New bid offers fresh hope for City future

Against all the odds, the prospects of Cork City retaining their Premier Division status appeared to improve dramatically last night, when a local consortium made an eleventh hour bid to take control of the embattled club.

Although he had yet to receive confirmation of the offer – and was therefore not in a position to say if it would be accepted – City owner Tom Coughlan said he “warmly welcomed” news of the development.

“If someone else can pull everything together and drive on the club that would be fantastic,” he said.