Former Dundalk star McDonnell
DUNDALK man Stephen McDonnell is hoping to follow in his former manager Stephen Kenny’s footsteps by becoming a managerial success story at a young age.
The former Quay Celtic man, who was forced to retire from football in September 2014 due to a heart condition called cardiomyopathy, has been given his first taste of life in the managerial hot seat after being appointed the interim manager of NIFL Premiership side Warrenpoint Town in recent days.
The appointment came after McDonnell’s former Dundalk team-mate Matthew Tipton, who he was assistant to, departed the club for Portadown in the aftermath of their 5-0 defeat to Glenavon last Tuesday.
McDonnell’s appointment makes him a year younger than when Kenny started out at Longford Town two decades ago and speaking after sharing the