Dunleavy brings northern soul to City

Despite a disappointing All-Ireland defeat to Kerry, there is still one Donegal man gunning for glory at national level.

For the past few months, John Dunleavy, captain of Cork City FC, has been quietly leading his team towards the summit of Irish football. Although Dunleavy hails from Ballybofey, the heartland of Finn Harps, if his life had taken a different twist, he could well have lined out at Croke Park under Jim McGuinness.

“I played with my local GAA team ‘Seán MacCumhaills’ growing up and I represented Donegal at U14 and 15 level. My family are deeply involved with the club, my father Brendan is the manager of the senior footballers and my younger brother Rory plays under him at the moment,” said the man who recently signed an extension with Cork for next year.