Doolin happy to move on from Cork chaos

PAUL DOOLIN says that he is keen to put the turmoil of his Cork City experience behind him as he takes up his new role as Republic of Ireland U23 manager.

Doolin, previously a league-winning manager of Drogheda United before the Louth outfit ran into financial difficulties, took Cork to third place in the Premier Division last year, only to then see the club crash and burn after a turbulent season off the pitch.

“It’s a part of my life that I wouldn’t want to go back to,” says Doolin. “Especially after coming out of the Drogheda situation. To see all the work we put in, in Drogheda for five years go like that was hard. Then, when I think about Cork, not being paid for the work you do did disappoint me.