‘THIS IS SOMETHING SPECIAL’
position and saw his shot saved by Mark McNulty, admitting the pain of losing last year was a motivating factor in his decision to try and score. ‘I think that’s why I didn’t go to the corner, instead of going to the corner I tried to seal it off with the shot,’ added Duffy. There will be celebrations in Dundalk tomorrow with a civic reception in the town and Duffy, a former Northern Ireland Under 21 international might just have more good news tomorrow when Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill, who phoned him recently to say he wanted him in his plans, names his squad for the upcoming friendly with the North and Nations League clash away to Denmark. Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny has transformed the club since taking charge ahead of the 2013 season and this was his eighth major trophy, matching the record of the great former boss Jim McLaughlin. And after losing the last two Cup finals to Cork, the Dubliner took great pleasure in this triumph. ‘It ranks up there to win it like that,’ he said. ‘It was a euphoric sort of feeling. The league is the real testament of a great team but there is just something special about a cup final.’