The Shape I’m In - Mark McNulty: I still get goosebumps when Rocky is in the ring

OFF the pitch, footballer Mark McNulty is not what you’d expect. There’s hardly a sentence when the Cork City goalkeeper doesn’t mention his children.

To begin we get their names and ages sorted: Meghan, 13, twins Tess and Faye, seven, Mark, five, and Millie, eight months.

“My wife Therese works part-time, so I get the kids out to school in the morning. It’s nice that I can be there for them,” he says. “During the season we finish between 1pm and 1.30pm. It’s a massively family-friendly job. Obviously, when I’m away at European matches during the year, it can be quite tough on Therese.”