City expect ambush from Dundalk’s Western front

A week after the ‘beast from the east’ snowfall wreaked havoc on the SSE Airtricity League programme, champions Cork City will have to cope with Dundalk’s ‘best of the west’ at Oriel Park tonight.

Mayo man Ronan Murray is likely to partner Galway man Pat Hoban in a dangerous strike pairing as Stephen Kenny’s Lilywhites look to bring the Leesiders’ lightning start to the season to a halt.

The Dundalk-Cork City rivalry has developed into the most intense in Irish sport over the past five years, and the latest instalment plays out this evening.