Dundalk defender Mark Connolly scoops Player of the Month award

“When I heard about it I told my mother, and she was buzzing! Any award in life or football is brilliant."

Dundalk defender Mark Connolly has been named as the SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers' Ireland Player of the Month for June.

Dundalk defender Mark Connolly has been named as the SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers' Ireland Player of the Month for June.

In a vote of media personnel, he beat off competition from five other contenders, with Shamrock Rovers striker Rory Gaffney and Cork City’s goalkeeper David Harrington finishing second and third.