Ainscough: 'From the moment the club started looking for a new manager, Noel was one of my top target'

It is known that Dundalk sought permission in midweek from Waterford to open negotiations with their boss Keith Long.

SENSATIONAL RETURN: Noel King is making a sensational return to the League of Ireland as the new manager of Dundalk. Pic: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Noel King has made a sensational return to the League of Ireland as the new manager of Dundalk on an 18-month contract.

The 67-year-old managed the Ireland women’s senior and U17 teams for a decade and the U21 side for eight years up to 2018 – as well as a brief stint as caretaker senior boss in 2013 - before leading Shelbourne’s women to the domestic double in 2022 and progression in the Champions League.