O’Grady misses last two City games

CORK CITY will have to plan without midfielder Conor O’Grady for their remaining two matches in the Eircom league premier division, tonight’s tie against St Patrick’s Athletic and next week’s contest with UCD.

O'Grady suffered a calf-muscle injury, while Cork suffered defeat to Longford Town at Flancare Park on Monday and manager Liam Murphy has ruled him out of contention.

Cork's defeat by Longford Town put their qualification for Inter-Toto Cup action very much in doubt. They will have to win both remaining matches if they are to hold off the challenge of Shamrock Rovers to finish behind champions Bohemians and runners-up Shelbourne in third place. The danger for Cork in tonight's match at Richmond Park comes from the fact that St Pats are in need of the points to ensure that they are not sucked into the relegation battle over the last weekend. And both teams will be conscious of Cork's inability to produce their form away from home this season.