Dunne determined to ensure City moving on up

The summer break in the Airtricity League arrived at an opportune moment for Cork City, Daryl Horgan’s goal-of-the-season contender against Drogheda United ensuring a badly needed home win and moving the club up a few places to mid-table in the Premier Division.

The players were cheered off the pitch at the final whistle of that game, a welcome change in mood at Turner’s Cross given the gloomy pre-match backdrop of sliding attendances and a rumour mill full of stories of dressing room unrest and mounting pressure on manager Tommy Dunne.

And, speaking candidly, the man in the hot seat doesn’t deny that the team’s run of poor form, after what had been an encouraging start to the season, placed a strain on relationships inside the camp.