words “they’re fucking shite”, is not the first time the 37-year-old has taken a dig at the Louth men, having previously referenced them in a speech at the same venue after last year’s FAI Cup final victory.