New Dundalk owner heartbroken to quit Kerry but couldn't turn down opportunity

Brian Ainscough denies accusations of shoddy communication around the parting, insistent he didn’t delegate Steven Conway to break the news.

COMPETITIVE NATURE: New owner Brian Ainscough during a Dundalk FC press conference at the Youth Development Centre in Oriel Park. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Brian Ainscough insists he is ‘heartbroken’ to depart Kerry FC but stresses it would take another 10 years with the startup to reach the level of Dundalk.

Activists at the league’s newest club were reported to be shocked when they discovered the Dublin-born, Boston-based businessman switched his ownership interests to Dundalk this week.